Totnes Guild Hall, Devon
17th January 2015
Property History
Totnes Guildhall is a Grade I listed 16th-century Tudor historic guildhall, magistrate's court, and prison, in the town of Totnes, south Devon.
In 1206, Totnes was granted a charter by King John. Thus it became a free town, able to make its own laws. The merchants of the town also obtained permission to establish a guild.
In 1553, King Edward VI granted Totnes a charter allowing a former Benedictine priory building that had been founded in 1088 to be used as a Guildhall and school. The Guildhall was previously used as the monks' refectory. In 1624, the Guildhall was converted to be a magistrate's court. In the Council Chamber there are large oak tables used by Oliver Cromwell and the general and parliamentary commander-in-chief Thomas Fairfax, 3rd Lord Fairfax of Cameron for discussions in 1646.
Soldiers were billeted here during the English Civil War. Until 1887, it was also used as the town gaol with the addition of prison cells. It remained a magistrate's court until 1974.
Temperature: 28F
Wind/ direction: 20.5mph NW
Humidity: 70%
Barometer: 29.5 "Hg
Moon Phase: 16% visible
CPR Review 2015 ~ Totnes Guild Hall #4
INVESTIGATION 8PM TO 2AM
TEAM: ANGIE, BRONWEN, MANDY AND PETER
GUEST: WARDEN
BASELINE READINGS
COURT AREA - TEMP 15.3C K2, NO SPIKES
CENTRE AREA IN COURT - TEMP DROP TO 14.3C K2 SPIKED TO FULL, NO EXPLANATION, NO OBVIOUS ELEC WIRES OR NEARBY MOBILE PHONES
CELL AREA - TEMP 14.9C, NO EMF METER READING
COUNCIL CHAMBERS - 14.2C, NO EMF READINGS
UPPER ROOM - 14.3C, EMF READING ADJACENT TO ELECTRICITY SOCKETS ONLY