Description

MANCHESTER

SJ8398SE BRIDGE STREET
698-1/27/27 (South side)
20/06/88 Masonic Temple

GV II

Masonic temple. Dated 1929 below centre of parapet, by Thomas
Worthington and Son. Portland stone (roof not visible). Large
rectangular plan with slightly projecting wings. Stripped
classical style. Three storeys, a 3:5:3-window facade,
symmetrical, the wings slightly lower, with channelled
rustication to ground floor, the centre with low forecourt
walls between the wings, a corbelled balcony over 1st floor,
and an enriched frieze to the parapet, with lion masks. The
centre has a square-headed doorway with moulded architrave and
panelled double doors, single-light windows to the inner bays
and tripartite windows to the outer, and tall sashed windows
at 1st and 2nd floors, the lower with plain reveals and the
upper with architraves and cornices, all these windows with
small panes, 5 small square ventilation grills above, and the
dated "MCMXXIX" in the centre above these. The wings have
similar fenestration at ground and 1st floors (those at ground
floor with voussoirs and keystones), and at 2nd floor one tall
tripartite sash in a round-headed arch, with a corbelled
balcony and enriched tympanum. Single-storey extension at
right-hand end, with round-headed archway. Rear and interior
not inspected.

Listing NGR: SJ8350398272

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26492250

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Recommended Books

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  Gloucestershire 2: The Vale and The Forest of Dean: Vale and Forest of Dean Pt. 2 (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Northamptonshire: Buildings of England Series (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  [(Cumberland and Westmorland)] [By (author) Nikolaus Pevsner] published on (January, 1967)
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  Old House Care and Repair
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  Somerset: North and Bristol: The Buildings of England (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Oxfordshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)