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The Rising Sun, Sunniside
The Rising Sun.
The Sun Inn, situated on the corner of Sun Street and Sunniside Road, was opened in 1841, William Wilson being the Licensee. He was succeeded by William Rutherford (1850), William Surtees (1856), Robert Storey (1861) – although his wife Dorothy ran the pub with the aid of her daughter whilst he worked at Marley Hill pit, - Robert Reuben Storey (1873), and James Davison (1879).
Margaret Davison, nee Brabban.
At this point the pub was now named the Rising Sun. James had married a widow, Mrs. Margaret Brabban (the daughter of Robert Storey), and when he died Margaret continued to run the pub, helped by her son William Brabban, until her death in 1907.
Then Joseph Davison became Licensee.
Joseph and Louisa Davison
with their children.
When he died in 1915 at the age of 39 years his wife, Louise, continued to run the pub. Their son, Jimmy Davison, took over in 1934 and along with his wife, Ivy (Johnson), ran the pub until 1955. Their son, Stuart Davison (married to Joan Strong), chose to follow an electrical career so Arthur and Doris Scorer left the Marquis of Granby to take over the tenancy. When Arthur died in 1978 Doris ran the pub until her retirement in 1983.
The Marquis of Granby in 1938.
Viv and Tom Brown, followed and during their time the pub was refurbished and an extension was made into the house next door.
For the rest of the century there were several landlords who were there a relatively short time. An exception was Harold Turner.