[3] However, after the assizes moved to the new Shire Hall in Bodmin in 1838, the old guildhall was no longer required and it was demolished in 1840.

[3] After holding meetings for around 30 years in a hall which they shared with St Mary Magdalene's Church, civic leaders decided to procure a dedicated guildhall: the site they selected was open land to the south of Launceston Castle.

[4] The design included a three-stage tower above the main entrance: the tower connected on the left to the guildhall and on the right the new town hall, which itself featured a large seven-light window with a tall gable facing Western Road.

Potts added a new quarter-chime train to the mechanism and a more modern escapement before installing it in the tower, since when it has continued to drive the clock.

The two quarter-jacks are located in a niche halfway up the tower, where they continue to chime the quarter-hours.