Masonic Hall
MASONIC HALL, SOUTH STREET
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1261191
- Date first listed:
- 30-Nov-1987
- List Entry Name:
- Masonic Hall
- Statutory Address:
- MASONIC HALL, SOUTH STREET
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1261191
- Date first listed:
- 30-Nov-1987
- List Entry Name:
- Masonic Hall
- Statutory Address 1:
- MASONIC HALL, 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.
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.
Location
- Statutory Address:
- MASONIC HALL, SOUTH STREET
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Essex
- District:
- Tendring (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Manningtree
- National Grid Reference:
- TM 10692 31787
Details
MANNINGTREE SOUTH STREET TM 1031 (east side)
9/181 Masonic Hall, (formerly The Mechanics') Institute
GV II
Masonic Hall, formerly The Mechanics Institute. Circa 1850-60. Red brick facade with stone dressings, hall to rear with grey slate roof and weatherboarded base to raised roof lights. The symmetrical single storey entrance facade with raised lugged pediment above a transomed 4 light bay with slanting roof, chamfered angles and surround, moulded mullions and transoms, moulded cornice, polygonal leaded lights. Moulded coping to pediment. Right and left round headed arches with imposts and keystones to entry porches, halved Dutch gables over to base of pediment. The Mechanics' Institute was formed in 1847 and used the National School for meetings until the erection of this building, heavy debt was incurred which-brought about a financial crisis in 1867, it continued into the 20th century but had ceased to exist by the First World War, during its 60 odd years of existence the Institute was the only body consistently providing adult education and to offer aids of self-improvement in its reading room and library. Our Story, The History of Three Parishes, Manningtree/Mistley and Lawford Branch W.E.A. 1954.
Listing NGR: TM1069231787
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 438150
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Sources
Books and journals
Our Story The History of Three Parishes Manningtree/Mistley and Lawford, (1954)
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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