Former Masonic Temple In Rawson Square – Bradford UK
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member dtrebilc
N 53° 47.780 W 001° 45.367
30U E 581931 N 5961580
At one time this building was home to nine separate lodges.
Waymark Code: WMJ719
Location: Yorkshire, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 10/04/2013
Published By:Groundspeak Regular Member Math Teacher
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The Bradford Masonic Hall company was formed in 1876 to purchase this building which was then occupied by the "Schiller-Verein", a German club in Rawson Square.

At the top of the building above an arched window is a relief carving of the head of the German poet, dramatist and philosopher Friedrich Schiller and above that the words 'Masonic Hall 1876'.

Various lodges used the building from 1876 onwards until by 1907 nine lodges were all sharing the building and a new company, the Freemasons' Hall (Westgate) Co. Ltd. was formed to lease and adapt the nearby Westgate Baptist Chapel for Masonic purposes.

The details of the lodges that shared the building are as follows.

Lodge Moved In   Moved Out
Hope 302 1876 1910
Shakespeare 1018 1884 1908
Prince Of Wales 1648   1884 1908
Eccleshill 1034 1889 1908
Acacia 2321 1889 1908
Pentalpha 973 1893 1910
Victoria 2669 1897 1908
Harmony 600 1903 1908
Ionic 3210 1907 1908
MASONIC LODGES: LODGE

GRAND MASONIC LODGES: Not listed

Other: Not listed
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