Former Masonic Hall is a Grade II* listed building in the Westmorland and Furness local planning authority area, England. First listed on 24 April 1951. A C18 Former Masonic hall.
Former Masonic Hall
- WRENN ID
- north-belfry-honey
- Grade
- II*
- Local Planning Authority
- Westmorland and Furness
- Constituency
- Penrith and Solway MP: Markus Campbell-Savours (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 24 April 1951
- Type
- Former Masonic hall
- Address
- Former Masonic Hall, Friargate, Penrith, CA11 7FB
- OS grid reference
- NY 517 302
- Coordinates
- 54.66489, -2.74888
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Former Masonic Hall in Penrith is an early 18th-century building constructed from red sandstone. It features rusticated quoins, a heavy moulded cornice, and a parapet, topped with a slate roof that has stone copings and kneelers. The building stands two storeys tall and includes a stone band. The central entrance has a six-panelled door set within a moulded doorcase that is adorned with a cornice and a pediment supported by consoles. There are six sash windows on the ground floor and seven on the upper floor, all framed with plain architraves. Inside, the hall boasts a good staircase, along with notable panelling and woodwork.
Local climate
Former Masonic Hall sits in one of the wettest parts of the UK, with an average of 1,180 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 90% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 81% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 58 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 97% of listed buildings. Of these, 35 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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