[2] The new building was designed by Edward Wyndham Tarn in the Gothic style, was built with white bricks from Huntingdon and was officially opened on 15 March 1866.
[2] Internally, there was a market hall on the ground floor and an assembly room above; the interior of the building was decorated with terracotta supplied by John Blashfield.
[5] Following significant population growth, largely associated with Farnham's role as an early commuter town, the area became an urban district in 1895.
[7] The new building was designed by Paxton Hood Watson in the Neo-Georgian style, built in red brick with stone dressings and was completed in 1903.
[12] Works of art in the town hall include a portrait of the journalist and member of parliament, William Cobbett, on loan from the Farnham Museum.