 Above the porch, and the main window above that, are the arms of Elizabeth I, removed from St James Church, and the arms of Charles II, added in 1664, on the gable.On the walls inside the guildhall are a portrait of King George VI and Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother.During the 19th century the town hall served as the meeting place of the King's Lynn Borough Council and, since 1974, it has been the headquarters of King's Lynn and West Norfolk Borough Council.