Plymouth. Believed to be one of the city's oldest pubs, the building dates from the late 17th century with late 19th century additions. It is located on Bilbury Street - Bilbury being the oldest name for the original settlement, meaning Billa's Burgh . Originally Bronze Age man would have camped here and Billa was the name of their chief. A portion of the town was later called Briton as a memorial to the fact that the Bretons destroyed it in the 15th century. There is a beam in the bar dated 1629 and excavations of the pub revealed ancient steps which presumably marks the old sea line. For over the 300 years the pub was for men only and there was no ladies toilets until 1964. Both Bass and Guinness used the pub for bottling until the 1960s. From 1898 to 1921 it was known as Husson's whose family owned the license. There is ample space around the central bar with lots of seating, and nice little beer garden out back where I enjoyed a Fuller's London Pride.