[1] In the mid to late 19th century, the Victoria Theatre in Watson Street performed the functions of town hall in Motherwell.

[5] It was designed by John Bennie Wilson in the Queen Anne style,[6] built at a cost of £6,000[7] and was officially opened by the Duke of Hamilton on 5 December 1887.

[5] The design involved an asymmetrical frontage with four bays facing Hamilton Road with the right hand bay containing a 120 foot (37 m) high five-stage clock tower with a dome;[7] the central section featured an arched doorway on the ground floor flanked by pilasters with a fanlight above; there was a stone balcony and a double window on the first floor flanked by pilasters with a gable above containing a tympanum and an oculus.

[12] It also continued to operate as a concert venue and was one of the recording locations for Live from Scotland Volume 2 by the folk group, The Corries, in 1975.

[14] In 2021, having found no commercial tenants for the building in several years, North Lanarkshire Council announced plans to demolish much of the structure and replace it with residential flats, retaining the front facade, as "Unfortunately the actual hall structure does not lend itself to conversion... demolition of the hall can be justified as part of the project which secures the future of the remainder of the building.