[2] By the late 19th century the guildhall was overcrowded and the council sought larger facilities; a site which was then occupied by a large house and by the Walsall Liberal Club was selected as suitable for redevelopment.

[1] The carvings on the exterior of the council house, including the seated female figure of Justice above the entrance, were designed by Henry Charles Fehr.

[5] In 1916 during the First World War, the mayor, Mary Slater, was hit by shrapnel and subsequently died from her injuries during an attack on the council house from a Zeppelin.

[6] Queen Elizabeth II, accompanied by the Duke of Edinburgh, visited the council house as part of her silver jubilee celebrations and signed the visitors' book on 27 July 1977.

[7][8] A plaster cast model of the local nurse, Sister Dora, which had been located in the foyer of the council house for many years, was moved to Walsall Manor Hospital in September 2010.