Tuckers Hall

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Tuckers Hall
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Tuckers Hall
General information
Architectural style Gothic
Town or city Exeter
Country England
Coordinates 50°43′15″N3°32′07″W / 50.72071°N 3.53519°W / 50.72071; -3.53519
Year(s) built1471
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

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

  1. 1 2 Cherry, Bridget; Pevsner, Nikolaus (1989). The buildings of England (2nd ed. extensively revised ed.). Harmondsworth: Penguin books. ISBN   978-0-14-071050-2.
  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.
  3. 1 2 Historic England. "Tuckers Hall (1103965)". National Heritage List for England . Retrieved 26 February 2025.
  4. ↑ "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.
  5. 1 2 "Exeter Memories - Tuckers Hall". www.exetermemories.co.uk. Retrieved 9 February 2025.
  6. ↑ "The Incorporation – The Incorporation of Weavers, Fullers & Shearmen" . Retrieved 9 February 2025.
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