Photograph - Mono (Document ID: 100760)
Exterior shot of The Moot Hall, Nelson Street, Halifax, West Yorkshire.
Author: R.G. Farrar
Date: not dated
Location: Halifax
Format: Photograph - Mono
Document ID: 100760
Library ID: 096252
The Halifax Moot Hall (or Meeting Hall), near the Halifax Parish Church, was used for judicial proceedings or other meetings. It was under the administration of the Court of the Manor of Wakefield and, according to records, the 7th Earl of Warenne adjudicated here in 1286.
The medieval building was timber-framed and at a later date rendered with stone. After generations of neglect, and despite recommendations of scheduling as an Ancient Monument, it was demolished in June 1957, to be replaced by a paved area.
