[1] Following significant population growth, largely associated with the status of Baldock as a market town, the area became an urban district in 1894.

The cost of construction, which had been estimated at £2,000 became a contentious issue during the local election in the town in April 1896: candidates supporting the project were ultimately returned with large majorities.

[3] The new building was designed in the Edwardian Baroque style, built in red brick with stone facings and with a stucco finish on the first floor and was officially opened by Pryor on 25 November 1897.

[7][8] The fire service continued to operate from the town hall but moved to new premises in Weston Way after the Second World War.

[14] In October 2013, the Baldock Town Hall Group acquired a long lease on the property and subsequently carried out the refurbishment works necessary to establish an arts and heritage centre in the building.