Masonic Hall is a Grade II listed building in the Cornwall local planning authority area, England. First listed on 7 February 1974. Hall. 1 related planning application.
Masonic Hall
- WRENN ID
- fallen-forge-hawthorn
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Cornwall
- Constituency
- St Ives MP: Andrew George (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 7 February 1974
- Type
- Hall
- Address
- Masonic Hall, Prince's Street, Penzance
- OS grid reference
- SW 473 302
- Coordinates
- 50.11819, -5.53594
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
Masonic Hall is an early to mid 19th century building located on Prince's Street in Penzance. The structure is stuccoed, with a ground floor made of granite ashlar featuring horizontal rebated joints. It stands tall at three storeys and has three windows. The building is topped with a heavy cornice and parapet, and it features Ionic end pilasters. The centre of the facade slightly projects forward, with a window that is slightly recessed. The large sash windows include glazing bars. There is a wide central doorway flanked by paired Ionic pilasters and an entablature that has a cornice running across the width of the building. Masonic Hall, along with the adjoining premises and nos 4 and 5, form a cohesive group.
Local climate
Masonic Hall sits in a wetter-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 970 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 75% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 96% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 1 freeze-thaw cycle a year, fewer than 99% of listed buildings. Average temperatures at this location have risen by 0.2°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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- No EPC on record for this property
- No sale records on file
- Related listed building consents — 1 application
- Detailed attributes — period, style, materials, features
- Flood risk assessment
- Radon risk assessment
- Weather exposure and heating demand — rain and frost month by month and year by year, wind direction, solar and humidity
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