Altrincham's old town hall was built by Lord Stamford in 1849, adjacent to the Unicorn public house, in the Old Market Place. After Altrincham became an urban district council in 1895, a new town hall was built in Market Street in 1900 in the Jacobean style. It was designed by the Manchester architect Mr C H Hindle and extended in 1930 by Mr F H Brazier, using plans prepared by Mr Hindle before his death. After the creation of Trafford Metropolitan Council in 1974, the administrative business of Altrincham was gradually transferred to Trafford Town Hall. Altrincham Town Hall was closed for refurbishment in 2005 and re-opened in 2006; rooms in the Town Hall can now be booked for corporate and social occasions