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The initials of the former can still be seen on the premises of the NatWest in Westgate Street.

A large demonstration was held, which turned violent when soldiers confronted crowds close by the Westgate Hotel. The demonstrators eventually fled, leaving Frost to face execution.

While the neighbouring resort of Margate had been attracting hordes of trippers from London from 1753 onwards, Westgate remained a more sedate and favoured place for families throughout the late

While the neighbouring resort of Margate had been attracting hordes of trippers from London from 1753 onwards, Westgate remained a more sedate and favoured place for families throughout the late

Others included The Bell Hotel and The New County in Southgate Street and The Fleece in Westgate Street.

Further up into the Market Place from G66002, we see the town's library at number 14 Market Place (left) before its move to new premises behind Westgate in the early 1960s.

This view was taken from beside the Town Hall of 1836, looking north to the corner of Westgate.

From left to right we see the Westgate Tower, the Henry VII Tower, the Great Gatehouse, and the Barbican Tower. The ruined wall is the remains of the barbican.

In this view from Westgate the conical trees survive.

Opposite is the Westgate Hotel, which was the gathering place for the Chartist march which had set off from Blackwood, Nantyglo and Pontypool.

Westgate, dating back to the 14th century, provides access to the south-west corner of the old walled town.

This is the bottom or western end of Westgate.

The west gate into the walled town is thought to have been situated near here. Damage is thought to have occurred to Abbey Row during the Civil War in 1643.

Opposite is the Westgate Hotel, which was the gathering place for the Chartist march which had set off from Blackwood, Nantyglo and Pontypool.

The next tower along is the west gate; it has a small barbican to its front. The farthest tower was also in use, being occupied by the local authority.

Locals refer to 'the Island' by the bridge at Westgate. In fact, it has not been an island for many years, but local terminology for places is not easily changed.

It was at a house in Westgate in February 1555 that Bishop John Hooper spent his last night before being burnt at the stake in St Mary's Square.

By 1960, the pedestrian crossing over Westgate had been moved to its present position, in the foreground of this view.

All Saints' Church looks out over the marshes by Church Farm, and stands at the west gates to the castle (not now the public entrance, which is from the Wartling Road).

Through all this, Basildon town centre continues to keep pace; the Westgate Shopping Park opened in 1999, and the HMV shop in Eastgate in 2001.

Beyond Westgate Street lies woodland and countryside, including Hardwick Heath. Today most of this area is covered by housing, part of the expansion of the town since the mid 1970s.

At left is Westgate Street where only 40 years earlier ran the course of the Taff. The Cardiff and County Club, later to find a home here, is a new venture founded only three years previously.

The bridge was eventually demolished in June 1934, and the Beck was covered over during the Westgate clearance scheme.The phenomenal growth of the cotton trade in the town led to inevitable pollution of

On the right is the 60ft-high west gate to the once huge priory, which was surrounded by a high wall one mile long.