At this address: The Heart in Hand (1845) [Source: 'The Swindon Book Companion', page 106 (entry for The Roaring Donkey), by Mark Child.] The Rising Sun (1962) [Source: Photograph 08533] The Roaring Donkey [Source: Photograph 00460]
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According to Mark Child's book 'The Swindon Book Companion' this property was built in the mid 1840s from local stone and has been used as a pub ever since. Reading his account of the various landlords through that time, it appears it has been hard to make a living here as many had other occupations too. Mark also goes on to inform us the original name of Heart in Hand lasted until about 1862 when it became The Rising Sun. Apparently it was locally known as The Roaring Donkey for decades before the official name change in 1999.
Photo No: 08526 Size: 675k
Photo Date: December 2016
The Rising Sun in 1984. Photograph used with kind permission of Carter Collectables.
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