[3] It designed by John Robertson of Inverness in the Gothic Revival style and opened by the former Prime Minister, the Earl of Rosebery, on 7 September 1905.

[1] Internally, the principal room was the public hall, which was in the centre of the building, lying parallel to the main frontage.

[6] The building served as the headquarters of Stornoway Town Council until it was absorbed into Comhairle nan Eilean Siar in 1975.

[8] The town hall was then extensively refurbished for £2.1 million, with financial support from Comhairle nan Eilean Siar, the Heritage Lottery Fund and Historic Scotland, to the designs of architects, Simpson & Brown, and was re-opened for community use in March 2012.

[5] The Earl and Countess of Wessex visited the town hall and met local leaders of the Duke of Edinburgh's Award scheme in May 2014.