 In 1750, the construction of a turnpike road made Dorking a staging post on the route to Brighton and the coast.The Bull's Head in South Street had a famous coachman, William Broad, whose portrait hangs in Dorking Museum in West Street.An inn in the centre of Dorking, the White Horse, was developed in the 18th century; previous buildings on this site belonged to the Knights Templar and later the Knights of St John.