[2] Minehead had a very small electorate and a dominant patron, John Fownes Luttrell II of Dunster Castle, which meant it was recognised by the UK Parliament as a rotten borough.

[2] The new building was designed by the local architect, William John Tamlyn, in the Renaissance Revival style, built in red sandstone and was completed in 1902.

[1] The oriel window was surmounted by a gable containing a cartouche with the date of construction; there was also a small central clock tower, which had been recovered from the previous town hall and which originally featured a balcony.

[1] During the First World War, the building served as a Voluntary Aid Detachment Hospital, managed by the British Red Cross.

[10] It instead served as the meeting place and offices of Minehead Town Council from its formation in 1983 until, following the sale of the property to a developer,[11] its relocation to Summerland Road in April 2017.