A timber cupola with clock faces and a weather vane was installed in 1847.[6] On account of the relatively small population of the town,[7] the borough council, which had met in the town hall, was abolished under the Municipal Corporations Act 1883.[8] The Charity Commissioners agreed that the town hall and other civic assets be transferred to the newly established Garstang Town Trust in 1886[9] and a plaque was installed on the front of the building to commemorate the Golden Jubilee of Queen Victoria in 1887.[5]