The building dates from the late 19th century and was long used as a public house. Mentioned in passing within the D.H. Lawrence novel ‘Lady Chatterley’s Lover’ (1928). Planning permission to con-vert the building into a block of three domestic flats was granted. Map evidence suggests The Lord Nelson was constructed between 1869 and 1876; trade directories first list The Lord Nelson in 1876. The buildings brickwork and exterior window openings indicate a 19th century date. The building start-ed with a nearly rectangular shape built two stories high at the front and three stories high at the rear. A second cell was built by 1901, the form of this build may suggest an industrial building, possible malting. However, as many alterations have occurred to the building, it is difficult to establish if this is the case. The building was most likely a beerhouse before it was a public house, with Trade Directo-ries listing the landlord as a ‘beer retailer’; often beerhouses were simply converted workers houses. Several windows and doorways were later infilled and few original features appear to have survived due to 20th century alterations. (1)

<1> Trent & Peak Archaeology, 2014, The Lord Nelson, 20 Nottingham Road, Eastwood Building Report (Unpublished document). SNT5245.