Stag Inn, Hastings

Stag Inn
The inn from the north
Location	14 All Saints Street, Old Town, Hastings TN34 3BJ, East Sussex, United Kingdom
Coordinates	50°51′32″N 0°35′43″E / 50.8588°N 0.5953°E / 50.8588; 0.5953
Built	16th century
Architectural style(s)	Vernacular/Neo-Georgian
Listed Building – Grade II
Official name	The Stag Inn
Designated	19 January 1951
Reference no.	1043626
Location of the inn within East Sussex

The Stag Inn is a public house in the Old Town area of Hastings, a port and seaside resort in East Sussex, England. One of many ancient buildings on All Saints Street, the 16th-century timber-framed inn was refronted in the 18th century, but many of its original features remain. The preserved bodies of two smoke-blackened mummified cats have been displayed on a wall since their discovery in the 19th century; witchcraft has been suggested as an explanation for this "grisly sight".^[1] The inn, which claims to be Hastings' oldest surviving pub, is operated as a tied house by the Shepherd Neame Brewery, and has been listed at Grade II by English Heritage for its architectural and historical importance.