It was designed broadly in the neoclassical style, built in yellow brick and was officially opened by the mayor, Ernest Crapper, in March 1983.

[4] The design involved an asymmetrical main frontage of two bays facing onto a small garden adjacent to the building.

On the first floor, there was a segmental headed casement window on the left, and a French door with a balcony and iron railings on the right.

[6][7][8] In 2004, a blue plaque, intended to commemorate founding of the town by William Carter a century beforehand, was fixed to the front of the building.

[10] The new market square was enhanced by the creation of a sensory garden which was officially opened, adjacent to the town hall, in September 2022.