The Hall is held in Trust for the people of Alcester as a Village Hall and is not a municipal building.  It is situated at the junction of  Henley Street, Church Street and Butter Street, and provides the Town with  important Function Rooms.

The lower storey of the Town Hall was built circa 1620 by the then Lord of  the Manor, (Sir Fulke Greville)as an open market, replacing the original market  cross.  It was later filled in to form a covered market, which also contained  the town "lock-up", the door of which is preserved and can be seen in the  entrance hall.  Also to be seen in the Hall are the Town Stocks. The upper room,  with its outstanding hammerbeam roof has remained largely as it was constructed  in 1641.Following a public meeting in 1919, the building was purchased on behalf of  the people of Alcester for £620. from the Marquess of Hertford, to serve as a  memorial to the men from Alcester who gave their lives in the First World War. A  plaque to this effect can be seen on the wall facing the "Hollybush", unveiled  in 1938.  The administration of the Hall at this time was entrusted to the High  Bailiff during his term of office.

The Hall is now administered as a Charity and is run by a committee of  Trustees and Townspeople who are duly elected each year.  The committee has been  responsible for extensive renovations in recent years, leaving the Hall in very  good shape