[1] The building was designed as a mansion for the Copley family of Sprotbrough[2] and was completed in the early to mid 18th century.

[1] Sir Fitzroy Maclean, 8th Baronet sold an estate in Barbados with 150 slaves for £14,285 and purchased Nether Hall in 1841.

[1] Following the Local Government Act 1974 the hall was used to accommodate the finance department of the Metropolitan Borough of Doncaster.

[4] After the finance department moved to new civic offices in Sir Nigel Gresley Square in 2013, Nether Hall was sold at auction for £410,000 in 2014.

[7] The building was offered for sale by auction again, by Allsop of London, with a guide price of £425,000 or more, in September 2023.