Although the building has history from the 1600s, it has only been licensed as a pub since 1886. Over the years, legends and accounts have gathered about the ghosts and apparitions that appear here. The ghostly figure of a man in a suit manifests in the dining room, with walks across it to disappear into a wall. It is then that staff notice that cutlery has disappeared, or the whole set has been turned around on the table. Occasionally, the tables have , witnesses saw, turning around with no one near to bring about movement. In the upper rooms, there have , witnesses saw, curious swirling shapes.