[2][3][4] The new building was designed by Napper Collerton in the Modernist style, built by John Laing Construction in yellow stone at a cost of £18.9 million,[5] and was completed in 1993.

[6][7][8] The design involved a symmetrical main frontage of 15 bays facing onto Exchange Square.

The wings, of seven bays each, featured sections on the second floor, which were stone-faced and cantilevered out over the pavement.

[10] Notable cases have included the trial and conviction, in November 2007, of Ronald Castree for the murder of Lesley Molseed, some 31 years after the trial and wrongful conviction of Stefan Kiszko at Leeds Crown Court in July 1976.

[11][12] They have also included the trial and conviction of eleven men in December 2015, on charges in connection with the Keighley child sex abuse ring,[13] and the trial and conviction, in December 2021, of Savannah Brockhill for the murder of Star Hobson.