The first building on the site was a
medieval hall completed in the 13th century. A new structure, which was arcaded on the ground floor so markets could be held, with an assembly hall on the first floor, was completed in 1613. However, the national school moved to a new building further to the west along Rose Hill Street in 1840, and borough leaders decided to demolish the old school building and to replace it with a new civic building in the mid-19th century. Internally, the principal room was the council chamber. In the late 19th century, burgh leaders erected a public hall on the northeast side of Castle Street but this was largely used as an events venue, leaving the guildhall to continue as the main municipal building in the town. The guildhall was extended to the south east to create a new council chamber in 1925. In 1937 the borough council acquired a large house called Bodlondeb, built in 1877 on Bangor Road, and converted the house to become its main offices. From 1937 until 1974 the council held its meetings at the guildhall but had its main offices at Bodlondeb. Local government reorganisation in 1974 saw the borough council abolished and the area become part of
Aberconwy District. Bodlondeb was extended to provide additional offices space for Aberconwy District Council and to incorporate a council chamber. After 1974, the guildhall became the meeting place of
Conwy Town Council, a lower-tier
community council. An extensive programme of refurbishment works was completed in 1996. a painting by
Richard Wilson of
Conwy Castle, and a painting by Franz Emile Herman Krause depicting the rail accident which took place at
Penmaenmawr in January 1899. ==References==