Following significant population growth, largely associated with the anthracite coal mining industry, Ammanford Urban District Council was established in 1903.

These were four-storey properties, designed in the Victorian style, built with a cement render finish, and featuring prominent flat-headed gables.

[2] By the 1950s, the terraced houses were inadequate in the context of the increasing responsibilities of local councils, and civic leaders decided to commission a purpose-built town hall.

[3] The new building was designed by the borough architect, W. H. Lock-Smith, in the Neo-Georgian style, built in red brick and was completed in 1964.

The central bay featured a recessed doorway with a French door and balcony above, the surround being in green stone.