Editing Hexham (section)

== Notable buildings ==
Hexham's architectural landscape is dominated by [[Hexham Abbey]]. The current church largely dates from c. 1170–1250, in the [[English Gothic architecture|Early English Gothic]] style of [[architecture]]. The choir, north and south transepts and the cloisters, where canons studied and meditated, date from this period.<ref>{{NHLE|num=1042576|desc=The Priory Church of St Andrew|access-date=7 April 2023}}</ref>

The abbey stands at the west end of the market place, which is home to the Shambles, a covered market built by [[Walter Calverley-Blackett|Sir Walter Blackett]] in 1766; it is a Grade II* [[listed building]].<ref>{{NHLE|desc=The Shambles|num=
1370800|access-date=7 April 2023}}</ref>

[[File:Hexham_Old_Gaol.jpg|thumb|right|200px|The [[Hexham Old Gaol|Old Gaol]]]]

At the east end of the market place stands the Moot Hall, originally commissioned as a gatehouse that was part of the defences of the town. The Moot Hall, which is considered one of the best examples of a medieval courthouse in the north of England,<ref>{{Cite web|title=Tree-Ring Analysis of Timbers from the Moot Hall, Market Place, Hexham. Historic England Research Report 41/2004|url=https://research.historicengland.org.uk/Report.aspx?i=14273&ru=/Results.aspx?p=1&n=10&rn=41&ry=2004&ns=1|last=Arnold, Howard, Litton|date=2004|website=research.historicengland.org.uk|access-date=2020-05-10}}</ref> is a Grade I [[listed building]].<ref>{{NHLE|num= 1042577|desc=The Moot Hall|access-date=7 April 2023}}</ref>

The [[Hexham Old Gaol|Old Gaol]], behind the Moot Hall on Hallgates, was one of the first purpose-built jails in England. It was built between 1330 and 1333 and is a Grade I [[listed building]].<ref>{{NHLE|desc=The Manor Office|num=1281526|access-date=7 April 2023}}</ref>

The Leazes on Shaws Lane is a Grade II listed mansion built in 1853 by [[John Dobson (architect)|John Dobson]] for William Kinsopp.<ref>{{NHLE |desc=The Leazes |num=1204227 |access-date=3 January 2019}}</ref>

[[File:Hexham, Queen's Hall (geograph 5616173).jpg|thumb|200px|The [[Queen's Hall, Hexham|Queen's Hall]]]]
Hexham Library and the Queen's Hall Art Centre can both be found in the [[Queen's Hall, Hexham|Queen's Hall]], completed in 1866. The building contains the Brough Local Studies Collection which is the second-largest local history collection in the county.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.northumberlandlife.org/hexhamlibrary/|title=Hexham Library|publisher=Northumberland Life|access-date=30 August 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.northumberland.gov.uk/default.aspx?page=10444|title=Hexham Library|publisher=Northumberland County Council|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140704124301/http://www.northumberland.gov.uk/default.aspx?page=10444|access-date=30 August 2021|archive-date=4 July 2014}}</ref>

[[Dare Wilson Barracks]], the home of X Company, 5th Battalion, The Royal Regiment of Fusiliers, was completed in 1891.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.regiments.org/regiments/uk/volmil-england/vinf-no/nd-4.htm|title=4th Battalion, The Royal Northumberland Fusiliers|publisher=Regiments.org|access-date=8 July 2017|url-status=bot: unknown|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071020113534/http://www.regiments.org/regiments/uk/volmil-england/vinf-no/nd-4.htm|archive-date=20 October 2007}}</ref>