The building is currently used by Wigan Metropolitan Borough Council for the delivery of local health and social care services.

[2] Hindley became an urban district in 1894[3] and, in this context, civic leaders decided to demolish the existing offices and build a new structure on the same site.

[5][6] The design involved a symmetrical main frontage of three bays on the corner of Wigan Road and Cross Street.

The hood mould was broken by three brackets supporting a stone panel which was inscribed with the words "Council Offices".

In September 2016, the council announced that 1,000 staff from the council, from Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh NHS Foundation Trust and from Bridgewater Community Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust would co-locate in the building to achieve better co-ordination of the delivery of health and social care services in the area.