[2] The new building was designed by David Cousin in the Jacobethan style, built in rubble masonry with ashlar stone dressings at a cost of £3,000, and was opened in autumn 1863.

[4] After her death in 1869, a plaque was installed in the building to commemorate the life of the local songwriter, Elizabeth Clephane, who wrote the hymns "The Ninety and Nine" and "Beneath the Cross of Jesus".

[5] 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.

[6] Instead, it was re-purposed as a public events venue: in spring 1941, during the Second World War, the building hosted concert parties for 18th Infantry Division which was billeted in the local area.

[8] The journalist, Kate Adie, spoke at the corn exchange in November 2008,[9][10] and, after a major refurbishment, in September 2021, Arabella Weir, became the first comedian to perform on the stage following the re-opening of the building.