Silsden Town Hall

[1] The site they selected, which was made available for a nominal sum by the previous owner, Lord Hothfield, was adjacent to the churchyard of St. James' Church, Kirkgate.

[1] It was designed in the Victorian style, built with ashlar stone at a cost of £2,000 and was officially opened by Lord Hothfield in October 1894.

[2] After the popularity of mechanics' institutes reduced in the late 19th century, Silsden Urban District Council, which had been formed in 1894,[3] took over the management of the building and converted it into a town hall in 1907.

[7] Following the completion of a programme of refurbishment works costing £300,000,[8] Silsden Library moved from Wesley Place into the former council chamber on the ground floor of the town hall in November 2013.

[4] The works also involved the removal of a false ceiling in the main hall, so exposing the original ornate wooden roof structure.