The town hall, which forms the original part of a civic centre that now serves as the headquarters of Torfaen County Borough Council, is a Grade II listed building.

[3] It was designed by Bidlake and Lovett of Wolverhampton in the Italianate style, was built in ashlar stone by William Prosser of Abergavenny and was officially opened on 5 January 1856.

[6] The central bay featured a doorway with an arched surround flanked by Tuscan order pilasters supporting an entablature and a canopy; above the ground floor, which was rusticated, was a band inscribed with the name of the benefactor and the date of opening.

[9] The town hall continued to serve as the headquarters of the urban district for much of the 20th century and remained the local seat of government after the enlarged Torfaen County Borough Council was formed in 1974.

[10] A programme of works was undertaken to a design by the David Preece Partnership, to extend the building to the south west thereby creating a modern civic centre, in 1991.