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Set in the ground outside the new Town Hall ( 1903 ), there is an iron bullring which was once used to secure a bull whilst it was being baited by dogs.

According to the diaries of Sir John Oglander, the Governor of the Isle of Wight would donate 5 guineas for the purchase of the bull to be baited ; the meat was afterwards donated to the poor of the town.

The Mayor attended this ceremony in full regalia and a dog, known as the Mayor's Dog, would be decked with coloured ribbons and set on the bull after the proclamation had been made.

A large wooden carving of a bull decorates the Bullring.

This is by local artist Paul Sivell.

Another of his works is an approximately 10 foot wooden statue of the goddess Diana positioned in the woods above Brading at Kelly's Copse entitled " For Camilla ".

This commemorates a recent murder of a Danish exchange student by a sex attacker from Gosport.

Many local people have added plastic flowers and stuffed toys as tribute.