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WOKINGHAM MASONIC HALL
7 Reading Road, Wokingham.
On A329, 1/4 mile from Town Centre towards Reading.
Car Parking Facilities.
WOKINGHAM
The
building, sometime known as the Malt House, was formerly part of the Beches
Manor Estate which included Holt House, now part of the Holt Comprehensive
School, and several other substantial properties in the area. It is generally
believed to date from about 1700 but may possibly be earlier in origin.
In
1946 the members of Downshire Lodge No. 2437 purchased the building for £4282.
In 1975 a wall was built in
memory of Bro. Cyril Crookson this making the Temple completely separate from
the Dining Room. The splendid oak door to the Temple commemorates the seventy
years combined service of Ernest and Harry Hawkins, father and son, as Tylers of
the lodge.
The
new Temple was dedicated by R.W.Bro. Brig. E.W.C. Flavell, D.S.O., M.C., T.D.,
D.L., Prov.G.M. on 15th September, 1975. Since then much renovation work has
been undertaken on the building itself and recently the Dining Room has been
redecorated to provide more elegant surroundings for the festive boards.
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Wokingham Masonic Hall.
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