Pittwood House

Following significant population growth in the late 19th century, largely associated with the steel industry, the town appointed a local board of health in 1890. Scunthorpe became an urban district in 1894, and, in this context, civic leaders established council offices, along with a Carnegie library, on Old Station Road (now known as High Street East). However, following amalgamation with Frodingham Urban District in 1919 and advancement to the status of municipal borough in 1936, the council's responsibilities grew and, by the mid-1950s, the existing premises were inadequate. Civic leaders therefore decided to commission a more substantial building. The site they selected, on Ashby Road,…