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Date: 1920 Type: Hall Status: Razed by fire 2022 02 07   Click to view map Coordinates: 33°30'05.83" S 26°49'26.45" E Alt: 254m

See more photographs The centenary of the 1820 Settlers was commemorated in Bathurst with the construction of a Memorial Hall. The following text was inscribed over the semi-circular entrance arch on the south elevation: 1820 CENTENARY MEMORIAL HALL 1920 The main face of the foundation stone to the left of the main entrance has the following inscription: IN MEMORY OF THE BRITISH SETTLERS, 1820. ALSO IN HONOUR OF THE CORONATION OF KING EDWARD VII The secondary face of the corner foundation stone on the west elevation has the following inscription: THIS STONE WAS RELAID BY MRS. AMOS TIMM SETTLERS' CENTENARY. 20.4 1920 The Memorial Hall has unfortunately been badly maintained by the local authority and fell into disrepair. On Monday 7 February 2022 the Memorial Hall was set alight and was badly damaged. The building has since been stripped of all usable roofing materials and timber, but the brick walls are fortunately still substantially intact. W Martinson December 2022 On Monday 7 February 2022 the Memorial Hall was set alight. See The Heritage Portal.