Basic Site Details | Name: | Masonic Hall | | Town, district or village: | Grangemouth | | City or county: | Stirlingshire | | Country: | Scotland | | Parish: | | | Status: | | | Grid ref: | | | Notes: | Falkirk Herald - Saturday 30 May 1896
GRANGEMOUTH
OPENING AND CONSECRATION OF A MASONIC HALL AT GRANGEMOUTH.
The new Masonic Hall, built by the Marquis of Zetland for Lodge Zetland, No. 391, was opened and consecrated by the Provincial Grand Lodge of Stirlingshire last night. The new building is situated in North Charlotte Street, and is partly two storeys and partly three storeys high. On the ground floor there are three dwelling-houses. The entrance to the hall, which is on the second floor, is reached by wide close and stair in the centre the block. The hall, which has a recess at the one end with a platform at the other, is 45 feet long by 22½ _feet broad. The hall is lighted by five double-light windows, and thoroughly ventilated with fresh air in-lets on the windows, and a large ventilator on the roof. The windows are partly of stained glass. The hall is very well finished, and is handsomely furnished, while the floor has been covered with parquet linoleum. It is seated for 180 persons, allowing plenty of room. There is a committee room and ladies' and gentlemen's cloak rooms and lavatory, and the caretaker' house has three apartments, with scullery behind. The architectural style of the block, which estimated to cost between £1600 and £1700, is Scotch baronial. The following were the contractors: —Mason work, Mr James Primrose, Grangemouth; joiner work, Mr A. Williamson and Son. Oxgang; plaster work, Mr Peter Baird. Grangemouth; slater work, Messrs Drummond and Crowe, Laurieston; plumbsr work, Messrs Aitken Brothers. Grangemouth. Mr G. Deas Page. Falkirk, is the architect.
[Note] NS922824 – not extant but have photos
| Building Type Classification| The building is classified under the following categories: | | | Classification | Original classification? | Notes |  | Masonic hall | | |
Events| The following date-based events are associated with this building: | | | From | To | Event type | Notes | | 1896 | | Opened | And consecrated at the same time. |
PeopleDesign 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 Deas Page | | A | 1896 | | |
ReferencesPeriodical References| The following periodicals contain references to this building: | | | Periodical Name | Date | Edition | Publisher | Notes | | Falkirk Herald | 30 May 1896 | | | |
Archive References| The following archives hold material relating to this building: | | | Source | Archive name | Source catalogue no. | Notes | | Information courtesy of John Reid | Information to website | | Sent March 2015 |
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