The Hall was hired for use by the Home Guard between 1941 and 1943. The Parish Hall Accounts show the following entries with the hire charge.
| Date | Charge | Modern equivalent adjusted for inflation | ||
|
10 January 1941 |
£0.5s.0d | £12.18p | ||
|
09 July 1941 |
£0.16s.0d | £38.96p | ||
|
29 October 1942 |
£2.12s.0d | £126.62p | ||
|
08 December 1942 |
£0.10s.0d | £24.35p | ||
|
31 March 1943 |
£1.5s.0d | £60.86p | ||
|
15 November 1943 |
£0.10s.0d | £24.35p |
The total income of £5.18.0d in 1941/43 (£287.33p adjusted for inflation) was roughly the cost of a skilled workman for 4 days: you’d probably pay around £400 for 4 days skilled work in 2018.
