[5] Due to the fact that it was a sturdy brick-built structure the hall survived the Great Fire of Warwick on 5 September 1694 which destroyed all the surrounding town centre buildings.

[6] The original sections of the existing building, which were designed by Sanderson Miller, were constructed by local brothers William and David Hiorn[7] between 1753 and 1758.

Massively increasing its size the complex spread northward, incorporating the frontage of the old gaol, towards the former barracks, onto the site where the Militia Hall had once stood.

[10] The building was brought up to its current size by construction of a new council chamber and further offices in 1958 and a final expansion in 1966, which included a new frontage and main public entrance for the complex facing Market Place.

[16] In 2024, auction consultant Adam Busiakiewicz collaborated with historian Aaron Manning after identifying a portrait of Henry VIII, commissioned by tapestry maker, Ralph Sheldon (1537–1613).