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Five Miles From Anywhere c.1910 ©MusCamb

Lord Nelson, No Hurry – Five Miles From Anywhere, Upware

History of The Five Miles from Anywhere

See Enid Porter’s article on the Society of Idiots and the Honourable Company of Beersoakers

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No Hurry Inn, Upware, 1880.

The pub was built under thatch in 1811 but this was replaced by corrugated iron in the 1890s. The Lord Nelson was rechristened Five Miles from Anywhere – No Hurry in the 1860s by Richard Ramsey Fielder, self proclaimed His Majesty the King of Upware. From 1851 it was the headquarters of the Upware Republic, a society of Cambridge undergraduates that included Samuel Butler.

Richard Fielder, “King” of Upware

In the early 20th century the landlords, Ben and Kate Read, held the fishing rights and also made money out of the ferry. Pedestrians were charged 1d, bicycles 2d and 6d for a horse and cart.

Lord Nelson, date and photographer unknown

No Hurry – Five Miles from Anywhere inn, 1928 (photo E F Watson) (Cambridgeshire Collection)

Upware, No Hurry Inn (MoC372/74)

The Lord Nelson was originally built for the river trade.

No Hurry Inn (MoC372.74)

In 1956 it was badly damaged by fire. Charles Jolley who had had been licensee said that the layer of corrugated iron on thick thatch had made the fire difficult to fight. The bar and downstairs rooms were saved.

Lord Nelson, Upware, 1957 (MoC206/68)

A new inn was built in 1980.

Five Miles from Anywhere (RGL2024)

Five Miles from Anywhere (RGL2024)

Five Miles from Anywhere (RGL2024)

 

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