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Instead of horses and carts, cars now clog the pavement outside the Black Bull.

The buildings on the left have gone, their replacements dull to awful.

The workers in these industries were often very rough: the area was known for its drunken orgies, riotous wakes and blood sports - the last bull-baiting in the county took place here in 1833.

The White Bull pub (right) is still in existence, but many of the other buildings have gone, and so have the telegraph posts and school sign (left).

The Bulls Head pub, on the opposite side of the road, remains.

In 1613 it was referred to as the Bull, and in 1747 it changed its name to the Angel and was engaged in the coaching trade.

Plymouth's pier was destroyed in the blitz It was built in 1884, extending out from the old Bull Ring, a popular spot for political meetings, particularly in the last century during the noisy campaign

Daimler taxis are parked outside the Bull Hotel (left) and the Town Hall clock is at noon (centre0 which is borne out by the shadows from the south and shop blinds shading the windows.

The pier has always been popular with fishermen, and catches of bass, bull huss, cod, conger, dab, dogfish, flounder, mullet, plaice, pouting and sole are common.

The Bull dates largely from the 17th century, though the wing on the right, with its projecting gable, is two centuries older.

In the market place is an iron ring, said to date back to the days of bull-baiting.

The name of the inn comes from two stagecoaches, 'The Fly' and 'The Bull', which plied the road.

The narrow alley between the houses leads off to Bull Hill.

The White Bull pub (right) is still in existence, but many of the other buildings have gone, and so have the telegraph posts and school sign (left).

Across the way, a modern shopfront and sun blind contrast with the picturesque assortment of old cottages and the Black Bull pub stretching away into the distance.

Instead of horses and carts, cars now clog the pavement outside the Black Bull.

What with regimental bands, parades, and reviews by land, and the Solent continually alive with yachts, steamboats, and battleships, it can never be dull.

On the left is the roof of Staines' Town Hall, a dull building dated 1880.

The Black Bull pub (centre) was another property of the Maidstone brewers Style & Winch.

However, the Bull's Head pub (on the right) survives, and is just identifiable from the shape of its entrance.

The Bull Hotel, with its massive chimneys, dominates this part of the road.

Instead of horses and carts, cars now clog the pavement outside the Black Bull.

On the left is the red-brick Pied Bull Inn.

The Old Bull's Head is on the left: this famous hostelry was originally built in 1472, and was rebuilt in 1617.