[3] The new building, which was designed by Verner Owen Rees in the Neo-Georgian style and built by local builders, G. F. Martindale, was opened as "Westmorland County Hall" in 1939.

[6] After leaving the Royal train at Arnside railway station,[7] Queen Elizabeth II, accompanied by the Duke of Edinburgh, visited Westmorland County Hall in August 1956.

[8] An emergency control centre, which was intended to accommodate staff in the event of a nuclear attack, was installed in the basement of the building in the 1960s.

[13] Cumbria County Council was abolished on 1 April 2023, with the southern and eastern areas becoming part of the new unitary authority of Westmorland and Furness.

[14][15][16] In June 2024 the council decided to close the building in September 2024 and move meetings, staff and services to Kendal Town Hall and South Lakeland House.