The structure, which now forms part of the headquarters of Samuel Smith's Brewery, is a grade II listed building.

[1] After acquiring the Manor of Tadcaster from George Wyndham, 3rd Earl of Egremont in 1855,[2] Albert Denison, 1st Baron Londesborough, who was a politician and horse racing enthusiast,[3] set about making various improvements to his estate for the benefit of the local people.

[8] His successor, William Denison, 1st Earl of Londesborough got into financial difficulties and sold the Tadcaster estate, including the town hall, in 1873.

[2][9] The building remained an important venue for community events and the balcony was the place where the parliamentary election results for Barkston Ash were announced.

The ground floor has been replaced, and it now has a carriage entrance with wooden doors at the left-hand side, and then a 20th-century bay window to the right.