[2] An adjacent property, which formed the larger part of the site and was known as Town Hill, was donated to the committee by a locally-born member of parliament, William Ferrand.

[4] It was designed by Samuel Jackson of Bradford in the Italianate style,[5] built by Messrs Denbigh & Johnson in ashlar stone at a cost of £3,000 and was officially opened by Lord Frederick Cavendish on 21 March 1865.

The central bay, which slightly projected forward, featured a doorway with a fanlight flanked by pilasters and brackets supporting a cornice, with a round headed window on the first floor.

At roof level, there was a modillioned cornice which was broken by a central section containing a clock supported by volutes and surmounted by a bellcote.

[10] After the First World War, a plaque was installed in the town hall to commemorate the contribution by 147 local service personnel who had served during the conflict.