In 1765 the Lord of the Manor, Francis Greville, 1st Earl of Warwick, agreed to revoke all market tolls payable to him on the condition that the hall was kept in good repair by the people of Alcester.

[3] In 1813 Francis Ingram-Seymour-Conway, 2nd Marquess of Hertford became Lord of the Manor and improvements included a horse drawn fire engine which was installed in the ground floor of the building.

[3] The village lock-up, which had been located in the south west corner of the building and had been used for petty criminals, became redundant in 1850 when a dedicated police station opened in Henley Street.

[3] During the Second World War the local people of the town participated in Warship Week in February and March 1942: they raised finance for the Royal Navy and chose to adopt the Flower-class corvette, HMS Monkshood: the ship saw action in the Battle of the Atlantic.

[8] Works of art in the town hall include a portrait by M. C. McLaren of John William Roberts who was High Bailiff of Alcester in 1958.