[1] The Parliamentary forces of Oliver Cromwell, led by Major-General John Lambert, held 48 prisoners in the building in 1648 during the Second English Civil War.

[2][3] Then, in November 1745, the area in front of the moot hall hosted the Army of the Young Pretender, Charles Edward Stuart, as he laid siege to Carlisle Castle during the Jacobite rising.

[4] The present building was commissioned by the lord of the manor, Frederick Howard, 5th Earl of Carlisle, whose seat was at Naworth Castle.

[6] A ring to tether bulls for the purpose of bull-baiting was installed in the cobbles in front of the building, although this practice was outlawed by the Cruelty to Animals Act 1835.

[10] The ground floor room subsequently became the home of the local tourist information office,[6] while the assembly room on the first floor became the meeting place of Brampton Parish Council,[11] and farmers' markets continued to be held on the last Saturday of every month in front of the moot hall.