▁The ▁market ▁cross ▁is ▁on ▁Market ▁Place . ▁ ▁The ▁man or ▁of ▁Hud ders field ▁was ▁owned ▁by ▁the ▁de ▁L acy ▁family ▁until ▁ 1 3 2 2 , ▁at ▁which ▁it ▁revert ed ▁to ▁royal ▁ownership . ▁In ▁ 1 5 9 9 , ▁William ▁R ams den ▁bought ▁the ▁man or , ▁and ▁the ▁R ams den ▁family ▁continued ▁to ▁own ▁the ▁man or , ▁which ▁came ▁to ▁be ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁R ams den ▁Est ate , ▁until ▁ 1 9 2 0 . ▁During ▁their ▁ownership ▁they ▁supported ▁the ▁development ▁of ▁the ▁town . ▁Sir ▁John ▁R ams den , ▁ 3 rd ▁Baron et ▁built ▁the ▁Hud ders field ▁Cl oth ▁Hall ▁in ▁ 1 7 6 6 ▁and ▁his ▁son ▁the ▁fourth ▁baron et ▁was ▁responsible ▁for ▁Sir ▁John ▁R ams den ' s ▁Canal ▁in ▁ 1 7 8 0 . ▁The ▁R ams dens ▁also ▁supported ▁the ▁arrival ▁of ▁the ▁railway ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 8 4 0 s . ▁ ▁Indust rial ▁Revolution ▁Hud ders field ▁was ▁a ▁centre ▁of ▁civil ▁un rest ▁during ▁the ▁Indust rial ▁Revolution . ▁In ▁a ▁period ▁where ▁Europe ▁was ▁experien cing ▁frequent ▁wars , ▁where ▁trade ▁had ▁sl ump ed ▁and ▁the ▁cro ps ▁had ▁failed , ▁many ▁local ▁we a vers ▁faced ▁losing ▁their ▁liv elihood ▁due ▁to ▁the ▁introduction ▁of ▁mach in ery ▁in ▁fact ories . ▁Lud d ites ▁began ▁destroy ing ▁mill s ▁and ▁mach in ery ▁in ▁response ; ▁one ▁of