Following significant population growth, largely associated with the status of Stourport-on-Severn as a market town, a local board of health was established for the Lower Mitton area in 1863.

The remodelling, which involved the construction of a new first floor to accommodate a meeting room for the local board, was carried out in ashlar stone to an Italianate style design and completed in 1866.

It was designed by Andrews and Hazzard in the modern style, built in brick with a concrete trim at a cost of £198,810 and was officially opened by Charles Lyttelton, 10th Viscount Cobham in May 1966.

[7] The assembly hall became a popular events venue: the rock band, the N'Betweens, later known as Slade, performed there in December 1967,[8] and the Radio 1 Breakfast with Noel Edmonds was broadcast from there in May 1971.

[12] The council initially proposed disposal of the civic centre site, but it instead transferred ownership to a community group, which continued to operate it as a public events venue.