[2] After finding that these offices were too cramped,[3] civic leaders decided to procure a new town hall: the site they selected in Bow Street had previously been occupied by a large timber yard.

[1] It was designed by John Haggas in the Renaissance style, and the council chamber was officially opened by the mayor, Councillor Henry Crofts Longsdon with a golden key in 1901.

[1] Internally, the principal room was the council chamber which was panelled and decorated with coats of arms.

[9] In 1942, during the Second World War, a ceremony took place in Town Hall Square to commemorate the borough's fund raising achievements during Warship Week and its adoption of the destroyer HMS Marne.

[15] The building is used by Bradford City Council to offer a variety of services including a register office.