The town hall, which was the headquarters of Hyde Borough Council, is a grade II listed building.

[5] It was designed by James William Beaumont in the neoclassical style, built in red brick with stone facings and was officially opened by the mayor, Edward Hibbert, on 27 June 1885.

[1] After 23 miners were killed in an explosion at Hyde Colliery in January 1889,[9] the town hall was the venue for the subsequent inquiry held into the disaster in February 1889.

[12] In November 2002, a statue of two human figures designed by Stephen Broadbent was unveiled outside the building, commemorating the role of the Chartists in bringing about parliamentary reform,[13] and, in May 2007, a statue of a seal designed by Castle Fine Arts was unveiled outside the building, commemorating the achievements of the Hyde Seal Swimming and Water Polo Club which dominated water polo and swimming in England in the early years of the 20th century.

[14] After a programme of refurbishment works, the local public library moved from Union Street into new accommodation in the town hall in March 2015.