Moot Hall, Market Place, Brampton, Cumbria

The Moot Hall was built for the Earl of Carlisle in 1817 to replace a 17th century Town Hall. It was given to the Parish Council in 1896. It is an octagonal building. It was originally open on the ground floor where a butter, egg and poultry market was held. The upper floor has the meeting chamber which is now the Tourist Office. The tower has a clock and a cupola containing the market bell and a weather vane. Near to the entrance there is a set of stocks and a bull ring. There is a bronze wall plaque to Robert Burn, a local poet who died in 1902.

Location

Cumbria Brampton

Period

Georgian (1714 - 1836)

Tags

town hall meeting market council Georgian (1714 - 1836)