 During the Victorian period, the White Cloth Hall Yard played host to various events, including the circus, as evidenced by an 1858 poster for Pablo Fanque's Grand Allied Circus.The Cupola from the demolished 2nd White Cloth Hall was installed on the roof in 1786.When the North Eastern Railway system was extended through the town centre in 1865, the building was literally sliced in half by the new North Eastern Viaduct.