The Town Hall

The building was commissioned in the early 18th century by the lord of the manor, the 3rd Earl of Carlisle. It was designed by John Vanbrugh in the Baroque style, built in rusticated ashlar stone and was completed in 1714. The design involved a symmetrical main frontage with five bays facing onto the Market Place with the end bays projected forward as towers with voussoirs and open pediments in the top stage. and the assembly hall on the first floor. In the early 19th century theatrical events took place in the town hall with Macbeth being performed there. After significant population growth, largely associated with Morpeth's status as a market town, the area became a municipal borough,…