31 Station Road, Phoenix Centre

HER Number

9319

District

N Tyneside

Site Name

31 Station Road, Phoenix Centre

Place

Wallsend

Map Sheet

NZ26NE

Class

Recreational

Site Type: Broad

Meeting Hall

Site Type: Specific

Freemasons Hall

General Period

POST MEDIEVAL

Specific Period

Victorian 1837 to 1901

Form of Evidence

Extant Building

Description

Former Masonic Hall and bank, now the Phoenix Centre. Built in 1891 by William Thomas Weir foundation stone laid in April 1891 by Sir Matthew White Ridley. The stained glass window on the Station Road side of the building has been bricked in for safe keeping. This building is on the 3rd ed. OS map. It was once used as a bank and (is still used as) a Masonic hall. It is a striking building with many original external and internal features, and the Masonic link is interesting. LOCAL LIST

Easting

429980

Northing

566270

Grid Reference

NZ429980566270

Sources

North Tyneside Council, Draft Local List Nominations, 2006; North Tyneside Council, November 2008, Register of Buildings and Parks of Special Local Architectural and Historic Interest SDP (Local Development Document 9); Boundey, S. 2010, Wallsend Pubs and Clubs, p14