| Gbgridref: | TV6193399348 |
| Location: | 51 Seaside, Eastbourne |
| Area: | East Sussex |
| Built: | 1864–1864 |
| Architect: | Robert Knott Blessley |
| Designation1: | Grade II |
| Designation1 Offname: | Leaf Hall |
| Designation1 Date: | 27 July 2017 |
Leaf Hall is a grade II listed former working men's institute in Eastbourne, East Sussex. It was built in 1863–64 to a design by Robert Knott Blessley in a continental gothic style for the philanthropist William Leaf.[1] It was closely associated with the temperance movement.[2] The building now serves as a community arts centre.
The foundation stone stated the building's purpose was "to promote the social, moral and spiritual welfare of the working classes of Eastbourne". The hall's facilities included a coffee room, lending library and reading room, smoking room, skittle yard and a lecture room capable of seating 200 people. In the absence of a local theatre the hall was used for staging visiting shows, including General Tom Thumb in 1865.[3]