[1] The first corn exchange in the town was established in August 1846 when Derby Corporation acquired two private houses in the southeast corner of the Market Place and then joined them together.

[4] The building was designed by Benjamin Wilson in the Italianate style, built in brick and was officially opened in January 1862.

The opera singer, Jenny Lind, supported by her husband, the pianist, Otto Goldschmidt, took part in a concert to celebrate the opening.

[3] The use of the building as a corn exchange declined significantly in the wake of the Great Depression of British Agriculture in the late 19th century.

[9] The Derby Telegraph moved to larger premises at the new "Northcliffe House" in Meadow Road in late 1979.