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Short titleStamp House, Chichester Road, North Bersted, Bognor Regis
Full descriptionThe Stamp House, Chichester Road, North Bersted, Bognor Regis.View of front and gabled side of the Rising Sun public house. Landlord Richard Sharpe stands with horse at left. Man with boater hat and children stand in front of building. Lamp post on right. Painted on gable: "Jubilee Stamp House, R. Sharpe Proprietor, News in Pictures, Lloyds news". The building became famous for its rooms decorated with postage stamps. The decoration using stamps was begun in Queen Victoria's Diamond Jubilee year, 1897, when Richard Sharpe accepted a wager to decorate one room entirely with stamps from his collection. Over the following years, stamps were added to other rooms and the building became known as the Stamp House.
Datec1905
PeriodEdwardian & After
Period dates22 Jan 1901- 4 Aug 1914
FormatPostcard
OwnerWest Sussex County Council Library Service
SubjectHotels & Pubs
Industry/Advertising
Social & Family Issues/Men
Social & Family Issues/Children
Clothing

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/North Bersted//West SussexNA458
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