[2] Civic leaders decided to procure a town hall and the site they selected on the north side of School Road had already been occupied by local council offices.

[3] The foundation stone for the new building (the eastern wing of the main frontage) was laid by the Chairman of the Public Offices Committee, James McDonald, on 9 May 1914.

The foundation stone for the extension (the western wing of the main frontage) was laid by the Chairman of the Public Offices Committee, Alderman Paley Parrish, on 5 May 1937.

[8] Internally, the principal room in the town hall was the council chamber which was panelled and was decorated in an Art Deco style.

The works included the re-instatement of a stained glass window on the main staircase depicting the coat of arms of the former local member of parliament, Sir William Cunliffe Brooks.