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Updated: Thursday 13th July, 2000
The Moothall
The Gatehouse Tower to the buildings of the Bailiff's Hall was built about 1400, when Scots armies were a constant threat. Here the Archbishop of York's Bailiff held court, with the leading men of Hexhamshire in attendance.
Later, the Borough Court and the County Magistrates met in the 'moothall', and it became for a time the town hall for Hexham.
Today, the headquarters of Tynedale Council are close by\The Moothall and the Museums Service is based there. The Historic Hexham Trust will carry out essential preservation work on the Moothall building so that it can continue to house the Tynedale Museums Service and its educational facilities; The ground-floor gallery will be used for exhibitions and the upper-floor Lockhart Room for public meetings. You can Help.