[5] A condition of the demolition of the second town hall was a requirement that it be replaced by a new building: Lord Wantage donated a site at the northwest corner of the Market Place which was occupied by a public house, "The Falcon".

[2] It was designed by William Tasker in the Gothic Revival style, built in red brick with elements of timber framing at a cost of £3,600 and was completed in May 1878.

The window was surmounted by a frieze inscribed with the words "Anno Dominum MDCCCLXXVII" (AD 1877) with a gable containing a clock face above.

The right-hand bay, which was recessed, featured a doorway flanked by columns supporting a balcony: there was a French door on the first floor and a spire above.

[8] The town hall also functioned as an events venue: an exhibition to celebrate the Festival of Britain was held there in summer 1951[9] and performers included the beat band, The Merseybeats, who gave a concert there in April 1966.