Masonic Hall is a Grade II listed building in the South Norfolk local planning authority area, England. First listed on 29 December 1950. Hall.

Masonic Hall

WRENN ID
carved-lime-hazel
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
South Norfolk
Constituency
Waveney Valley MP: Adrian Ramsay (Green)
Country
England
Date first listed
29 December 1950
Type
Hall
Address
Masonic Hall, 18a, Denmark Street, Diss
OS grid reference
TM 114 797
Coordinates
52.37495, 1.10507
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

Masonic Hall, originally listed as the Unitarian Chapel, is located at 18A Denmark Street and was built in 1822. The building is constructed of brick and is painted, featuring a hipped slate roof. It has a wooden porch with a tetra-style Doric pediment. On the front, there are sash windows with glazing bars on either side, along with a blank panel above at gallery level and a central casement window with a flush frame and glazing bars. On the return side, there are two tall sash windows with glazing bars set in arched recesses.

Local climate

Masonic Hall sits in one of the driest parts of the UK, with an average of 700 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 91% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 98% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 32 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 60% of listed buildings. Of these, 17 follow at least 1 mm of rain in the preceding 48 hours. Average temperatures at this location have risen by 0.3°C per decade since 1991.

Averages for 1991–2020; temperature trend 1991–2025. Figures describe the wider area (a grid cell of roughly 10 km), not the individual site. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026.

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