The Nags Head was de-licensed in the 1930’s. It was included in an inventory of the property of the Stroud Brewery in 1928, when an adjoining house was also owned by the brewery. The building is now in private occupancy and called Wayfarers Cottage. It is on the right hand side heading from the High Street. The postal codes for Regent Street are GL10 2AA, GL10 2AD.
Stroud News & Gloucestershire Advertiser – Friday 31st July 1896. Musical Evening: On Saturday evening, the Chalford Brass Band paid their annual visit to an old member of the band, Mr E. Stephens, of the Nags Head Inn, Regent Street. During the time of their stay they played numerous selections and dance music, to the strains of which some of the young parishioners indulged in dancing.
Stroud News & Gloucestershire Advertiser – Friday 11th November 1904: Private Posting Mews, Nags Head, Regent Street, Stonehouse: ‘I beg to inform you that I have opened a Private Posting Mews at the above address and shall have on hire and open and closed carriage, wagonette, etc., at reasonable terms. Orders may be left at the above address or at High Street. Soliciting your esteemed orders, which shall at all times have my prompt and personal attention.
Frederick Harrison, November 1st 1904
Gloucester Citizen, Thursday 11th May 1911- In the King’s Bench Division on Wednesday, before the Lord Chief Justice and Justices Pickford and Lush, the case of Townsend v. Arnold came before the Court on a special case stated by Justices of Gloucestershire sitting at Stonehouse, before whom Mary Arnold, licensee of the Nag’s Head Inn, Stonehouse, was charged Police-Sergt. Frederick Townsend under Section 13 of the Licensing Act. 1872, with permitting drunkenness on her licensed premises on the 26th December, 1910.
The evidence showed that a man named Dennis Meacham was seen in the smoking room at the Nag’s Head about 3.30 in the afternoon drinking beer, that he was given a bottle whisky by another customer, and took a “swig” out of the bottle, and soon afterwards became helplessly drunk and was unable to speak or move, and was taken into another room till he came to his senses, and was then removed from the premises. The justices dismissed the information on the ground that the drunkenness was caused by the whisky given the man without the respondent’s knowledge, and that the respondent acted reasonably under the circumstances, but stated a case for the opinion of the Court.
Mr. J. B. Matthews appeared in support the appeal, but the Court without calling upon counsel on the other side, held that the magistrates were right and dismissed the appeal with costs. Mr. W. H. Leycester (instructed by Mr. Lionel Lane. Gloucester) was for the respondent.
Western Daily Press, Wednesday 25th June 1930 – County Licensing Committee: The renewal of the licenses of 15 public houses includng the Nags Head in Stonehouse were refused by the County Licensing Committee at their meeting yesterday.
Licensing Details:
Rateable Value in 1891: £13.10s.0d.
Owner in 1891: Mrs Ward (leased to Godsell & Sons, Salmon Springs Brewery, Stroud)
Type of licence in 1891: Beerhouse
Rateable Value in 1903: £20.0s.0d.
Owner in 1903: Charles Ward (leased to Godsell & Sons, Salmon Springs Brewery, Stroud)
Type of licence in 1903: Beerhouse
Closing time in 1903: 11pm
Landlords at the Nags Head include:
1891,1903 Edward Stephens
1904 (September) ‘The licence of the Nags Head Inn, Stonehouse, transferred from Edward Stephens to James Dutton.’
1905 Mr J.S. Dutton
1911 Mary Arnold