Following significant population growth, largely associated with the role of Seaton as a seaside resort, the area became an urban district in 1894.

[1] In this context, local business leaders decided to establish a specially formed company, known as the Seaton Town Hall Company, to build and finance a town hall for the new district:[2] the site they selected was occupied by a local business, Fewing's mineral-aerated water and ginger beer factory.

[3] The new building was designed in the Italianate style, built by George Henry Richards in beer stone and chert with ashlar dressings and was opened to the public on 27 July 1904.

[5] During the Second World War, fund-raising functions were held at the town hall as part of Wings for Victory Week in May 1943.

[3] Meanwhile, the masonic lodge relocated from the second floor of the town hall and moved into new premises in Queen Street in the late 1980s.