It officially opened on 18 July 1894 and was considered a grand occasion that included a concert of classical music and songs.

Later a £3.1 million Lottery grant was awarded to allow the Brent Archives to move into the location.

The redevelopment cost £10million and took three years to complete and reopened as The Library at Willesden Green in 2015.

[4] The new centre contains a public library, 40,000 books, an art gallery, a museum, an exhibition area and a performance space.

Most artefacts in the museum directly correlate to the history of Brent and depends largely on donations and bequests.

The museum contains a focus on the old Wembley Stadium and a display on the area's short-lived, nineteenth-century Watkin's Tower.