Rising Sun, Burnage

Demolished 1/7/2007, site is now sheltered accommodation for the elderly. Planning Application 080043/FO/2006/N2 | Demolition of existing public house and erection of a freestanding building to form 50 sheltered apartments for the elderly (category two) with house managers accommodation with associated landscaping and 18 parking spaces. Granted 29/9/2006.

History: Opened as a purpose-built Banks' house, the Milestone in September 1986. Wolverhampton brewer, Banks' was expanding into the north west at the time. A red-brick building featuring a variety of gables and pitched roofs, it comprised a particularly well-appointed vault, and a comfortable lounge on two levels around a central fireplace. The lounge provided a wide circulating area between bar and seating, a welcome feature on busy weekend evenings. A high level of disabled access was designed into the building from the outset. A noteworthy feature was the availability of Sunday lunches, unusual in an inner suburban area such as this. It then had a name change to be the Rising Sun. Under that guise it garnered a branch Pub of the Month award in October 2002. Unfortunately, trade declined and Banks' took the decision to sell it off for ultimate demolition in 2007. The site was redeveloped for housing. It sold Mild, Bitter, and Hansons Bitter via electric metered pumps.