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Ashbocking Lord Nelson
CAMRA Ipswich & East Suffolk branch.
last updated May 27th, 2020.
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Ashbocking Lord Nelson
also traded as Nelson Inn
closed 1984
B1077
grid reference TM 181 538
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.
The pub is shown here on an OS map of the 1890s (interactive map).
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Rose 3.2 milesHistorical interest
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. Good accommodation for travellers and Waggoners, etc.Ipswich Journal, May 1820**
A report in the Bury, Norwich Post** in 1838 (December 26th) states that the pub was sold to Lewis Hunt as part of the Samuel Alexanders Brewery sale, the Nelson then selling for £800.
An advert in the The Bury and Norwich Post*** on Tuesday March 13th 1866 lists this pub as part of the sale of Stonham Brewery together with 26 other premises.…
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.
