ðə stˈaɪl ʌvðə bˈɪldɪŋ wʌz bˈeɪst ɔnðə bˈɜːmɪŋˌæm tˈaʊn hˈɔːl ænd lˈɪvɚpˌuːl sənt dʒˈɔːɹdʒᵻz hˈɔːl, ænd wʌzðə fˈɜːst bˈɪldɪŋ ɪn bɹˈædfɚd ðæt wʌz ɪn ɐn ɪtˈeɪliənˌeɪt ɹˈæðɚ ðˌænə ɡɹˈiːk ɹᵻvˈaɪvəl stˈaɪl.
The style of the building was based on the Birmingham Town Hall and Liverpool St George's Hall, and was the first building in Bradford that was in an Italianate rather than a Greek Revival style.