Josiah Thomas Memorial Hall

The Josiah Thomas Memorial Hall is a building dating from the 18th century, with later additions. The original front section is a shallow 'U' shape, with extensions added to the north and a single-storey range projecting from the west elevation.

The building is constructed from various types of coloured granite stone, with a slate roof, and a concrete-rendered section to the rear. The south elevation is symmetrical, featuring gables at either end. The two-storey front has three bays: two end bays and a recessed central bay with four windows on each floor. The windows in the central bay are two-over-two horned sash windows with round arches above. First-floor windows in the gables are paired round-arched sashes set within a large arch that includes timber fretwork-decorated spandrels. A pair of sash windows is divided by a granite mullion on the ground floor of the left gable; the entrance is in the right gable, consisting of a double door with a semicircular overhead light. All openings are topped by arches with dark grey granite stone voussoirs, oversized keystones, and quoins of lighter grey granite. A dog-tooth dentil course runs along the eaves. A first-floor sill band and a drip mould traverse the front and side elevations of the original stone building, incorporating a stone plaque with raised lettering reading ‘Josiah Thomas Memorial Hall’. The rear extension is two storeys with a flat roof and a stack. It has casement windows and a side entrance on the east elevation. A smaller two-storey extension is attached to the rear with an external fire escape. The single-storey granite-faced range on the west elevation has a hipped roof, squared horned sash windows, and a chamfered corner wall.

Internally, the building has been altered through conversions to offices and a healthcare facility. Most internal partitions are stud walls with some internal glazing, and the internal doors are from the late 20th century. Some original features remain, including an open-string staircase with newel posts decorated with scroll mouldings and ball finials. The entrance hall retains plaster ceiling cornices. A plaque near the stairs commemorates the building as a memorial to Josiah Thomas. Secondary glazing has been added to the front ground-floor windows, and suspended ceilings are in place, concealing the original undecorated ceilings above.