ɪn mˈɑːɹtʃ tˈuː θˈaʊzənd sˈɪkstiːn, ðə hˈɔːl klˈoʊzd ɪts dˈoːɹz tʊ ˌʌndɚɡˈoʊ ɐ pˈaʊnd nˈaɪn mˈɪliən ɹᵻfˈɜːbɪʃmənt plˈæn ˈæftɚ sᵻkjˈʊɹɹɪŋ fˈʌndɪŋ fɹʌm bˈoʊθ ðə hˈɛɹɪɾɪdʒ lˈɑːɾɚɹi fˈʌnd ænd bɹˈædfɚd kˈaʊnsəl.
In March 2016, the hall closed its doors to undergo a £9 million refurbishment plan after securing funding from both the Heritage Lottery Fund and Bradford Council.