The property dates from the 16th Century. It was an old cruckhouse with a thatched roof. Whether it was an Inn in its early days or just a farmhouse is unknown. It may have been Harrison's Folly recorded in 1705 but it cannot be confirmed. It was named the Blue Ball in 1823.
1823 – Sarah Wood.
1834 – Edward Wood.
1840 – Edward Wood.
1844 – Peter Smith.
1846 – Peter Smith.
1848 – Peter Smith.
1851 – Peter Smith.
1855 – Edward Garbutt.
1857 – Edward Garbutt.
1858 – Edward Garbutt.
1864 – Edward Garbutt.
1867 – Edward Garbutt.
1872 – Edward Garbutt (exors. of)
1879 – William Sadler.
1887 – Hannah Sadler.
1889 – Hannah Sadler.
1890 – Hannah Sadler.
1893 – Mrs. Hannah Sadler.
1897 – John Read.
1901 – John Read.
1905 – William Sadler.
1909 – William Sadler.
1913 – John William Read.
1921 – John William Read.
1925 – John William Read.
1929 – Sydney C. Linsley.
1933 – Sydney C. Linsley.
1937 – Sydney C. Linsley.

