View of the low end of the hall and the 2 doors that led into the pantry and buttery. The original screens passage at the low end has not survived.

View of the low end from a squint (or peep hole) in the former solar above.

Photographer: Rachel Hunt

Copyright: National Trust.
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View of the low end and the early 17th c. staircase on the N side to the gallery.

View of the low end and the adjacent service room beyond.

The remains of 3 doors can be seen: a central service door led into the buttery at the low end, another at the SW corner led into the passage to the kitchen block and a third at the NW corner led to a staircase to the exterior of the hall and possibly the curtain wall beyond. The solar above the service room must have been accessed by a staircase though its location is uncertain.

Low end of the hall with Weir's early 20th c. screen.

The low end and gallery of the hall.

The low end of the hall showing the minstrels' gallery on the upper level.

At the low end, the E door leads into the oak-panelled council chamber where there is some original glass salvaged from the E windows of the hall and the famous mid-15th c. guild chair. The chamber was restored in 1933, with oak panelling and floor installed from other city buildings.

The council chamber is 20'4" x 13'11".

A view of the 3 doors at the low end of the hall with the ruins of the tower beyond.