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Masonic Centre, 45-47 Wilton Road

LL ref:	187
Start date:	12 May 1934
Architect:	G. Cash
Builder:	William McCormick
Original use:	Masonic lodge
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Although the Hadrian Lodge began using the building by dispensation on 14th October 1931, it was formally dedicated for Masonic use on 12th May 1934. Designed by a Mr G. Cash and built by a lodge member, William McCormick, for a total cost of £3,537-8s-8d. This distinctive red rusticated brick classical façade is an interesting example of inter-war architecture. The projecting portal centre-piece has an air of grandeur, especially with the flanking globe luminaries on circular section columns.

The building is also known as the Masonic Lodge or Masonic Temple. Three craft lodges each hold a one-third interest in the property: Hadrian Lodge No. 2483 (est. 1893), Bexhill Lodge No. 4898 (est. 1927), and the Royal Sovereign Light Lodge No. 6630 (est. 1947).

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-Although the lodge began using the building by dispensation on 14th October 1931, it was formally dedicated for Masonic use on 12th May 1934. Designed by a Mr G. Cash and built by a lodge member, William McCormick, for a total cost of £3,537-8s-8d. This distinctive red rusticated brick classical façade is an interesting example of inter-war architecture. The projecting portal centre-piece has an air of grandeur, especially with the flanking globe luminaries on circular section columns.
+Although the Hadrian Lodge began using the building by dispensation on 14th October 1931, it was formally dedicated for Masonic use on 12th May 1934. Designed by a Mr G. Cash and built by a lodge member, William McCormick, for a total cost of £3,537-8s-8d. This distinctive red rusticated brick classical façade is an interesting example of inter-war architecture. The projecting portal centre-piece has an air of grandeur, especially with the flanking globe luminaries on circular section columns.
 The building is also known as the Masonic Lodge or Masonic Temple. Three craft lodges each hold a one-third interest in the property: Hadrian Lodge No. 2483 (est. 1893), Bexhill Lodge No. 4898 (est. 1927), and the Royal Sovereign Light Lodge No. 6630 (est. 1947).