Tuckers Hall has not always existed for the exclusive use of the Incorporation of Weavers, Fullers and Shearmen. In its past it has been used as a chapel, a storeroom and a meeting place for local Freemasons.

From 1459-2011 the Hall has been constantly renovated, repurposed and even confiscated by a monarch!

By the mid-1800s Exeter’s woollen cloth industry had declined, the Incorporation’s membership had fallen and Tuckers Hall was in poor shape. In 1853 a survey of the building made a worrying discovery: the front wall was leaning 28cm (11 inches) from the perpendicular and was in danger of collapsing.

In 1931 the modern world came to Tuckers Hall with the introduction of electricity, while part of the old world was re-discovered when medieval wall paintings were found hidden beneath the oak panelling of the upper chamber.

Throughout the remainder of the 1900s, Tuckers Hall fought off a series of threats ranging from death watch beetle, dry rot and fire, to the Blitz of May 1942.