The site on which Crawley Town Hall stands was sold to the council by the Development Corporation in 1958 and on 14 November 1964 Michael Stewart MP, then the Minister for Education & Science, officially opened the buildings.

Designed by architect Max Clendinning of Brown Henson & Partners, the almost 60 year old building has now been deemed to be "at the end of its life and no longer fit for purpose" and will be replaced by a new civic building containing a new council chamber, office space for council staff and a substantial number of flats. The attached Civic Hall has hosted community events throughout it's history, and 'The Who' even played the venue, twice, in 1965.