Draft:The Royal Oak

The Royal Oak is a Pub and restaurant in High Street, Swallowcliffe 13 miles west of Salisbury. Housed in a 18th-century building that is a Grade II listed building, the pub was opened circa 1852 and closed in 2007. The pub offers various cuisines and is co-owned by James May who bought half of it in September 2020. The Pub has 6 Rooms to choose from.

History and Closure
The building was built and opened 1705 as a tannery owned by Thomas Wright and in 1852 opened as a pub. By that time, the building itself, was still called the Tannery and later Called The Royal Oak Inn. In 1966 The building became a Grade II listed building on the 6th of January, 1966.

In 2007, the pub closed and layed abandoned for 7 years.

Restoration and ownership
From 2014 to 2016, the abandoned pub began the restoration.

In 2020, James May bought half the pub and became co-owner

Previous Owners
Edward Spencer 1861-1865

William Carter 1865-1873

Charles Godwin 1873-1881

Charles William Roberts 1881-1891

Henry Tufnel 1891-1901

William Hansford 1901-1923

George Hansford 1923-1965