Masonic Lodge - Pontefract - March 2017

Shame the window got smashed, decent bit of photography HA, I liked it, Thanks

That's pretty trashed and bare but you made it look interesting Hippie.

Wow, that's very well thrashed. I cannot see if there is any hope for restoration except for demolition. You had good light and it shows in your photographs. I couldn't find the square and compass symbol anywhere.

There are all kinds of architectural features that point to this being a Masonic Building of its time period, when the Square and Compass tended to only appear in widow Heraldry to the external viewer - as can be seen in other Lodges built during the same period. The angle feature in the staircase window spreader, the brickwork features on the pilasters and lintel of the main entrance and the detail on the lintel of the staircase window are all pointers to a particular ownership when this place was built. As to be expected this is built to a very high standard and would convert readily, sadly I have seen the surrounding area slowly decay over the years and nobody is going to do anything with this place unless the whole area is upgraded at the same time. A situation not uncommon around the UK and why we see the developer's bulldozer more often than the restorer's scaffold in these situations. Nice set of images you have here HA.

Damn, the window was really nice as well

No access to the cinema next door still?

mookster said:

Damn, the window was really nice as well

No access to the cinema next door still?

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Had a good look round but nothing that we could see unfortunately