The structure, which is the meeting place of St Ives Town Council, is a Grade II listed building.

[1] The building was originally commissioned by a currier, John Warner, as a private residence known as Stanley House.

[4] In the early 1920s, the Warner family decided to sell the house and, after a brief period of ownership by Lloyds Bank, it was acquired by St Ives Borough Council for £1,200 in 1924.

[8] It continued to function as the offices and meeting place of St Ives Town Council,[9] and also provided office accommodation for various local organisations including the Cambridgeshire Branch of CPRE, The Countryside Charity,[10] as well as acting as a place of worship for the local branch of the United Reformed Church.

[11] An extensive programme of improvement works, including the installation of a lift, was completed in 2009.