Description

SOANE STREET 1. 5379 (South Side) Freemasons Hall TM 1644 NE 2/487 II GV

2. A late C19 red brick, building (circa 1879) with rusticated brick quoins. 2 storeys. At the east end the front breaks forward with 3 window range surmounted by a modillion pediment with insignia in the tympanum. The windows are dobuble-hung sashes with glazing bars, in shallow reveals. A raised brick band extends across the front between the storeys. A central 6-panel semi-circular headed double door has a stone Tuscan doorcase with plain columns, frieze and pediment. At the west end there is a semi-basement room with a large hall above. The hall is lit by a large 3-light mullioned and transomed headed window with a central pediment. The window is framed by brick Ionic attached clolumns, a stone frieze and modillion cornice surmounted by a parapet. The ground storey has a segmental headed window with a keystone.

Listing NGR: TM1658344795

External Links

• Wikidata Q26555092

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Recommended Books

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  Historic Environment Law: Planning, Listed Buildings, Monuments, Conservation Areas and Objects by Harwood, Richard (2012) Paperback
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  Bristol (Pevsner Architectural Guides: City Guides)
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  Historic Environment Law: Planning, Listed Buildings, Monuments, Conservation Areas and Objects, Supplement 2014
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  Worcestershire Revised Edition (Buildings of England) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Pioneers of Modern Design: From William Morris to Walter Gropius (Penguin Art & Architecture)
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  Essex: Buildings of England Series (Buildings of England) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)