icks ▁and ▁mort ar . ▁In ▁another ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁building , ▁a ▁hear th ▁area ▁for ▁a ▁v at ▁was ▁built . ▁In ▁the ▁mid - 1 9 th ▁century , ▁it ▁was ▁converted ▁into ▁two ▁c ott ages ▁with ▁brick ▁wall ▁constructed ▁to ▁separate ▁them . ▁Add itional ▁supports ▁for ▁an ▁upper ▁floor ▁were ▁built ▁and ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁ground ▁floor ▁windows ▁was ▁converted ▁into ▁a ▁door . ▁The ▁western ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁building ▁was ▁used ▁as ▁a ▁paint ▁shop ▁at ▁this ▁time . ▁The ▁building ▁fell ▁into ▁dis rep air ▁during ▁the ▁ 2 0 th ▁century ▁and ▁it ▁was ▁abandoned ▁until ▁it ▁was ▁redis cover ed ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 6 ▁as ▁G ou da ▁Way ▁was ▁being ▁built . ▁At ▁some ▁point ▁a ▁southern ▁door way ▁and ▁steps ▁to ▁a ▁first ▁floor ▁hall ▁were ▁added ▁as ▁these ▁were ▁found ▁when ▁the ▁site ▁was ▁exc av ated ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 3 . ▁Between ▁ 1 9 1 3 ▁and ▁ 1 9 1 8 ▁the ▁area ▁was ▁used ▁for ▁vehicle ▁repair , ▁with ▁the ▁hall ▁and ▁c ott ages ▁being ▁g utt ed ▁out ▁and ▁converted ▁to ▁gar age ▁buildings . ▁ ▁Architecture ▁During ▁the ▁ 1 2 th ▁and ▁ 1 3 th ▁centuries , ▁most ▁houses ▁in ▁Gl ouc ester ▁were ▁built ▁with ▁tim ber - frames ▁and ▁as ▁such ▁were ▁sus cept ible ▁to ▁damage ▁by ▁fire . ▁However , ▁T ann ers ▁Hall ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁few ▁structures ▁at ▁this ▁time