[3] The town hall was designed by Sampson Sage and E Robertson in the neoclassical style, built in ashlar stone by a local builder, George Major,[4] and was completed in 1854.

[2] The building was extended to the northeast with a tower, as well as accommodation for a corn exchange at ground floor level, to the designs of Wilson and Willcox of Bath in 1866.

[2] A wine store was built on an adjoining site and its upper hall was used as a magistrates' court from 1871 to 1891.

[6] Performers at the dance hall included the singer, Cilla Black, in April 1964,[7] followed by the rock bands, The Yardbirds in July 1964,[8] The Who in October 1965[9] and the Small Faces in November 1965.

[13] In November 2016, Swindon council entered into a development agreement with Swindon Corn Exchange Limited, a business managed by housebuilder, Steve Rosier, under which Rosier agreed to pursue a development on the site.