Historic Pub Destroyed By Fire

A popular, historic thatched pub near Thame, was severely damaged by fire yesterday, January 4.
Eight pumps, including two from Thame, were called to the fifteenth century, Rising Sun, in Worminghall Road, Ickford, around 1.45pm, to find diners and residents out in the street and a deep-seated fire in the thatch roof.
Station Officer Andy Ford told Thame.News: “Although at first this seemed to be a small fire in the roof, it quickly became apparent that, as with most thatch fires, the heat had spread throughout the roof. From then on our job became a damage limitation and salvage operation.”
The cause of the fire is not yet known but it was not thought to be started deliberately.

Photo: The Rising Sun, Ickford, before the fire.