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This photo from about 1895 shows an outing of local licensed victuallers on the Erewash Canal opposite the Nelson Hotel (now called the Barge Inn). Herbert Maltby of the Erewash Navigation, sitting at the rudder (on the far right) owned the boat, a converted lifeboat.  Second from the right is Edward Carter, then licensee of the Blue Bell who later ran Carters’ mineral water in Sawley.  Mr Beers of the Harrington Arms is just left of the engine in the middle of the boat. William Johnson (barman at the Erewash Navigation) is standing on the bow.  Next to him are Mr Tanser of the Nelson and then Tom Meakin of the Tiger Inn. In 1894 the license to the Erewash Navigation Inn at Trent Lock was temporarily transferred from John Rice to Herbert Maltby, an agent for a brewery in Loughborough.  Herbert and his wife Emma were from Hoveringham (by the Trent between Nottingham and Newark). This advertisement appeared in the Long Eaton Advertiser in February 1895. They stayed at the pub nearly 6 years, before leaving in early 1900.  By 9th March Emma and their children had already moved to a house in Long Eaton, while Herbert remained to […]