[4] It was designed by James Miller in the Renaissance style, built in ashlar stone and was officially opened by the provost, Andrew Stewart, on 4 April 1902.

[5][6] Shortly after she was elected secretary of the local branch of the Independent Labour Party in 1913, the political activist, Jane Rae, hosted a talk by the suffragette, Emmeline Pankhurst, in the town hall.

[8][9] Despite the close proximity to the shipyard of John Brown & Company, the town hall only suffered minor damage in the Clydebank Blitz in March 1941 during the Second World War.

[4] A figure of an angel, also referred to as "Mercury", sculpted by Albert Hodge, which had originally been installed on top of the cupola was relocated to the main vestibule after being damaged in a hurricane in 1968.

[13] Following an extensive programme of refurbishment works costing £3.7 million, Clydebank Town Hall reopened as a venue for marriages and civil partnership ceremonies in 2013.