[2] Following the siege of Wallingford in 1645, a skirmish in the English Civil War at which many of the town's buildings were damaged or destroyed by the attacking roundhead forces, the borough council decided to demolish the old guildhall.

[7] Alterations were carried out in 1887, as part of the celebrations for the Golden Jubilee of Queen Victoria, to remove the attic and to create a coved ceiling in the main chamber.

426 Squadron RCAF, which was returning from an abandoned raid over the French port of Le Havre, and steered it away from Wallingford saving many civilian lives.

The two airmen, who died in the ensuing air crash at Newnham Murren, were commemorated after the borough council decided to fly the Canadian flag over Wallingford Town Hall every year on 9 September in their memory.

[12] The main chamber subsequently became the meeting place of Wallingford Town Council,[13] while the ground floor became the home of the local tourist information centre.

[17] In 2014, the town hall was the location for the filming of a scene from The Incredible Adventures of Professor Branestawm starring Harry Hill.