The Fourth Hall as originally built seems to have been partly a refacing of the fire-damaged walls of the relatively-new third Hall. It was rebuilt quickly and was already in use by autumn 1667.
It was described in 1708 as 'a noble rich building' ornamented with fluted columns in brick with stone Corinthian capitals.
It was clearly remodelled over the years. In 1724-5 a new Court Room was erected leading off from the Hall, which is shown in a drawing in the Company Archives. The facade to Mincing Lane as shown in a print of 1812 appears as a relatively new building.
A watercolour of 1830 shows the facade of the Hall, with its stained glass windows just visible.
Nevertheless, the retention of older elements meant that by the 1850s, the Hall's arrangements were seen as inconvenient. It was deemed undignified to enter the Hall past the kitchens and the offices were held to be too far from the Court Room.
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