Before that, going back to 1396, it was called the Women's Market - but was nicknamed Cuckstool Row since it was home to a "cucking" - or "ducking" - stool. The medieval punishment was used around ...

Stood by this pool, until the 1750s, was a ducking stool used to punish suspected witches or women who were said to scold or argue with their husbands. The offender was strapped to a wooden or ...