Pre 1761 Thomas Castle (father of Sarah)
1761 William and Sarah Keene
1788 Church petition to suppress to justices to suppress two unnamed ale houses in Cranham
1804 James and Mary Derrett (William Keene’s daughter) buy the two cottages which became the current Black Horse from Richard Faulkner and John Portlock 1830 The Beer Act led to a nationwide proliferation of new premises selling beer
1835 The original Black Horse was sold to Joseph Lovegrove
1841-1885 Robert Atkins – Son in law of James and Mary Derrett
1850-1885 Robert Atkins - employed managers to run the inn
1850-1856 Elizabeth Shilliman (Manager)
1856-1861 George Turton (Manager)
1861-1870 Robert Tuffly (Tenant inn keeper)
1870-1881 Thomas Edmunds (Manager)
1881-1885 Elizabeth Willis (Manager)
1885,1891 John and Louise Hulbert held the tenancy Rateable Value £10.10s.0d
1885-1908 Samuel Atkins - employed managers to run the inn
1891 Godsell and Son were the leesee to Samuel Atkins
1895 Henry Pinching Taylor dies at the Black Horse aged 30
1903 Samuel Atkins (free from brewery tie) Rateable Value still £10.10s.0d.
1908 Thomas Middlecote – the leesee is now the Dolgelly Brewery
1910-1961 Owned by the Cheltenham and Hertford Breweries
