[1] After significant population growth in the second half of the 19th century, particularly associated with carding (disentangling fibres) for the textile industry, civic leaders decided to procure a town hall to celebrate the Golden Jubilee of Queen Victoria: the site they selected had been occupied by a school and some residential properties on the north side of Church Street.

[3] It was designed by Mawson & Hudson of Bradford in the Queen Anne style and was built at a cost of £13,900, which was financed, in part, by public subscription.

[6] On 20 May 1926, the town hall was the venue for an important speech by the future leader of the National Liberal Party, Sir John Simon, who called for unity in the wake of the collapse of the General Strike: he said the British people should "retrace the false steps and acknowledge a grievous error ".

[9] A stained glass window which depicted the coat of arms of Spenborough was installed in the town hall after the council was abolished.

[10][11] The town hall became a regular venue for the annual Cleckheaton Folk Festival which promoted local musical and literary initiatives after it was launched in 1988.