The new guildhall was designed by John Simpson of Shrewsbury in the neoclassical style, built in ashlar stone and was completed in 1808.

[8] The butchers' shambles, just behind the guildhall, was converted for heritage use and was officially opened by Earl Baldwin as the Bewdley Museum in July 1972.

[9] Princess Alexandra also visited the guildhall that month and unveiled a plaque to commemorate the 500th anniversary of the granting of a charter to the town by King Edward IV.

[12] A statue by the sculptor, Martin Jennings, of the locally-born former Prime Minister, Stanley Baldwin, was unveiled outside the guildhall by the Duke of Gloucester in September 2018.

[13] In February 2021, Wyre Forest District Council announced its intention to seek trustees to take over the management of the guildhall, among other local assets, as part of its localisation agenda.