Brading, The Bull Ring c.1955
Photo ref: B175010
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Photo ref: B175010
Photo of Brading, The Bull Ring c.1955

More about this scene

Brading's Bull Ring is a legacy of the barbaric tradition of bull-baiting, where a tethered animal would be attacked by a succession of dogs. All that remains is a wide open space and the tethering ring.

A Selection of Memories from Brading

For many years now, we've been inviting visitors to our website to add their own memories to share their experiences of life as it was, prompted by the photographs in our archive. Here are some from Brading

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The lady and the small boy by the Wax Museum are my mother and me. I was born in 1962.
Mr grandfather owned the old cement works in Quay Lane (this picture shows the large building with the tall chimney, centre of frame) and his men used to make concrete roofing tiles there. In the late 1950's the chimney became dangerous and they used expolsives to demolish it. I have some very poor photos of this. His building company was so busy he closed the factory one winter and the employees were called ...see more