Masonic Hall

MASONIC HALL, 24, SOUTH STREET

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Heritage Category:
Listed Building
Grade:
II
List Entry Number:
1112597
Date first listed:
13-Jan-1988
List Entry Name:
Masonic Hall
Statutory Address:
MASONIC HALL, 24, SOUTH STREET

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Official list entry

Heritage Category:
Listed Building
Grade:
II
List Entry Number:
1112597
Date first listed:
13-Jan-1988
List Entry Name:
Masonic Hall
Statutory Address 1:
MASONIC HALL, 24, SOUTH STREET

The scope of legal protection for listed buildings

This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.

Unless the List entry states otherwise, it includes both the structure itself and any object or structure fixed to it (whether inside or outside) as well as any object or structure within the curtilage of the building.

For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.

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Corrections and minor amendments

The scope of legal protection for listed buildings

This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.

Unless the List entry states otherwise, it includes both the structure itself and any object or structure fixed to it (whether inside or outside) as well as any object or structure within the curtilage of the building.

For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.

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Corrections and minor amendments

Location

Statutory Address:
MASONIC HALL, 24, SOUTH STREET

The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.

County:
Essex
District:
Rochford (District Authority)
Parish:
Rochford
National Grid Reference:
TQ 87626 90413

Details

ROCHFORD SOUTH STREET TQ 8790 SE (west side) 16/239 No. 24 (Masonic Hall) GV II Formerly the Court House, now a Masonic Hall. Circa 1859 or 1869. Built for £3,000. Gault and black bricks. Hipped grey slate roof. End and central chimney stacks. 2 storeys. Of 5 bays, the end bays break forward. Eaves cornice with 2 dentilled and moulded bands, band of black brick crosses below with moulded and dentilled soffit. 1:3:1 window range of vertically sliding sashes with side margins to first floor, stepped and raised gauged arches, recessed panels between windows, aprons to windows and panels. Central band, that to the 3 centre bays of stucco with the centre breaking forward and supported by 2 moulded brackets. Ground floor with 8 bands, lugged round headed arches with keystones to windows and right doorway, right and left keystones stepped. Aprons to windows. Step approach to panelled double doors, semi-circular fanlight over.

Listing NGR: TQ8762690413

Legacy

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Legacy System number:
123230
Legacy System:
LBS

Legal

This building is listed under the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 as amended for its special architectural or historic interest.

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