The Rising Sun Public House

The Rising Sun Public House is a public house built in 1897, with alterations made in the 20th century. It features red brick construction with stone detailing and a slate roof. The building has two storeys, a cellar, and attics, situated on a corner site with three bays across and three bays deep.

The facade facing Kirkstall Road includes a left gabled bay that projects forward, with an entrance on the right featuring a semicircular overlight. To the left of the entrance are two large segmental-arched windows, each divided into three lights by turned wood mullions and transom frames, showcasing fine etched glass panels with the words 'BAR' and 'RISING SUN'. The centre bay has a similar window, while the far right has a large 20th-century frame that was once a cart access to the rear yard. On the first floor, there are five former sash windows with modern frames set in chamfered brick recessed panels. The gable features a paired window within a stone shouldered architrave, with flanking pilasters that rise to a moulded gable coping topped with ball finials. The right bays have paired stone eaves brackets.

On the left return, the bays contain two, three, and two first-floor windows, with the entrance located left of centre. To the right are two large bar windows, with former sash windows on the left. The eaves brackets and a chimney stack are flanked by attic windows to the right of centre.

Inside, the public house features mosaic floors with 'Rising Sun' motifs at the entrances, an L-plan corridor, and two smaller rooms off the corridor. There is a curved corner public bar that likely retains its original mirrored bar back. Original fittings include etched glass, panelled doors, glazed corridor partitions, fireplaces, and mirrors. This establishment is a notable example of a smaller Victorian public house, built to serve the local population that emerged from housing developments constructed around 1887 to 1890.