[1] The foundation stone for the town hall was laid by Lord Bexley, Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster in April 1825.

[4] In January 1878 it was the place where local hero Mark Addy received several awards for his gallantry in saving people from drowning in the River Irwell.

[5] On 1 October 1931 it was the scene of the 'Battle of Bexley Square' where 10,000 protesters of the Salford Branch of the National Unemployed Workers' Movement clashed with police, an event which is commemorated with a plaque on the building.

[6][7] The novelist Walter Greenwood was present at the demonstration and a similar event is portrayed in his novel "Love on the Dole".

[4] It was subsequently sold to private developers, who completed converting the building into apartments in November 2015.