Tuckers Hall
| Tuckers Hall | |
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| General information | |
| Architectural style | Gothic |
| Town or city | Exeter |
| Country | England |
| Coordinates | 50°43′15″N 3°32′07″W / 50.72071°N 3.53519°W |
| Year(s) built | 1471 |
| Website | |
| www.tuckershall.org.uk | |
Tuckers Hall, the Guildhall of the Incorporation of Weavers, Fullers and Shearmen, is an historic building in Exeter, Devon, built in 1471.[1][2] It is a Grade II* listed building.[3] The building was described by Pevsner as 'a remarkable survival'.[1]
History
[edit]The cloth workers' guilds that met at Tuckers Hall since its construction were incorporated into the Incorporation of Weavers, Fullers and Shearmen by Royal Charter in 1620.[4]
The building has a distinctive Gothic street frontage of mainly Heavitree stone.[3] The upper floor features 17th century oak panelling and furniture.[5]
The ground floor was used as a school from 1675 to 1841. The Hall was then let to the Freemasons from 1842 to 1875. The lower hall was then let for use as a Sunday school for a peppercorn rent.[5]
The incorporation continues to meet at Tuckers Hall today, having widened its membership after Exeter's cloth trade declined by the mid-19th century.[6]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Cherry, Bridget; Pevsner, Nikolaus (1989). The buildings of England (2nd ed. extensively revised ed.). Harmondsworth: Penguin books. ISBN 978-0-14-071050-2.
- ^ Hoskins, W. G.; Youings, Joyce (December 1969). "Tuckers Hall, Exeter: The History of a Provincial City Company Through Five Centuries". The Economic History Review. 22 (3): 557. doi:10.2307/2594132. ISSN 0013-0117. JSTOR 2594132.
- ^ a b Historic England. "Tuckers Hall (1103965)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 26 February 2025.
- ^ "Incorporation of Weavers Fullers and Shearmen celebrate 400th anniversary of granting of Royal Charter by King James I | The Exeter Daily". www.theexeterdaily.co.uk. 6 August 2020. Retrieved 9 February 2025.
- ^ a b "Exeter Memories - Tuckers Hall". www.exetermemories.co.uk. Retrieved 9 February 2025.
- ^ "The Incorporation – The Incorporation of Weavers, Fullers & Shearmen". Retrieved 9 February 2025.