In the early 19th century, the justices complained that the old sessions hall was dilapidated, but the lord of the manor, Frederick Hervey, 1st Marquess of Bristol, refused to carry out repairs.

The new building was designed by Henry Edward Kendall in the Gothic revival style, built in ashlar stone at a cost of £7,000[4] and was completed in 1831.

[8] A drinking fountain, commissioned to commemorate the life of Frederick Hervey, 2nd Marquess of Bristol and protected by a pyramid-shaped roof supported by four marble columns, was unveiled outside the building in 1874.

[11][12] Cataffo, who presented the Channel 4, television programme Dolce Vito – Dream Restaurant, died the following year.

[13][14] The drinking fountain was restored with financial support from the National Lottery Heritage Fund and the Lincolnshire Community Foundation, in 2019.