In Chapter XXXIII, ‘The Town Of Warminster,’ in his book The History Of Warminster (published 1879), Rev. John J. Daniell, noted:
On the Coronation of William IV, and Queen Adelaide, 8 September 1831, £80 were distributed in bread and meat, with a quart of beer for each family; £25 were apportioned for providing a dinner for the Schools; the inhabitants dined at the Town Hall, tickets 7s. each; a Procession of Friendly Societies and others paraded the town; £20 were expended in a Bonfire and Fireworks in the New Road.