[1] A public library, financed with a grant from the philanthropist, Andrew Carnegie, and designed by F. R. Lawson was erected to the east of the town hall, but within the boundaries of the site, in 1906.

[8] A police station, also designed by Robert Scrivener & Son, was erected between the town hall and the public library in 1914.

[10][11] Another memorial, in the form of a plaque created from Minton tiles and listing the names of 498 local service personnel, was installed inside the building.

[12][13] During the Second World War, as part of the local fund-raising effort for Wings for Victory Week in April 1943, a Spitfire was parked outside the town hall.

[19][20] A programme of works to restore the ballroom and to reveal its original vaulted ceiling was carried out with financial support from Arts Council England and completed in 2021.