The Great Hall was used for concerts, elections, balls, meetings and exhibitions.

[5] The Exchange was demolished in 1926 to make way for the current Nottingham Council House which occupies the same site.

[9] In 1876 a Greenwich time ball apparatus was fixed to the Smithy-row corner of the parapet of the Nottingham Exchange.

[10] and was installed by the Corporation to indicate Greenwich Mean Time to assist with the regulation of public clocks.

Operated by electrical control, the ball dropped from top to bottom of a short staff at 1pm each day.