The town hall, which is the headquarters of Burnley Borough Council, is a Grade II listed building.

[2] It was designed by Henry Holtom and George Arthur Fox from Dewsbury in the Renaissance style and was officially opened on 27 October 1888.

[1][4][5] The design of the centre section of the front elevation of the building involved Ionic columns of polished granite with sandstone capitals.

[6] The interior decoration included a mosaic pavement with tiles made by Craven Dunnill bearing the town's coat of arms.

[12] The Prince of Wales visited the town hall for a meeting with the civic dignitaries in February 2008.