| site search by freefind |
The early 1850s and 1860s directories place the Nags Head near to the junction of Birdcage Walk, in Hackney Road, and in 1856 it is in London Terrace, Hackney Road. The pub was re-built in its present form in 1888. It closed in 1991 and now houses a luggage shop **
A listing of historical public houses, Taverns, Inns, Beer Houses and Hotels in Bethnal Green, Middlesex - now in East London. The Bethnal Green, East London listing uses information from census, Trade Directories and History to add licensees, bar staff, Lodgers and Visitors.
Nags Head, 324 Hackney Road - in May 2006
Kindly provided by Stephen Harris
The following entries are in this format:
Year/Publican or other Resident/Relationship to Head and or Occupation/Age/Where Born/Source.
1706/Edward Carnell/Landlord/../../.. **
1712/Edward Carnell/Landlord/../../.. **
1722/John Pritchard/Landlord/../../.. **
1730/John Pritchard/Landlord/../../.. **
My great great great grandfather Plympton James WALTHAM was a licensed
victualler and owner of the Nag/Naggs Head, Hackney Road, County of
Middlesex when he died in 1828. He left his property to his three daughters
and in his will he directed how his assets were to be divided up. At the
time of his death he was 77 years old. ***
“And Testament of Mr Plympton Waltham of Hackney Road in the County of
Middlesex victualler. Ffirst I appoint my daughter Sarah Waltham Executrix
and Charles Curtis of Mile End Road in the said County of Middlesex Executor
of this my Will and I give to him the sum of twenty pounds. free of legacy
duty for his trouble. And I direct my said Executrix and Executor as soon as
conveniently may be after my death to sell and dispose in the usual way of
disposing of public houses the Messuage or public house called "The Naggs
(sic) Head"…….
It was at that time I think it was leased to a Mister Oliver. Possibly and
two others involved, a Mr Thomas Sturt and a Mr Edward Sturt in the parish
of Saint Matthew. Is Saint Matthew’s in Bethnal Green?
Witnesses to his will were Benjamin Weatherall near the Nags Head Hackney
Road and Thomas Tubbs, Goldsmith Place, Hackney Road. ***
1836/Job Henry West / Brewer / /../../../Sun Fire Office records held at
Guildhall Library **
1839/John Kearney/../../../Pigots Directory ****
1850/James Potter /../../../P.O. Directory **
1851/James Potter/../../../Kellys Directory ****
1856/William Murrell/../../../Post Office Directory ****
1869/James Murrell/../../../Post Office Directory ****
1881/John Evans/Licensed Victualler/36/Borough/Census ****
1881/Minnie Evans/Wife/29/Horham, Suffolk/Census
1881/Amy G Evans/Daughter/1/Bethnal Green/Census
1881/Ezra James/Son/3 months/Bethnal Green/Census
1881/Amy Taylor/Wifes Mother/70/Stratbrike ?, Suffolk/Census
1881/Jane Wilson/Barmaid/31/Ipswich, Suffolk/Census
1881/George Chapman/Barman/32/Poplar/Census
1881/James Low/Barman/19/St Pancras/Census
1881/Emma Sullivan/General Servant/39/St George/Census
1881/Thomas Mosley/Potman/20/Maryport, Cumberland/Census
1881/Elizabeth Martin/Nurse Maid/15/Essex/Census
1884/Harry W Taylor/../../../Post Office Directory ****
1888/Charles Deakin / Publican / /../../../Watney, Combe, Reid & Co Brewery
records, held at City of Westminster Archives Centre **
1889/Charles Deakin / Licensed Victualler / /../../../Lease documents held
at Hackney Archives Department **
1891/Charles Deakin & Co/../../../Post Office Directory ****
1896/Charles Deakin / Publican / /../../../Watney, Combe, Reid & Co Brewery
records, held at City of Westminster Archives Centre **
1899/John Key & Co/../../../Post Office Directory ****
1910/John Mayo/../../../Post Office Directory ****
1915/Miss Flora Christmas Butler/../../../Post Office Directory ****
1934/Jim Smith/../../../Kelly's ****
1938/L Goldapple/../../../Post Office Directory ****
** Provided by Stephen Harris
*** Provided by Marie McLindon
**** Provided By Kevan