 Further investigation found there was the badly mutilated corpse of a local smuggler at the bottom of the well.An alternative theory is that the well on the grounds would provide red water due to run off from local tin mining The name was recognised as one of the quirkiest in the country in 2011.The Bucket of Blood is currently owned by St Austell Brewery's, and the new landlady since March 2020 is Ambia Bariek The previous landlord, Rick Shackelton, ran the public house from when his father died in 1965.