Some history of the Nelson Inn on Brearley Street at Hockley in Birmingham in Warwickshire

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The Nelson Inn was a fully licensed public-house located at No.79 [pre-street numbering changes of 1883-4] on the north side of Brearley Street West, about nine doors away from the junction of Well Street. After the street was re-numbered the address was No.299 Brearley Street.

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"John Hancox, Unett Street, machinist, was summoned for refusing to quit the Nelson Inn, Brearley Street, and was fined 5s. and costs. The defendant in this case summoned Arthur Sanders, Brearley Street, for assaulting him. After Hancox had been ejected he was returning to the house again when Sanders, who was inside, took up a glass and threw it at him. The glass struck Hancox over the eye, and inflicted a serious wound, which had to be sewn up at the hospital Sanders was fined 20s. and costs. In the course of the case it transpired that the Nelson Inn belonged to Messrs. Everitt, brewers, that the licence was in the name of John Maxwell, a clerk of Messrs. Everitt's, but that the real manager of the house was Henry Ellis. It was pointed out by the Bench that this was a most unsatisfactory arrangement. There was really a middleman in charge of the house, but in the event of any offence against the Licensing Act by him the magistrates could not touch him. Inspector Beard said he would report the facts to the Chief Constable."
"An Unsatisfactory Arrangement"
Birmingham Daily Post : June 4th 1891 Page 8