Following significant population growth, largely associated with the engineering and paper making industries, a local board was established in Dartford in 1850.

[6] In the early 1970s, the directors of a major employer in the local area, Hall-Thermotank, decided to commission offices of their own.

[8] The main frontage of the five-storey building faced onto Home Gardens with an additional wing stretching out to the rear at the east end.

The main entrance, formed by a pair of columns supporting a canopy, was established at the rear of the wing facing Home Gardens.

[13] Works of art in the building include a portrait of the former chairman of Dartford Urban District Council, Alderman Alfred John Penney,[14] and the former owner of J & E Hall, Everard Hesketh,[15] both painted by May Bridges Lee.