Following significant population growth, largely associated with its status as a market town, a local board of health was formed in Penistone.

[2][3] The new council offices were designed by Henry R. Collins in the Art Deco style, built in stone dressings at a cost of £1,000 and were officially opened by Alderman Edward Woodhead on 31 October 1914.

[4][5][6] The two-storey council offices block, which was well set back from the road, formed part of a larger complex with the assembly hall to the east and the library to the west.

Access to the council offices was through a rusticated entrance section, which featured a doorway with a square fanlight flanked by Ionic order columns supporting an entablature and a panel inscribed with the words "Council Offices".

[11] In February 2022, Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council proposed a refurbishment, converting the council chamber into a multifunctional area, adding an exhibition space, and introducing an internal link with the former assembly hall, now known as the Penistone Paramount Cinema.