[1] Following significant population growth, largely associated with the fishing industry, Fishguard became an urban district with the town hall as its meeting place in 1907.

[5] An extensive programme of improvement works to the building, involving the removal of the shop fronts and the installation of additional sash windows, was completed in the 1950s.

[10] In 1993, the Fishguard Arts Society started embroidering a large wall hanging in the style of the Bayeux Tapestry to depict the events of the Battle of Fishguard when French troops landed under the cover of darkness at Carreg Wastad Point during the War of the First Coalition: the completed tapestry was unveiled in St Mary's Church Hall on 22 February 1997.

[13] At the same time, the local public library was relocated from premises on the High Street into an adjacent room of the town hall.

[14] A plaque was unveiled in the town hall to commemorate the life of the locally-born British Heavyweight Champion, Bill Garnon, in March 2008.