St Leonards pub history index
The Nag's Head sign shows a woman's head in a muzzle and has caused controversy. The pub closed in the late 1980s, but reopened in the early 1990s and remains in business. ***
Nags Head, 8 Gensing Road, St Leonards - in July 2010
Kindly provided by Terry Huggins
Directory of historical public houses, Taverns, Inns, Beer Houses and Hotels in St Leonards, Sussex. The St Leonards, Sussex listing uses information from census, Trade Directories and History to add licensees, bar staff, Lodgers and Visitors.
The following entries are in this format:
Year/Publican or other Resident/Relationship to Head and or Occupation/Age/Where Born/Source.
1859/W Cole/../../../Post Office Directory
1866/W Cornelius/../../../Post Office Directory
1871/John Cornelius/Publican/43/St Lawrence, Thanett/Census
1871/Charlotte Cornelius/Wife/31/Littlebourne, Kent/Census
+ Lodgers
1878/Edward Summers/../../../Post Office Directory
1881/Edward Capes/Licensed Victualler/53/Castle Acre, Norfolk/Census
1881/Elizabeth Capes/Wife/53/Holme Hall, Norfolk/Census
1881/Cecilia Roper/Niece, Housemaid/22/North Wold, Norfolk/Census
1881/Charles payne/Boarder/45/St Leonards On Sea, Sussex/Census
1881/Stephen P Masters/Boarder, Bath Chair Proprietor/45/Newingden,
Kent/Census
1881/William Binder/Boarder, Bath Chair Man/59/Stourbridge, Worcester/Census
1890/Edward Capes/../../../Post Office Directory
1899/Richard Deussen/../../../Post Office Directory
1905/Thos Griffiths/../../../Post Office Directory
1915/Thos Griffiths/../../../Post Office Directory
1918/Thomas Griffiths/../../../Post Office Directory
1938/Arth T Platt/../../../Post Office Directory
*** Provided By Terry Huggins