Basic Site Details
| Name: | Fort William Masonic Hall |
| Town, district or village: | Fort William |
| City or county: | Inverness-shire |
| Country: | Scotland |
| Parish: | |
| Status: | |
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| Notes: | Mr John Macpherson Grant, Provincial Grand Master of Inverness-shire, laid the foundation stone of a new Masonic hall for Lodge Fort William No. 43 last week. When the stone had been laid, the Provincial Grand Master said it was 100 years since the foundation-stone of the old Lodge was laid in the High-street of that burgh. [Building News 7 August 1903 p170] |
Building Type Classification
| The building is classified under the following categories: | |||
| Classification | Original classification? | Notes | |
 | Masonic hall | ||
Street Addresses
| The following street addresses are associated with this building: | |||
| Address | Main entrance? | Notes | |
| High Street | Yes | |
Events
| The following date-based events are associated with this building: | ||||
| From | To | Event type | Notes | |
| 1903 | Foundation stone | Foundation stone laid | |
People
Design and Construction
| The following individuals or organisations have carried out design/construction work. Where architects or practices worked together, matching letters appear beside their names in the Partnership Group column. | ||||||
| Name | Role | Partnership Group | From | To | Notes | |
| George MacRitchie | A | 1903 | As assistant to James G Falconer | ||
| James Grewar Falconer | A | 1903 | |||
| L & J G Falconer | A | 1903 | |||
Clients
| The following individuals or organisations have commissioned work on this building/design: | ||
| Name | Notes | |
| Lodge Fort William No. 43 | |
References
Bibliographic References
| The following books contain references to this building: | ||||||
| Author(s) | Date | Title | Part | Publisher | Notes | |
| Gifford, John | 1992 | Highland and Islands (The Buildings of Scotland) | Penguin Books | p243 | |
| Miers, Mary | 2008 | The Western Seaboard | The Rutland Press | p17 | |
Periodical References
| The following periodicals contain references to this building: | |||||
| Periodical Name | Date | Edition | Publisher | Notes | |
| Building News | 7 August 1903 | p170 | ||
| Inverness Courier | 19 February 1904 | |||
Archive References
| The following archives hold material relating to this building: | ||||
| Source | Archive name | Source catalogue no. | Notes | |
| RIBA Archive, Victoria & Albert Museum | RIBA Nomination Papers | George MacRitchie: L v25 no 2020 | |