[4] It was designed in the neoclassical style with arcading on the ground floor to allow markets to be held and completed in 1720.

[8] King George VI and Queen Elizabeth visited the town hall on 20 May 1938 just before the start of the Second World War.

[9] In order to meet the expanding accommodation needs of County Borough of Wigan, some departments moved into a new civic centre which was opened by the Leader of the council, Alderman Ernest Ball, on 22 April 1970.

[10] The old town hall continued to be the headquarters of the council until the county borough was abolished by the Local Government Act 1972 in 1974.

A planning application to redevelop the site as office accommodation and 133 residential units was submitted in 2007.