[4][5] It was designed by the in-house architectural team in the Brutalist style, was built at a cost of £1.4 million and was completed in November 1967.

[4] The principal room was the council chamber which was panelled with Japanese teak and Bombay rosewood.

[4] Queen Elizabeth II made an official visit to County Hall during a tour of Leicestershire, on 17 November 1989.

[6][7] A memorial to commemorate local people from the county who had died since the Second World War was unveiled on 9 November 2012: the memorial, entitled "Stand Easy", was designed by Kenny Hunter from Glasgow and comprised four bronze statues which were modelled on soldiers from Welbeck Defence Sixth Form College.

[8][9][10] Works of art in the building include a painting by John Ferneley depicting the Melton Mowbray Horse Fair.