Masonic Hall, 13 Tabernacle Lane, Cambuslang

Dated 1903. 2-storey, 5-bay, roughly rectangular-plan Masonic lodge on ground sloping to N. Snecked bull-faced red sandstone; rendered to rear. Red-sandstone ashlar dressings; distinctive neat, squared tooling on diagonal to deep moulded base course; corniced cill courses; deep corniced eaves course to E (principal elevation); plain eaves course to N, W and S; corniced windows at ground floor. Prominent pedimented and pilastered doorways; full-height corniced pilasters breaking eaves, dividing bays of principal elevation; central triangular pediment carved with 5-point star, stone finial and flanking stone spheres.

E (PRINCIPAL) ELEVATION: central paired windows; pedimented and pilastered doorways to penultimate bays (right hand pediment with carved Mason's symbol; that to left with carved date: "1903"); small window to right of right-hand door; single windows to outer bays. Paired windows to central 3 bays at first floor; single windows to outer bays at 1st floor. Carved inscription below eaves, centred below central triangular pediment: 'CAMBUSLANG ROYAL ARCH LODGE 114'.

N ELEVATION: central narrow window at ground floor.

W (REAR) ELEVATION: advanced piended stair tower to far right, door to left return; later 20th century brick-built fire escape staircase to far left. Regular fenestration (all blocked except for single window and doors to far

left).

S ELEVATION: wallhead canted to left; central recessed bay with rounded stair tower window; flanking windows at ground and 1st floors (blocked).

2- and 3-pane metal-framed windows. Pitched and piended roof; grey slates; terracotta ridge tiles; corniced ashlar stacks to wallheads; circular clay cans.

INTERIOR: ground floor subdivided and converted in later 20th century to bar and dining facility; kitchen to SW of plan. Principal staircase to SE of plan, dentilled and corniced stairwell, carved timber balusters; round-arched stained glass window to stair landing depicting Lodge No 114 symbols. Temple Hall occupying 1st floor, platform piended ceiling with geometric plaster mouldings; balustraded raised platform to N with central segmental-arched and keystoned recess, flanking pilasters; windows to W converted into glazed display cases.