"[2] The Shire Hall, which was designed by Charles Day and Henry Rowe in the Greek Revival style, was completed in 1835.

[1][3] The design involved a symmetrical main frontage facing onto Foregate Street; the central section featured a hexastyle portico with Ionic order columns supporting a pediment.

[1] Pevsner applauded the "impeccable Grecian design" of the Shire Hall with its "excellent Schinkelish detail".

[4] A statue of Queen Victoria, designed by Sir Thomas Brock, was unveiled outside the building in 1887.

[10][11] Visitors to the Shire Hall included Princess Elizabeth who entered the building on 8 June 1951 during celebrations associated with the bi-centenary of the Royal Worcester Porcelain Factory.