Sudbury's Victorian Town Hall anchors the north side of Market Hill, its clean classical facade providing a dignified backdrop to the market square and Gainsborough's statue. Built in 1828 and extended in the Victorian period, it represents the confident civic ambition of a prosperous wool and silk-weaving town at the height of its commercial importance.
The building functions as the council offices and is not generally open to visitors, but its exterior is integral to the character of Market Hill. It pairs well with the Corn Exchange opposite to give a sense of the public architecture that nineteenth-century Sudbury aspired to. The view from the square toward the Town Hall, with the market stalls in the foreground, is one of the most photographed in the town.