The road is later renamed to Mora Street from Nelson street; It closed in 2002 and is now in residential use. ** In 1934, the address is at 17 Nelson Street, which is at the junction with Nelson Street. The same landlord on 1938 and 1944 changes the address to 148 Lever Street; and Nelson Street becomes renamed to Mora Street. Later on the address reverts to 17 Mora Street. Incidentally, the address of 148 Nelson Street is a chandlers shop in 1921, so it is possible that the pub has been extended sometime around this era.
St Luke pub history index
Lord Nelson, 17 Mora Street - in December 2006
Kindly provided by Stephen Harris
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1822/Mr Walker, Lord Nelson, Nelson street, City road/../../Licensed
Victuallers Association
1825/Mr. William Walker, Lord Nelson, Nelson street, City
road/../../Licensed Victuallers Association
1836/Edward Dewry / Victualler /../../Sun Fire Office records held at
Guildhall Library **
1837/Edward Drewry / Victualler /../../Sun Fire Office records held at
Guildhall Library **
1839/William Wilson/../../../Pigots Directory
1841/William Wilson/../../../Post Office Directory **
1848/William Wilson/../../../Post Office Directory
1851/William Wilson/../../../Finsbury Petty Sessions
1851/William Wilson/Wine & Spirit Merchant/40/Lincolnshire/Census *
1851/Rebecca Wilson/Wife/35/Lincolnshire/Census
1851/Martha Andig/Cousin, Shopwoman/18/Lincolnshire/Census
1851/Ann Clarke/Visitor, Assistant/65/Lincolnshire/Census
1851/Charles Henry Amos/Assistant, Cellarman/22/Norfolk/Census
1851/John Robert Ford/Assistant, Shop Youth/14/Dorchester, Dorset/Census
1851/Catherine Gambles/Visitor/10/Kennington, Surrey/Census
1851/Gatella Smith/Housemaid/21/Oxford, Huntingdonshire/Census
1851/James Buseas/General Servant/21/St Pancras, Middlesex/Census
1856/Thomas Browning Hockley/../../../Post Office Directory
1861/Thomas B Hockley/Licensed Victualler/48/Greenwich, Kent/Census
1861/Mary Ann Hockley/Wife/26/Standon, Herts/Census
1861/Edgar Hockley/Son/1/St Lukes, Middlesex/Census
1861/Sarah Wells/Housekeeper/23/Parndon, Essex/Census
1861/William Pratt/Barman/24/Great Dunmow, Essex/Census
1861/Rebecca Hacker/Barmaid/23/Cambridge Heath, Middlesex/Census
1861/William Underwoods/Potman/17/East Buryhall, Suffolk/Census
March
1866/John Benjamin Edwards/License renewal/../Clerkenwell News
1869/Henry James Edwards & Son/../../../Post Office Directory
1871/H J Edwards/Victualler/60/Bethnal Green, Middlesex/Census
1871/E Edwards/Wife/44/Lambeth, Surrey/Census
1871/E H Edwards/Daughter/28/Shoreditch, Middlesex/Census
1871/T A Agnialle/Male Servant/../Bethnal Green, Middlesex/Census
1871/W E Martin/Male Servant/20/Shoreditch, Middlesex/Census
1871/E M Stones/Female Servant/21/Walthamstow, Essex/Census
August 1872/Henry James Edwards/Outgoing Licensee/../../Era
August 1872/John Benjamin Edwards/Incoming Licensee/../../Era
This is from memory. If anyone is interested please contact me. ***
My ancestor, Marguerite Rayson, was born in Haltwhistle, Northumberland in
the 1840s. Unlike most of her large family, she moved to the south and
married Thomas George Lewis. I believe his father, Thomas John Lewis, was a
grocer, and there's a slim chance he had a pub at some time. Thomas George
Lewis became a licensed victualler and raised his family on the premises of
his pub, the Lord Nelson, at 17 Nelson Street. They were living there in
several censuses - between 1881 & 1901, and possibly 1871.
Marguerite (aka Margaret) died when her children were fairly young, but the
family stayed on at the Lord Nelson. The daughter that I am descended from
was also called Marguerite. She was born and lived at the Lord Nelson until
the day she married. Shortly thereafter she and her husband emigrated to
Canada, never to see her father alive again. ***
I had found a report of a fatal accident at the pub, related to some
building work, probably before the First World War. It involved substantial
rebuilding of the place, to the extent where I concluded that the present
bricks and mortar are unlikely to be the same that my ancestors lived in,
although they stand in the same place. That's my interpretation, from some
hasty reading of a book on Islington found at the Family History Centre.
