The Great Hall is presented as a 19th century interpretation of a Medieval baronial hall. Tree-ring dating has indicated a felling date for the original ceiling timbers of around 1437. The Great Hall was built by Sir Thomas Ferrers (d.1458) who made Tamworth his principal seat when the possessions of Sir Baldwin de Freville were partitioned in 1423. Repairs were carried out in the mid. 17th century. The original stone floor was destroyed when the hall was used as a forge by the first Sir Robert Peel. He placed red bricks on the ground shortly after 1792, and they are still there under the present modern wooden floor.