ðɪ ˈɜːlɪɪst ɹᵻkˈoːɹdᵻd lˈændlɔːɹd wʌz wˈɪljəm nˈuːmən, hˌuː lˈɪvd ðɛɹ ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd θˈɜːɾi sˈɪks, ɔːlðˈoʊ ðə pˈʌb ɪz nˈoʊn tə hɐvbɪn ðɛɹ bᵻfˌoːɹ ðˈɪs, ˌæzɪtˌɪz ʃˈoʊn ɪn hɪstˈɔːɹɪkəl mˈæps.
The earliest recorded landlord was William Newman, who lived there in 1836, although the pub is known to have been there before this, as it is shown in historical maps.