[3] The building was designed in the neoclassical style, built in limestone with sandstone dressings, and was completed in 1602, although it may include parts of the earlier chapel.

The ground floor continued to be used as a buttermarket, but later also accommodated the local horse drawn fire engine.

[6] The assembly room became a working men's club in 1885, with a fishmonger's shop on the ground floor, and remained as such until 1964.

[8] In 1966, the building was acquired by Maurice Goldstone, an antiques dealer from Sheffield, who refurbished it and gave the interior a medieval look, with refectory tables, chairs, and heraldic devices in the style of a manorial hall.

[9] By the early 21st century, the building was let to the American clothing business Orvis, although the company relocated to new premises on the opposite side of the road in December 2020.