The town hall, which was the headquarters of Gravesend Municipal Borough Council, is a Grade II* listed building.

[5] The building was altered and extended to the rear in 1882 and again in 1898 to create extra office space to accommodate additional council staff in the context of the increasing responsibilities of local authorities.

[3] After making her last record-breaking flight, from Gravesend Airport and regaining her Britain to South Africa record, on 4 May 1936,[6] the pilot, Amy Johnson, attended a dinner in the town hall in her honour.

[8] The last public function to be held in the town hall was in 1969 and the building was subsequently adapted to serve as a magistrates' court.

[9] It continued in that role until 2000 when, despite local opposition and an appeal to the Lord Chancellor's Department, the court closed.