Until the late 1980s, hearings took place at the Old Sheriff Court in Hope Street.

[1][2][3] However, as the number of court cases in Falkirk grew, it became necessary to commission a modern courthouse for criminal matters.

The site the court officials selected was open land on the south side of Main Street in Camelon.

[4] The new building was designed by RMJM in the Postmodern style, built in red sandstone at a cost of £6.3 million,[5] and was completed in 1990.

It featured a short flight of steps leading up to three doorways which were recessed behind a semi-circular colonnade supporting an entablature.