The 1805 plan (unrealized) for restoring the hall includes the following note on the high end: '...the door at the side of the fireplace does not appear to be of the same age with the original building. Enough remains of the ancient roof to shew its general principle, although most of the parts have been of subsequent and very uncouth workmanship.'

Architect/designer: George Saunders

Used by kind permission of the Devon Record Office.

The high end of the great hall with the bay window to the right and a door in the SE corner leading to a parlour with private chamber above. The upper room was originally reached via a stone staircase, now replaced by an oak staircase salvaged from pieces originating in a 17th c. Scottish castle.

The high (S) end of the hall has a bay window alcove to the left and a door in the SW corner giving access to the Elizabethan withdrawing room above.

Looking towards the west end; the dais is a reconstruction of the dais in place in the 18th c. All 3 floors of the original building are visible.

High end of the hall ca. 1959.

The high end of the chamber with panelling and furnishings of a later period.

View of the high end of the former Mayor's Court, with original E window.

The E wall of the high end is no longer standing although the SE turret was left for picturesque effect during 19th c. renovations.