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The square is named after Henry Sudell, one of the town's leading 18th-century citizens. The tracks across the setts formed part of Blackburn's tramway, which opened in April 1881.

Just this side of it can be seen the premises of Botley Garages, now a sports shop and a hairdresser's. The swinging AA sign has gone, replaced by one for the sports unit.

The old market place, on which the vehicles are parked, is a reminder of Battle's former identity as a market town.

Notice the old Town Hall on the right hand side of the photograph – now sadly destroyed and replaced by an extremely bland 1960s building.

The first forge is reputed to have been working in 1425, with the first ironworks following in 1577; it is also said that the first forge in America was built by emigrants from the town.

The central section was the Market House, and dates from c1450. The wing to the left was added as the Guildhall. It was later partly under-built in brick, hence the loss of the jetty.

That room was the mayor's personal receiving room, and the windows meant that a watch could be kept for anyone important approaching the Town Hall.

It was the home town of General Hector MacDonald (1853–1903), who enlisted in the 92nd Highlanders at the age of 17.

The town, now mercifully by-passed, has a remarkably complete High Street, considering the volume of traffic that used to choke it en route to the coast.

It is said that no other town has such a choice in the way its name is pronounced: 'Ucheter', 'Uxeter', 'Toxeter', 'Itcheter', to name but four.

Front Street is a long wide high street that leads down to the River Blyth.

The stooks lend period atmosphere to the harvest scene; the view today is far more built-up.

It is an ancient town with a medieval layout and a wide gently curving High Street, now mainly pedestrianised.

William Cobbett described the town in 'Rural Rides' as 'a nasty ill-looking place', full of “East India plunderers, West Indian floggers, English tax-gorgers… gluttons, drunkards and debauchers of all

The brick building on the right has gone, and the timber building beside it has been extended.

The large cupola adorns the Co-operative building and beyond, the clock tower identifies the Town Hall.

It is said that no other town has such a choice in the way its name is pronounced: 'Ucheter', 'Uxeter', 'Toxeter', 'Itcheter', to name but four.

Many ancient towns grew up with market places by the abbey gates, including Ely, Peterborough, St Albans and Glastonbury.

Situated just beyond Queen's Park, Wistaston is now a suburb of the town of Crewe. John Gerard, born in Nantwich in 1545, was educated in this village.

It looks quiet here now, but once the market at Leominster was so successful that the cities of Hereford and Worcester were jealous of its success.

Originally one of the largest country houses in the town of Cheshunt, Grundy Park is now home to one of the Borough of Broxbourne's leisure centres.

Sutton has one great asset which makes it a cut above other Birmingham suburbs - Sutton Park, which was given to the town by Henry VIII at the behest of local benefactor Bishop John Vesey.

One of Willenhall's more eccentric buildings, this mock-Tudor, mock-Gothic, former toll house became a restaurant in 1929 and has also been known as the Round House, though it is not really round.

The Square in Wickham opens at right angles to an east-west route; it might have been intentionally planned in that way when a market and fair were granted to the town during the second half of the 13th