Masonic Lodge, 8 Abbey Row, Kelso is a Grade C listed building in the Scottish Borders local planning authority area, Scotland. First listed on 2 July 1980. Masonic lodge.
Masonic Lodge, 8 Abbey Row, Kelso
- WRENN ID
- low-window-wren
- Grade
- C
- Local Planning Authority
- Scottish Borders
- Constituency
- Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk MP: John Lamont (Con)
- Country
- Scotland
- Date first listed
- 2 July 1980
- Type
- Masonic lodge
- OS grid reference
- NT 728 339
- Coordinates
- 55.59829, -2.43289
- Source
- Historic Environment Scotland listing
Description
The Masonic Lodge at 8 Abbey Row in Kelso is a mid-19th century building that features two storeys and a basement. It has three bays, with a door located to the right that is framed by a pilastered door-piece. Above this door, there is a blind panel on the first floor. The exterior is constructed of stugged ashlar with polished dressings, and it includes a cornice and a blocking course. The building has a tall slated roof with straight skews and brick stacks. In front of the lodge, there is a fore-court with a dwarf wall, although the railings have been removed except for those at the boundary with No 10 Abbey Row.
Local climate
Masonic Lodge, 8 Abbey Row, Kelso receives an average of 830 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 54% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 96% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 48 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 89% of listed buildings. Of these, 28 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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