The Riverside Hotel, Monmouth

The Riverside Hotel
Former names	The Rising Sun Hotel, The Rising Sun Motel.
Alternative names	The Riverside
General information
Type	Public House & Hotel
Address	Cinderhill Street
Town or city	Monmouth
Country	Wales
Coordinates	51°48′28″N2°43′12″W / 51.807864°N 2.720066°W / 51.807864; -2.720066
Website
www.riversidehotelmonmouth.co.uk

The Riverside Hotel is a public house and hotel located in Cinderhill Street, Monmouth, Wales. The hotel has a bar and a function room and has 17 bedrooms.

History

The hotel was originally known as The Rising Sun from at least 1822 until the late 1980s when the name was changed. An inn called The Sun was recorded in 1717 in the same area but it is not clear if the establishment is the same. In 1972 the Rising Sun was opened as a motel. During the 1970s the motel was frequented by members of the British rock band Motörhead during the recording of their first album at nearby Rockfield Studios, reputedly because it was virtually the only establishment in the town with a pool table. ^{[1] [2]}

Notes

1. Heather Hurley, The Pubs of Monmouth Chepstow and The Wye Valley, Logaston Press, 2007, ISBN   978-1-904396-87-1, page 115
2. Keith Kissack, Victorian Monmouth, The Monmouth Historical and Educational Trust, ISBN   0-9503386-2-1, page 126