[7] In 1935, the building was purchased by Kirkburton Urban District Council, which converted it for municipal use and re-opened it in 1938.

The building, which became known as Kirkburton Town Hall,[8] remained the local seat of government until the enlarged Kirklees Metropolitan Borough Council was formed in 1974.

[10] The building was sold as a private house for £2 million in 2019,[11] and was extensively remodelled by Clay Construction to a design by Sheffield architects, 2131, in summer 2020.

[12][13] The two-storey building is built of stone, with a slate roof, and a small lantern which was added at a later date.

The main front has a central door, with a portico, formed by fluted columns with Pentelic capitals, in the style of the Tower of the Winds, supporting a dentiled entablature.