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Ashbocking Lord Nelson
Ashbocking Lord Nelson
also traded as Nelson Inn
South, 52.13974,1.18695
closed 1984
B1077
grid reference TM 181 538
The pub is shown here on an OS map of the 1890s (interactive map).
Marked as the Nelson Inn on the 1837 OS map.
The pub closed in 1984 and was subsequently demolished for new housing, with the development known as Nelson Close.
Gallery
Historical interest
Notice is hereby given, that William Welton, of the Lord Nelson Inn, Ashbocking, butcher and drover, hath executed an assignment of his effects to Messrs. William Edwards of Ashbocking, Joseph Catt, and Samuel Cutting, both of Swilland, in trust for the equal benefit of his creditors. Ipswich Journal, March 1820**
Edward Robinson having taken the Lord Nelson, Ashbocking, begs leave to solicit the favours of his friends and the public in general, assuring them, that it will be his constant endeavour to merit their support, by an unremitting attention to the accommodation of those, who shall favour him with their company…
Landlords
(Most pub, location & historic details collated by Nigel, Tony or Keith - original sources are credited)
(1869 directory information courtesy of londonpublichouse.com)
(1861 census information from Malcolm Fairley)
(** historic newspaper information from Stuart Ansell)
(*** historical details supplied by Neil Langridge)
Old OS map reproduced with the permission of the National Library of Scotland.