Rising Sun, Mill Hill

The main features of this pub are the two distinct rooms with fittings, including the servery, dating from the 19th century.

Much of the building has been a pub since the 17th century but there is now nothing inside surviving from that time. On high ground just on the edge of London, this feels much more like a country pub than a town pub. Just inside the front entrance is a small room containing the delightful 19th-century servery with high-level screenwork - unfortunately now painted a dark grey/indigo colour. Along the right-hand side is a fixed bench and wall panelling with a shelf above. The ‘stone’ flooring was installed in a generally careful refit after a bus embedded itself in the front wall some years ago. On the right, up a couple of steps is the other 19th century room - a cosy snug with plain, square, panelling and a fixed bench. The large room on the left dates from the 1950s and is now used as a restaurant. The pre-World War II ‘barn’ on the right is now a function room.