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Hexham Manor Office is a Georgian building of the mid-eighteenth century located in Hexham, Northumberland, and serves as a notable example of civic architecture from that period. The structure functioned as both a manorial administrative centre and a place of detention, reflecting the dual role of local governance and justice administration in the Georgian era. The building exhibits characteristic features of its time in its masonry construction and fenestration, contributing to the architectural character of Hexham's historic townscape. As a listed monument, it represents the institutional infrastructure through which manorial authority was exercised in the locality during the eighteenth century.
Hexham Manor Office (or gaol) is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1006512. View the official record →
Hexham Manor Office is a Georgian building of the mid-eighteenth century located in Hexham, Northumberland, and serves as a notable example of civic architecture from that period. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1006512.
Hexham Manor Office (or gaol) is a Scheduled Ancient Monument, legally protected by Historic England (NHLE) — the body responsible for designating and safeguarding heritage sites in England. The official designation reference is 1006512.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Remains of medieval priory and Anglo-Saxon monastery under and around Hexham Abbey and its precincts (0.2 km), Hexham Bridge (0.7 km), Linnels (or Linnolds) Bridge (3 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Hexham Manor Office (or gaol)'s history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
Every location is different. Not every section appears for every place, only what the historical record actually holds turns up in a report.
Hexham Manor Office (or gaol) stands on Yoredale Group, bedrock that formed in the Bashkirian. The rock here is limestone, sandstone, siltstone and mudstone.