Former Temperance Hall

This is a former temperance hall, constructed in 1888 and built in an Italianate style. The front elevation is of painted stucco over brick, with a slate roof. It is two storeys high and has a three-bay front, with a prominent pediment above the taller central bay. The pediment is inscribed '1888 Temperance Hall', above a large arched window with impost mouldings, a moulded arch, and a keystone. The windows have 20th-century replacement glazing. The outer bays feature a modillion eaves cornice over a frieze with square panels between long consoles, and a moulded entablature below. The large square panels at each inner end are positioned above pilasters framing the central window, set on the ends of the long centre sill, with small paired consoles below. The outer bays also have large rectangular windows with 20th-century glazing in moulded shouldered surrounds, with console brackets under the sills. The central arch was described in 1974 as blind. The ground floor has a frieze and moulded cornice over four pilasters, with the outer ones channelled, having moulded caps and bases. Pedestals incorporate inset foundation stones, and a high moulded plinth sits between them. The ground floor outer bays have arched recesses with moulded imposts and circular spandrel ornaments, framing plain rectangular windows with moulded sills, featuring 20th-century glazing. A flight of three stone steps leads up to a large arched doorway with a moulded arch, keystone, and panelled spandrels. The arch rests on outer piers with applied paired small pilasters, having moulded caps and bases. A large traceried fanlight has metal radiating bars in a petal form, with coloured glass in two concentric bands. The doorway has renewed panelled double doors. The end walls are windowless.

The north front, facing Dark Street, is of red brick over a rubble-stone basement. A close-eaved roof tops the building. The basement has two outer tooled grey limestone piers with raised plinths and imposts, carrying a giant brick arch. Stucco is used within the arch, and a tall arched doorway has 20th-century double doors, overlight, and plain fanlight, flanked by cambered-headed cross windows. A tiny cross window is positioned above under a moulded cornice below the crown of the arch. The top floor of brick has three very tall arched windows, each with six panes and a plain fanlight.

The interior of the building has not been inspected.