The Town Hall is said to be one of the finest municipal buildings in the country. It has an impressive ballroom, entrance and other smaller spaces.
Hiring Todmorden Town Hall
Weddings
It is licensed for wedding and civil ceremonies.
Live events
The ballroom can be set up in different ways to host a range of live events, such as:
- music;
- comedy;
- dances;
- community events;
- makers markets;
- and sporting events.
To find out how you can hold a vibrant event here, please contact us.
The Main Hall
The fantastic architecture of this Grade 1 listed building is showcased in this beautiful room. With its richly ornamented ceiling and plasterwork.
The room has and can be used for live music, exhibitions, weddings, parties and conferences and more
- Capacity: up to 250 people, plus 60 in the balcony.
- Room size: 29.2 metres by 13 metres.
Improvement work
The Town Hall is being enhanced. This is to help this iconic venue reach its full potential and host a variety of events and celebrations.
The magnificent main hall was refurbished in 2021 and the work in 2025 will:
- Open the grand entrance and install an external ramp to allow visitors to enter through the Victorian lobby.
- Create a new multi-use reception space.
- Make changes to the courtroom to provide a level and flexible meeting space.
- Upgrade one of the toilets on the ground floor to create an accessible unisex toilet.
- Install a new warming kitchen on the first floor to make it safer to cater for large events.
- Install a new bar and high-quality audio system in the main hall to enhance the visitor experience.
- Add male and female toilets and changing rooms under the stage area.
This is part of the Todmorden Town Deal. A £17.5 million regeneration programme to develop the local economy and transform the town.
For more about this, please visit: Todmorden Town Hall (Calderdale the Next Chapter).
The building
Todmorden Town Hall has a 53 feet frontage at the County Bridge End. It extends 130 feet to the apse and measures 67 feet to the top of the pediment.
One of its interesting external features is the pediment. The fine carved stonework has two central female figures on a pedestal. The left-hand one represents Lancashire (cotton spinning industry). The right hand one Yorkshire (engineering and agriculture). Below the two figures are different friezes of the industries coming together to prosper on the border.
The striking mosaic on the building's corridor floor includes the Todmorden coat-of-arms with motto 'By Industry We Prosper'.
Todmorden Town Hall straddles the Walsden Water. It was in both Lancashire and Yorkshire until the county boundary was moved on January 1st 1888. Designed by John Gibson of Westminster, this Grade 1 listed building holds a strong place in the hearts of local people.
Inside the building there is an old Magistrate's Court which now serves as the Todmorden Town Council Chamber. The ballroom upstairs spans the length of the building. It holds many memories for those who have attended the variety of events held over 140 years.
Guided tours
Due to ongoing building work in Todmorden Town Hall, the free guided tours have been suspended until further notice.
These are led by Todmorden Town Hall Volunteer Tour Guides.
You will have a detailed history of the Grade 1 listed building and get to see most of the rooms. (Due to renovation work, some rooms may be closed.)
Guided tours are usually on the first Sunday of the month from March to December and take around 60 minutes.
Please note: All tours must be pre-booked.
What some visitors have said:
Absolutely tremendous tour! All tour guides were fantastic and quite rightly proud of the town, its' people and history.
Fantastic tour.
For information about the tours and when they will resume, please contact Todmorden Information Centre:
- Email: info@visittodmorden.co.uk.
- Phone: 01706 818181.
Location and parking
Address
- Todmorden Town Hall, Bridge Street, Todmorden. OL14 5AQ.
Parking
To find out where you can park nearby, please see: Todmorden parking.
Charges
Updated Friday 3rd October 2025.
We are reviewing all charges and will publish them as soon as they are available.
How to book
Contact us
For more about the Town Hall or to book, please contact a manager:
- Angela Rice, email: angela.rice@calderdale.gov.uk.
- Stevie Day, email: stevie.day@calderdale.gov.uk.