[2] The building was designed in the Vernacular style, built in brick with a cement render finish and was completed in 1904.

The design involved a symmetrical main frontage of three bays facing onto King Edward Street.

The central bay featured a doorway, flanked by a pair of iron columns supporting a timber canopy.

[5] The building was not used for municipal purposes at that time: although the local authority for the area, Whitland Rural District Council was named after the town, the council established its offices at Market Square in Narberth, rather than at the Town Hall Buildings.

[6] Similarly, the local parish council for Whitland was based on St Mary Street rather than at the Town Hall Buildings.