[1] Following significant population growth, largely associated with the status of Masham as a market town, the area became an urban district in 1894.

[2] In the early 20th century, the new council decided to procure an events venue for the town: they site they chose on the north side of the Little Market Place had been occupied by a row of single-storey houses.

[8] During the First World War, the town hall was used as a Red Cross Voluntary Aid Detachment auxiliary hospital for wounded service personnel.

[9][10] A wooden plaque commemorating the contribution of local service personnel who had served in the war was unveiled inside the building by Lady Cunnliffe Lister in April 1929.

[11] By the time of the Second World War, the town hall was mainly operating as a cinema[12] but, in the second half of the 20th century, the building began hosting a broader range of community activities again.