[4] Henry Pelham-Clinton, 4th Duke of Newcastle, whose seat was at Clumber Park, gave permission for his land to be used in 1845.

[5] The building was designed by Thomas Chambers Hine in the Italianate style, built in red brick with ashlar stone dressings at a cost of £3,000, and was officially opened on 6 April 1850.

There were quoins at the corners and a terracotta frieze with strapwork, a modillioned cornice and a parapet at roof level.

[10] However, 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.

[13] Later in the century, the building operated as a concert venue known as the "Clinton Rooms" (the name recalled the Pelham-Clinton family): performers included the avant-pop group Stereolab in March 1996.