It was eventually agreed to proceed with a new building, which would accommodate both a town hall and a courtroom, in St Peter's Street.

[8] The town hall ceased to a venue for judicial purposes when crown court hearings moved to a new courthouse in Bricket Road in 1992.

[9][10] The town hall continued to serve as the headquarters of St Albans City Council during first half of the 20th century.

[15] The design involves a symmetrical main frontage with three bays facing onto the Market Square; the central bay features a podium on the ground floor containing three sash windows supporting a tetrastyle portico with Ionic order columns and a large entablature and pediment above.

[1] Internally, the principal rooms are the assembly hall, which also functions as a ballroom, and the courtroom, which has an octagonal shape and is panelled.