Next to it were the 7,770 square feet (722 m2) Greenwich Rooms and Elvin House, a futuristic triangular office block,[6] as well as the Wembley Exhibition Centre.

In preparation for a major redevelopment of both Wembley Stadium and the area immediately surrounding it, the conference centre building was demolished in September 2006.

[9] An early event was the January 1977 Model Engineer Exhibition, which had previously been held at the Seymour Hall in Marylebone.

[12] The centre was used for numerous conferences, trade events, exhibitions, corporate hospitality, annual general meetings, university graduation ceremonies, banquets, indoor sport popular music and dance competitions.

During Live Aid on 13 July 1985, the conference centre and exhibition halls were used to provide dressing rooms for the performers.

The climax of The Professionals episode "The Madness of Mickey Hamilton" takes place inside the conference centre.