In this photo Clarence Hancocks is the licensee.

The Rising Sun Inn was originally situated on the edge of the village. After the mid 1800's the village extended down the hill towards and then beyond the schools. Note the stone wall with the gap for the steps.
The small photo shows the other icon of 20th century Bream, the Cenotaph. The Cenotaph is based upon the style of the national Cenotaph in Whitehall, London. The Bream Cenotaph has recently undergone repair.

After a renovation and a spell as the "Village Inn" in the 1990's under landlord John Smith, the Rising Sun reverted to it's original name for the millennium. The photo shows the current sign. Landlord Peter Hicks discovered a 100 ft tunnel connected to the pub cellar.