[3] In this context, civic leaders decided to procure municipal buildings: the site chosen on the north side of Earle Street had been occupied by a row of commercial properties with an old corn exchange located behind them.

[5] It was designed in the Baroque style, built by Robert Neil and Sons of Manchester at a cost of around £20,000 and was officially opened on 19 July 1905.

[1] There was a row of sash windows on the first floor; each of the bays in the central section was flanked by full-height Ionic order columns supporting an entablature and a parapet.

[7] A bronze model of a locomotive, built by a fitter, Harry Lightfoot, which had originally stood at in front of the Second Boer War memorial in Queen's Park and which was on display at the Crewe Heritage Centre for its official opening by Queen Elizabeth II, accompanied by the Duke of Edinburgh, on 24 July 1987,[8] was permanently relocated to the municipal buildings and placed on display in the foyer.

[19] The building is also used as the main meeting place of Crewe Town Council, which was formed in April 2013,[20] and serves as an official venue for marriages and civil partnerships.