Description

NY 5361 BRAMPTON MARKET PLACE BRAMPTON (Centre of)

16/52 Moot Hall

1.4.57 II*

Moot Hall. 1817, replacing C17 Town Hall, for the Earl of Carlisle: given to the Parish Council 1896 and extended on ground floor. Extension of dressed red sandstone, with stucco and painted quoins above, green slate roof with lead hips; wooden tower with lead cupola. Octagonal building, originally open on the ground floor for butter, egg and poultry market. 2 storeys, 3 bays, with single storey extension. Ground floor has round headed porch, flanked by small niches, under external staircase to upper floor meeting chamber, now Tourist Office. Large round headed windows with glazing bars to extension. Upper floor has pointed head entrance and windows, plank door with radial fanlight and glazing bar sashes with square and shaped heads. Tower has engaged angle columns and clock, surmounted by latticed cupola containing market bell and weather vane. Bench mark left of entrance: iron stocks to right. Stairs to right have bronze wall plaque to Robert Burn, local poet, died 1902. Bull ring set in cobbles to west of entrance.

Listing NGR: NY5310661096

External Links

• Moot Hall at Wikipedia
• Wikidata Q17541845

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