The structure, which currently accommodates two shops and a Royal British Legion Club, is a Grade II listed building.

[1] After King Charles II granted the town a charter of incorporation in 1679, the newly elected freemen decided to commission a market hall: the new building was completed in 1680 but was burnt down in a major fire in 1750.

[4] The design involved a symmetrical main frontage with three bays facing onto the High Street.

[3][11] The town hall was subsequently converted for commercial use and, although it was badly damaged in a fire in 1939 and had to be rebuilt, much of the external stonework was saved and restored.

[12] An additional plaque was installed on the front of the building to commemorate the Diamond Jubilee of Elizabeth II in 2012.