Castle Grove Masonic Hall is the venue for The Lodge of Dawn and 17 other Leeds Freemasons lodges as well as being the headquarters for Provincial Grand Lodge. Built originally in 1834 as a private residence as a Manor House for a Victorian industrialist, it was bought in October 1934 by four Leeds Masonic Lodges. The cost? £2,500 – a bargain in today’s terms. It has been a Masonic Hall since 1934 and now houses a large temple as well as smaller temples, two bars, a large ballroom/dining and a number of smaller dining rooms. It is also home to The Royal Arch Province of Yorkshire, West Riding.
Castle Grove Masonic Hall is a few miles north of Leeds City Centre in Headingley, the internationally famous home to Test Cricket and Rugby League. Whilst being a stunning building in its own grounds, it is hidden away at the top of a short but inconspicuous suburban street, Castle Grove Drive, which is off Moor Road.
The interior of this historic Grade II listed building is truly stunning. Wonderful architectural features include intricate deep brown, oak-panelled woodwork, a sweeping staircase, beautiful ceilings and wooden railing fronted interior balconies. Within Castle Grove Masonic Hall, you’ll find stunning Rococo-style fireplaces, ornate large floral designs, Baroque-style plastering, a stunning magnificent domed roof featuring beautiful stained glass as well as Chinese and Classical motifs.
All pictures above from Castle Grove website (see details further down).
Castle Grove appears on the National Heritage list, numbered 1255685.
The offices of the Province of Yorkshire West Riding at Castle Grove Masonic Hall are open Monday – Thursday 10.00am -2.00pm and Friday 10.00am – 12.00pm, Telephone: 0113 278 2451.
You can find more details about Castle Grove Masonic Hall at the official website at www.castlegrovemasonichall.co.uk and on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/CastleGroveMasonicHall/, or you can call on 0113 275 2526. In addition, a document written in 1996 by W Bro. E. Richard Vaughan can be found at https://pgc-ywr.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/Castle-Grove-Part-1.pdf which details more about the early days of the building.
The full address is Castle Grove Drive, Moor Road, Headingley, Leeds, LS6 4BP and details as to how to find it, along with a map can be found here.
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