Pub still on the market


The Rhino, which was put up for sale by Wetherspoons in 2019 and is currently independently run, went under the hammer two weeks ago with a £450,000 guide price.
But the reserve was not met, prompting the owner to make it available for outright sale for £495,000.
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It was named after the Rhinoceros Vase, which was made in 1826 at the nearby Rockingham Pottery Works — at the time of its production, the 1.15-metre-high vase was the largest piece of porcelain to have been fired in one piece anywhere in the world.