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.
Residents at this address
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
Hastings and St Leonards Observer. 31 January 1903 - At the annual meeting of the local Licensed Victuallers and Beer Sellers Association, at the Cambridge Hotel.
The following new members were elected.
Messrs George Spray, Plough Inn, Crowhurst ;
Thomas Griffith, Nags Head, St Leonards
E T Hayden, Wheatsheaf, Little Common
Luck, Pilot Inn
H C Pearson, Old England
S H Cross, Bedford
J Tatton, Royal Albion
McGrath, Rising Sun
W Roffe, hon member.
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
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