Masonic Hall
MASONIC HALL, 25, LOCKWOOD STREET
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1267882
- Date first listed:
- 18-Nov-1996
- List Entry Name:
- Masonic Hall
- Statutory Address:
- MASONIC HALL, 25, LOCKWOOD STREET
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1267882
- Date first listed:
- 18-Nov-1996
- List Entry Name:
- Masonic Hall
- Statutory Address 1:
- MASONIC HALL, 25, LOCKWOOD 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, 25, LOCKWOOD STREET
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- East Riding of Yorkshire (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- Driffield
- National Grid Reference:
- TA 02459 57337
Details
DRIFFIELD
TA05 NW
LOCKWOODSTREET
(South side)
491- 114/10007
No.25
Masonic Hall
II
Archaeological museum, now Masonic Hall. 1878, altered late C20. Brick with orange brick
and ashlar dressings and Welsh slate roofs. Chamfered brick plinth, dentilated eaves. 2 storey. Street elevation has gabled front and projecting porch with dentilated white brick eaves and ornate cast iron balcony railings. Porch has ashlar surround with black marble columns, foliate capitals and triangular head with circular red marble ornament. 4-panel door plus overlight. Either side single plain sashes with ashlar lintels with incised strap work decoration and central circular red marble ornaments. Above pair of tall plain sashes divided by central black marble column with foliate capital, both have triangular heads with red and black fish scale tiles tympani and circular red marble ornaments. Either side single shorter plain sashes with similar triangular lintels. Gable has diamond shaped plaque with date stone inscribed 1878, and dentilated band below ornate bargeboards. Side elevations divided into 5 panels by plain orange brick pilasters, dentilated cill band and plain brick band above. East side has 4 remaining windows and a blocked opening all ,Nith triangular polychromatic brick heads. West elevation has single similar window and 3 blocked openings all with triangular polychromatic brick heads. This hall was built for J R Mortimer as the first purpose built museum of archaeology. He used it to display his collection of artifacts which he had collected on his pioneering digs in the area. It was converted to a Masonic Hall after the collection was sold to Hull City Council in 1918. This building is listed for its undoubted historic significance as an early museum of archaeology.
Listing NGR: TA0245957337
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 462487
- 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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