Owners from 1145 to present.

1145 - 1350 Church House. More info sought

23/7/1350 - 26/3/1521 Owner - Maurice De Bathe. (Tenant - Peter Le Couk)

26/3/1521 - 5/11/1532 Owner - Richard Robyns

5/11/1532 - 1/12/1532 Owner - Thomas Hyckys. (Cloth maker)

22/12/1532 - 18/8/1538 Owner - John Hickys - son of Thomas Hyckys

18/8/1538 - 25/12/1539 Owner - Joanna Jones of "The Vyese" (Card Maker)

25/12/1539 - 12/5/1572 Owners - John Gower, Thomas Bysshup, John Hewys, Geoffrey Bruton, William Coldwell, Henry Berry, Richard Hale, Thomas Coleman, Robert Hopkyns, Thomas Gower, Stephen Hopkyns, Robert Brown and James Coldwell.  (Tenant - Hugh Wallington)

12/5/1572 - 1/6/1575 Owner - Thomas Collman and Thomas Gower

1/6/1575 - 15/6/1575 Owner - Thomas Collman

15/6/1575 - 10/8/1616 Owner - William Osburne (Mayer of Wotton)

10/8/1616 - 28/12/1657 Owner - William Wallington (Tanner)

28/12/1657 - 15/8/1691 Owner - William Wallington (Tanner)

15/8/1691 - 17/2/1756 Owner - Thomas Waight (Tanner)

17/2/1756 - 30/3/1793 Owner - William Smythe. This is the first mention of "The Old Tan House" in the deeds. Name may have been used many years before though

30/3/1793 - 29/8/1820 Owner - William Smythe. Later deceased, widow Betty Smythe gave up lease to Wotton-under-Edge General Charities in 29/8/1820

29/8/1820 - 1/8/1905 Owners - Wotton-under-Edge General Charities. (Tenant - Joseph Pinnell) This is the first time the building became an Inn and as it says in the deeds "used as an inn or public house called or known by the name or sign of the ram"

1/8/1905 - 9/1912 Owners - Coombe Valley Brewery Co Ltd

9/1912 - 7/10/1968 Owners - West Country Breweries

7/10/1968 - Present Owner - John Humphries

Landlords from 1820 to 1967

29/8/1820 - 1823 Landlord - Joseph Pinnell

1842 - 1849 Landlord - Henry Dauncey

1849 - 1863 Landlord - James Goscomb

1863 – 1867 Landlord - Unknown

1867 - 1875 Landlord - Thomas Mizen

1875 – 1885 Landlord - Unknown

1885 - 1902 Landlord - Elizabeth Mizen (Mrs)

1902 - 1916 Landlord - William Frederick Vooght

1916 - 1927 Landlord - Rufus Morley

1927 – 1939 Landlord - Unknown

1939 – 1967 Landlord - Lewis Raymond Allen

This information is gathered with thanks to Gloucester records office from the deeds dating back to 1350. Some of the information is a bit "thin" and will be subject to slight correction if proof can be obtained. Please feel free to email us if you have detailed evidence that differs from above.