[3][4] The new building was designed by Ernest Berry Webber in the Neo-Georgian style and built by John Thompson and Sons.

[5] The design included colonnades built out over the pavement in order to reduce the visual impact of a very long west facade.

[3] The Princess Royal met American servicewomen during a function held in the reception room of the town hall in 1944 during the Second World War.

8 Narrow Bridge Street, was mounted on the west side of the town hall, very close to its original position.

[1][a] In September 2018 the council moved most of its officials to modern facilities at Sand Martin House, a refurbished Victorian railway building at Fletton Quays on the south side of the River Nene.