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Thanks to John Chilvers for the update 11/2014 |
 November 1987 - Image by Barry Wilkinson. According to the report published in the Eastern Daily Press of 21st September 1876, John Chilvers pleaded guilty of allowing intoxicating liquors to be sold on his premises at illegal hours. At 4 o'clock on the previous Sunday afternoon, Police constable Scarff had heard noises and the rattle of coin as if persons were inside tossing for money. Entering from the back, the constable saw Mrs Chilvers putting a half gallon of beer and a glass behind some barrels in the cellar. Four of five men had then escaped past the constable but the names of two who remained behind were taken, but one of those names proved to be false. The newspaper report gives the fine as One Guinea plus 18/6d costs, however the licence registers record a fine of £1 plus costs of 18/6d The licence was not endorsed. 88A Nelson Street pre 1900. Damaged by enemy action 27/29.04.1942 Known locally in the 1980's as the Little Nelson. Named the NELSON from 1986 Closed Friday 13th May 2011 by Enterprise Inns owing
to "licensee not having the correct certificates" Closed June 2024. |
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Memories collected by Chris
Holderness of Rig-a-Jig-Jig for the East Anglian Traditional Musical
Trust. The CH numbers refer to Chris's Archive on eatmt.org. |
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From memory The Tuesday evening sessions started in about 2003 and continued to 2011/12. To begin with there was one session led by Chris Holderness on fiddle, but a Slow Session was needed and was begun by Alan Helsdon to run in the hour before the 'main' session. Chris had to give up as he moved out of Norwich and Alan continued, moving the combined session to Micawbers and creating the band Shufflewing from the regulars. While at the Nelson there was a regular Sunday evening massed session and an Irish session by invite. The latter was to a very high standard indeed. While we were there the pub was a rarity - they welcomed musicians for at least 3 nights a week. |
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