The town hall, which was the headquarters of Wirksworth Urban District Council, now accommodates the local public library.

The construction of the current building was an initiative by the local masonic lodge to create an events' venue in the town.

The design involved an asymmetrical main frontage with five bays facing north onto Coldwell Street; the central bay featured a doorway with a pointed archivolt while the left-hand opening was wide enough for a carriage and there was a row of six rounded headed windows separated by colonettes on the first floor.

Internally, the principal room was the main hall, which was used for petty session and county court hearings.

[3] Following significant population growth, largely associated with the silk and tape manufacturing industries, the area became an urban district in 1894.