It is located on the Headland, Hartlepool in County Durham, England and is a Grade II listed building.

[4][5] A few years later the council decided to commission a new market hall which could also serve as their headquarters: the site they chose was a street known as Johnny's Close.

[7] It was designed by Charles J. Adams in the Italianate style, built in red brick with stone dressings at a cost of £5,000 and was officially opened by the mayor, James Groves, on 4 October 1866.

[1] Internally, the building accommodated a market hall, a courtroom, a police station and offices for the borough officials.

[11][12] The borough hall subsequently became an events venue and notable performers have included the singer Morrissey, who appeared there in May 2009.