The Lord Nelson Brewery Hotel

This guide to The Lord Nelson Brewery Hotel in Sydney's The Rocks follows William Wells, a transported convict turned innkeeper who earned his ticket of leave in 1827 and set about converting a windswept sandstone corner building into a pub of his own. You'll hear how he won his licence in 1841 and named the place after Admiral Nelson the following year, and how his family kept pulling pints there until 1888. Look for the convict chisel marks restorers found still scored into the sandstone walls around you.