At roof level, there was a frieze, a cornice and a central panel, inscribed with the words "Wark Mechanics Institute" and surmounted by a clock in a moulded frame with finials and an acroterion.

[3][8] The building was used as an events venue from an early stage and was already referred to as the "town hall" within a few years of it opening, despite the management continuing to offer technical training for adults, as originally envisaged, and library facilities as well.

[3] In December 1909, a man was killed and another was seriously injured shortly after moving a generator at the town hall: a gas pipe broke while the men were testing the strength of the light.

[9] A war memorial, in the form of a simple cross, which was intended to commemorate the lives of local service personnel who had died in the First World War, was erected on The Green opposite the town hall and unveiled by Lieutenant Colonel Thomas George Taylor of Chipchase Castle in March 1921.

[10][11] The town hall continued to be used as a local events venue into the 21st century[12][13] and, in December 2005, the management secured a grant from the National Lottery Community Fund to replace the entire heating system in the building.