The first town hall was a substantial structure on the corner of Gray's Inn Road and Clerkenwell Road which was commissioned by the Holborn District Board of Works on behalf of the Vestry of St Andrew Holborn Above Bars.
The first municipal building was situated at the corner of Gray's Inn Road and Clerkenwell Road, initiated by the Holborn District Board of Works in collaboration with the local government authority, the Vestry of St Andrew Holborn Above Bars.