The Nelson Inn, 2 Manchester Road

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iBase ID

226990

Reference identifier

ENE180820081060

Title

The Nelson Inn, 2 Manchester Road

Place

Nelson

General notes

In 1805 the owner of Hibson Farm, Mathew Pollard, built the Lord Nelson Inn, a smithy, and some cottages around the junction of the Turnpike Roads.
In 1849 the East Lancashire Railway Company opened a Station at Hibson. They named the stop 'Nelson for Barrowford', after the Inn, which was classed as the most significant structure in the area.
Over the next twenty years over 2,000 terraced houses and many cotton mills would come to surround the Inn.
In 1864, a local board was formed and given the name Nelson.
This original building was demolished in 1895 and to mark the new town's wealth the more impressive Lord Nelson Hotel was constructed to replace it.

Medium

Photographic print

Colour

Sepia

Original image size

13.7/ 8.6cm

Year of image

C1890

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Locator

M851 Nelson Inn

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