[4] The new civic leaders acquired the building from the Tunstall family and, after converting it for municipal use, re-opened it as Brierfield Town Hall in 1901.

[2] Following the conversion, the design involved a symmetrical main frontage with three bays facing onto Colne Road; the central bay, which slightly projected forward, featured a doorway with a three-light fanlight flanked by brackets supporting an entablature and an ornamental balustrade; the outer bays on the ground floor contained cross-windows; there were casement windows on the first floor and, at roof level, there was a balustrade and a central pediment with the council coat of arms in the tympanum.

[8] A review of the conditions at the town hall carried out in September 2009 was highly critical; the report noted a lack of access for disabled people and the unwelcoming appearance of the building.

[9] After Pendle District Council found itself having to make significant savings to avoid a loss of efficiency support grant from the UK Government in April 2014, both the town hall and the community centre were threatened with closure: Brierfield Town Council then agreed to take over the management of both buildings.

[10] However, in December 2014, the town council was then criticised for doubling the hire rates charged to community groups and other people seeking to use the two venues.