Fast forward to nearly present day. I believe this pub had a small role in
the movie 'Lock, Stock and Two Smokin' Barrels'. At the beginning when the
two inept thieves are interviewed for the position of thieves, the interview
/ meeting takes place in a pub which looks very much like the Lord Nelson.
I was only inside once. My friend and I (neither of us in the first stages
of adulthood) stopped in just before noon one day, having gone round to take
pictures of the outside. As I live in Canada, this was a rare opportunity.
The pub was actually open, but we didn't fancy a beer, so asked if it would
be possible to have coffee instead. The bar man was very nice and said we
could, but then said, "But you might not want to. There's a stripper comin'
on in five minutes". We declined to stay for the performance.
When I went back again in 2003 (?) things were changing again. The
conversion to luxury flats was almost complete. It was the end of an era, as
it was the Lord Nelson that put bread on my family's table so long ago.
Knowing that I could have a pint in the same rooms as my ancestors had lived
and served, was a unique thing. ***
I have had little luck linking up with anyone from the Lewis family. I often
wondered what happened to Marguerite's brothers and sisters, the ones who
didn't emigrate. Thomas George Lewis died in approximately the late 1930s.
I would love to hear more stories about the pub and its neighbourhood. I
hope that at least some of the people living in the new flats will take an
interest in the history of the building and the area. ***
Thomas George Lewis was the son of Thomas J Lewis, who previously held the
license for the Telegraph, in
Hawkins Street ***
1878/Thomas George Lewis / Proprietor /../../Proceedings of the Old Bailey
**
1881/Thomas G Lewis/Publican/30/Bethnal Green/Census
1881/Margaret Lewis/Wife/32/Northumberland/Census
1881/Thomas Lewis/Son/5/Paddington/Census
1881/Margurite Lewis/Daughter/1/St Lukes/Census
1881/Lilien M Lewis/Daughter/3/St Lukes/Census
1881/George Levett/Barman/21/Suffolk/Census
1881/Alber A Bredd/Barman/18/Norwich/Census
1881/Ellen Quirck/Cook/28/Devon/Census
1881/Jane Baymeah/Nurse Maid/33/London, Middlesex/Census
1882/Thomas Geo Lewis/../../../Post Office Directory
1884/Thomas G Lewis/../../../Post Office Directory
2 January 1887/"William Lewis, watchmaker, was charged with breaking into
the house of …[and stealing property worth 90 pounds, including some
10-notes] …Mr Thomas George Lewis, landlord of the Lord Nelson public house,
Nelson-Street, City-road, identified the prisoner as the man who changed a
10-pound note at his house about a month ago."/Lloyd's Weekly Newspaper ***
1891/Thos Geo Lewis/../../../Post Office Directory
1895/Thomas Geo Lewis/../../../Post Office Directory
1899/Thomas Geo Lewis/../../../Post Office Directory
1901/Thomas G Lewis/Licensed Victualler/50/Bethnal Green, London/Census
1901/Margaret L Lewis/Daughter, Forewoman, Drapery Warehouse/21/St Lukes,
London/Census
1901/Florence E Lewis/Daughter, Housekeeper/19/St Lukes, London/Census
1901/Ernest G Lewis/Son, Pawnbrokers Assistant/17/St Lukes, London/Census
1901/Emily Thomas/Nursemaid/15/St Pancras, London/Census
1901/Mary S Clarke/Barman/21/Walthamstow/Census
1901/Arthur Rayner/Barman/19/Whitechapel/Census
1901/Emily Murphy/Barmaid/29/Bethnal Green/Census
1910/Thomas Geo Lewis/../../../Post Office Directory
1914/William Hunter Gillingham/../../../Post Office Directory
1915/William Hunter Gillingham/../../../Post Office Directory
1921/James Williams/../../../Post Office Directory
1934/Alfred Witherick/Lord Nelson, 17 Nelson Street/../../Kellys Directory
1935/Alfred Witherick/../../../Post Office Directory **
1938/Alfred Witherick/Lord Nelson, 144 Lever Street/../../Post Office
Directory
1944/Alfred Witherick/Lord Nelson, 144 Lever Street/../../Post Office
Directory
1971/../Lord Nelson, 17 Moira Street/../../Pub Directory
1983/../Lord Nelson, 17 Moira Street, Watneys/../../Pub Directory
1991/../Lord Nelson, 17 Moira Street, Grand Met - Watneys/../../Pub
Directory
* Provided By Ewan
** Provided By Stephen Harris
*** Provided by Jill Browne
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