Barter, M. and Elsworth, D. W. (2018). The Moot Hall, Appleby-in-Westmorland An Investigation and Assessment of Significance. Fort Cumberland: Historic England. https://doi.org/10.5284/1054139. Cite this using datacite

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Title:		 The Moot Hall, Appleby-in-Westmorland An Investigation and Assessment of Significance
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Series:		 Historic England Research Reports
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Abstract:		 The Moot Hall was probably built around 1596 for the Borough of Appleby, which was established by a royal charter in 1179. A re-set datestone over the south doorway is dated 1596, which accords with the findings of recent dendrochronological analysis of the oak roof trusses, which include timbers from trees felled in the period AD 1571-1596. The internal details of the roof and the masonry of the south gable end indicate that the eaves and roof were raised after the building was first built, re-using the original trusses. The date of this remodelling is not recorded but is likely to have taken place in the second half of the 17th century, when the accounts record significant expenditure and refer to a 'newbuilding'. The Moot Hall has been in continuous use for the administration of the borough since it was built, although it has been altered and additional functions have taken place within it, over time. From the 1670s until 1773, the Westmorland Assizes were held in the upper hall, or council chamber. The chamber was also used for coroner's inquests and for other meetings. The ground floor contained a lower hall until the second half of the 18th century, when the space was altered to provide separate shops.
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Author:		 Marion Barter ORCID icon
Daniel W Elsworth
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Publisher:		 Historic England
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Other Person/Org:		 Historic England (OASIS Reviewer)
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Year of Publication:		 2018
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Site: The Moot Hall, Boroughgate
County: Cumbria
District: Eden
Parish: APPLEBY IN WESTMORLAND
Country: England
Grid Reference: 368352, 520347 (Easting, Northing)
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POST MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods) MOOT HALL (Monument Type England)
BUILDING SURVEY (Event)
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OASIS Id: englishh2-322950
OBIB: 25/2018
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Created Date:		 17 Jul 2019