Masonic Temple is a Grade II listed building in the Neath Port Talbot local planning authority area, Wales. First listed on 5 January 1989. Farmhouse.
Masonic Temple
- WRENN ID
- leaning-alcove-peregrine
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Neath Port Talbot
- Constituency
- Neath and Swansea East MP: Carolyn Harris (Lab)
- Country
- Wales
- Date first listed
- 5 January 1989
- Type
- Farmhouse
- OS grid reference
- SS 753 974
- Coordinates
- 51.6619, -3.80398
- Source
- Cadw listing
Description
The Masonic Temple, built in 1848, features an unusual two-storey facade with five bays, showcasing classical design elements. The building is constructed of snecked masonry with regular stressed quoins and a plinth, and it has colourwashed ashlar dressings. A stylised entablature with a band resembling modillions sits atop the facade. The central section is highlighted by a shaped gablet, which has a round-arched hoodmould above a medallion displaying an oculus motif.
The outer bays of the facade are slightly advanced, while the central bays are defined by tall round arches that are recessed, complete with ashlar keystones and impost blocks. The centre bay is flanked by ashlar pilasters that rise to capitals derived from the Ionic order, positioned beneath the gablet. Medallions are set into the arches, featuring detached scrolls below that bear the inscription "ERECTED AD 1848." Masonic symbols, including spheres and calipers, are also depicted in the medallions.
The ground floor arches are topped with cambered stone lintels that have stressed keystones, and the walls ramp inwards underneath. There is a recessed doorway located in the right-hand archway only.
Local climate
Masonic Temple sits in one of the wettest parts of the UK, with an average of 1,380 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 97% 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 28 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 69% of listed buildings. Of these, 12 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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