Pakefield pub history index
Lord Nelson, Barn Yard, (Large white painted inn with a flagpole and swinging sign). *
A listing of historical public houses, Taverns, Inns, Beer Houses and Hotels in Assington, Sudbury - Suffolk. The Assington, Sudbury, Suffolk listing uses information from census, Trade Directories and History to add licensees, bar staff, Lodgers and Visitors.
Residents at this address.
1847 - Emanuel Colby - Pakefield Parish Chest Records
1861 - Emanuel Colby (Age 42, Beer House Keeper, Barn Yard, Stone Alley)
RG9-1186-98-24
1871 - Emanuel Colby (Age 52, Fisherman and Inn Keeper) RG10-1778-
1873 - Emanuel Colby. Fined 10 shillings for early opening. (Ipswich Journal,
20th September 1873).
1875 - Emanuel Colby (Beer Retailer) Pakefield, Lowestoft. – Post Office
Directory.
1881 - Emanuel Colby (Age 61, Beer Retailer) - (RG11-1901-24-11)
1888 - Harry Ward. License endorsement. (Ipswich Journal 5th April 1888)
1888 - To Let: Beerhouse known as the Lord Nelson situated at Pakefield, will be
put in good repair:
Easy rent to a good local man. (Lowestoft Journal 17th Mar 1888)
1890 - J. Corsbie, Lowestoft Journal 16th Aug 1890.
1891 - Joseph Spencer Corsbie (Age 47, Tailor and Licensed Victualler)
RG12-1491-6-5
1892 - Joseph Spencer Corsbie (Beer Retailer) - Kelly’s Directory.
1900 - Charles William Hood. Lowestoft Journal, 28th Jul 1900.
1900 - Charles William Hood, license temporarily transferred to George Robert
White.
(Lowestoft Journal 13th Oct 1900)
1901 - George Robert White (Age 62, Fisherman and Publican) RG13-1801-115-10.
1903 - George Robert White. License application. Lowestoft Journal, 24th Jan
1903.
1903 - Application to remove license from Lord Nelson Pakefield Street to Lord
Nelson Victoria Road.
1903 - George Robert White. License transferred, Eastern Evening News 23
November 1903.
Fell in to the sea in late 1903. The license was transferred to the house next
door, which itself fell into the sea later that year.
As the coastal erosion approached the property, the beer house closed and they
relocated to another house two doors away. In so doing, took on the name of the
new Lord Nelson.
It is often the second building that is seen in photos entitled Lord Nelson.
The original was noted for having a local artist as a patron, who decorated the
walls with his works, in exchange for free beer...
* Provided By Ian White
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