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35 High Street
Bromley
Above photo, before 1871. Kindly sent by Maria Wilson. |
Above Google image showing 35 High Street in August 2017. However,
this is not the correct location as there has been some renumbering of
the High Street. |
Above photo 1968. This is where the "Rising Sun" was next to Woolworths.
You can see the barrel clock. Littlewoods across the road was the site
of the "White Hart."
Looking up to Paynes where the "Foresters"
had been.
Woolworths was originally 33-34 High Street later renumbered 140-142.
Presumably the "Rising Sun" would have been 35 renumbered to 144.
Woolworths closed in 1983, possibly the pub went at the same time as
the area was redeveloped and new shops built. |
Above postcard, date unknown. This is the building shown right, as
Henekey's. |
Above photo, date unknown, kindly sent by Michael Strotton. |
Above photo 2018. |
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Maria Wilson writes in April 2019 and tells me that the pub is closed and was
demolished and was also known as Henekeys Ltd, which I believe was a wine
and spirit merchants.
Mick Salter follows this up with the following:- Henekeys was a very
special place, it had a uniformed man at the door, to greet customers and
keep out the unwanted. It had a large entrance hall, with a oak staircase to
the first floor, where there was a select area for those who wanted a quiet
drink and be served at their table.
Downstairs was a huge open area, a very long bar, with all the oak
barrels along the back wall. It had oak panelling everywhere, something I
had to polish, but the most interesting feature was two back to back open
fires in the centre, it had no chimney above, the smoke went downwards,
under the floor, to a chimney at the back.
Along the road from Henekeys was the Churchill theatre, and I met many
very famous stars, who used to come in for a drink, and often went on into
the night, behind closed doors.
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From an email received 6 October 2020. Regarding the Rising
Sun in Bromley, I always knew it as just Henekeys Wine House, I was
under manager, the manager was an Irish gentleman, Mr Mckluskie,
(not sure of spelling) he lived in the apartment above, with his
wife and daughter.
When I first worked there, it was still Henekeys and sold wines
ports and spirits, a lot sold from large oak barrels, the most
famous was the white port.
It was then taken over by Fortes and resorted to a near normal
pub.
Mick Salter. |
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From an email received 16 October 2023. Good morning. We recently
purchased an old farmhouse in Nova Scotia, Canada, and the previous
owners left behind their pewter collection. One of the pieces, I'm
not sure if you'd call it a flagon or a tankard, is inscribed on the
bottom in cursive with the words "Rising Sun, High St, Bromley,
Kent". In research I came across your post about the pub, asking for
information or pictures relating to it, so I'm attaching a few for
you.
Dan Smitham.
Above photo showing the front of the pewter pot. Showing the
engraving J B and Masonic symbols either side. |
Above photo showing the side of the pewter pot. |
Above photo showing the base of the pewter pot. |
Today (2018) it is the site of Diechman or Specsavers, which
was just to the right of Woolworths.
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From the Kentish Gazette, 9 October 1838.
An inquest was held before Mr. Carttar, coroner for this county, on
Tuesday, at the "Rising Sun," Bromley, on the body of Anna Jamieson,
who died of hydrophobia. It appeared from the evidence of Mr.
Illcott, surgeon, and others, that the deceased was bitten by a
strange dog, while in the street, on the 4th of July last. After the
first fright she took no notice of the occurrence. On Monday
se'nnight she was visited by Mr. Illcott, who found her complaining
of a violent pain in the arm. He administered medicine, but she
daily grew worse, and died on Thursday. The dog had been killed. The
deceased was a married woman, 53 years old.
Verdict, "Died from hydrophobia." |
LICENSEE LIST
PORTER George 1840-58+ (age 53 in 1851 )
HADDEN John 1871+
(age 33 in 1871)
LINES Martha Mrs 1882+
FERRIS W E 1897-98+
RIDGES William Henry 1903+
THOMAS Arthur Samuel 1913-18+
GRAVES James Henry & Amelia Nellie 1922-28+
COLLIER Henry C 1930+
https://pubwiki.co.uk/RisingSun.shtml
From the Kelly's Directory 1903
Census
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