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indeiatigable exertions of Bro . C . Laidman , the Prov . G . K conducing to that result . (^ BrO . Laidmah thanked the Brethren , for the Provincial 0 rand Lodge and himself for the compliment that had been paid them . He had found himself
unexpectedly in a somewhat G difficult position ; for when he had thehonour of being appointed l ^ v . . Director of upon to undertake the conduct ; of sue ceded the events of that day . ^ ffi difficulties very greatly obviated , by the exertions ^ \ V . M ; and Brethren of the Torquay
Bro ; Denis Mo Brethren of other Lodges of the Province o £ in testifying to the increasing prOspe ^ iniiee ^ during ^ ¦ : ne ^; ) b ^( ' tne : ¦ 'hpnOur , of being officially-Obhnected with it > had it been in such a state Of progression ; ( Oheers . ) Bro * Lloyd / W ^ he
Bro . Moore , with the permissioh of the B ; . W . Chairhaair , ob ^ eryed tha-t kne w of no greater service being an ^ rded by ahy ihg a building dedicated to the purposes of Fr ^ good work enacted in a place like Torquay , ^ remained to fe done , he felt quite justified in asking the Brethren of the Prov ^ tary ; # sistan £ e to so laudable ah intention ; If the W * . Masters of the difierent Lodges would introduce the . subject to their Brethren ^ he felt certain that that assistance would hot be m
Th ^ We have fo Appleton , the architect of the new Lodge , with the following description of the building : — It will consist of two large rooms , acommittee-room , entrance-hall , staircase ^ aixd offices , The peculiar shaped of the ground ( the site being triangular , and running off to a very sharp point ) gave rise to the apsidal form of the west end . The style adopted is mediaeval ; the front elevation presenting a row Of dormer
windows of double lights , separated by columns , to the upper floor , which will be the Lodge-room ; the ground-floor will be lighted by three windows grouped into triplet lights ; this room will be occupied by the Natural History Society for their museum . The entrance will be at the west end , in the splay of the apse . \ the doorway will be in deep reveal , containing columns of dark marble , surmounted by an overhanging cusped stone roof , supported on corbels . The roof of the Lodge will be framed open and stained , and will be surmounted by a lantern . The
proximity of the building to the hill , and the internal arrangements , made it necessary to place the chimneys in front , and they are accordingly introduced surmounting the middle dormer . The building will be erected of the limestone excavated from the site , with dressings of coloured bricks , Bath stone , and cement . The voussoirs of all the arches , and the filling in of the tympanums of the museum windows , will be with brick in two colours . There will be a circular window at the east end , filled with tracery in the form of a Masonic device , It is intended , if the funds will permit , to lay the Lodge-room with a tessellated floor of Swiss parquetry .
The reasons for the selection of the Gothic style were : —1 st , that it permits of certain Masonic forms being introduced with greater effect than could be done in any other style ; 2 ndly , this is the style of most of the greatest works of the early Operative Freemasons , who erected the noble works of art in the middle ages ; the Lodges travelling from place to place executing those wonders of magnificence which are the admiration of the world to the presertt day ; and , Srdly , that the Gothic style is essentially the style for England ; being that which is best adapted to our social requirements and tastes , and to our climate , both in point of utility and artistically .
ESSEX . PBOVINCIAL GRAND LODGE . The annual Prov . Grand Lodge was held at Colchester on Monday , June 8 th , under the patronage of the United Lodge No . 998 , which has just received a
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Provincial
indeiatigable exertions of Bro . C . Laidman , the Prov . G . K conducing to that result . (^ BrO . Laidmah thanked the Brethren , for the Provincial 0 rand Lodge and himself for the compliment that had been paid them . He had found himself
unexpectedly in a somewhat G difficult position ; for when he had thehonour of being appointed l ^ v . . Director of upon to undertake the conduct ; of sue ceded the events of that day . ^ ffi difficulties very greatly obviated , by the exertions ^ \ V . M ; and Brethren of the Torquay
Bro ; Denis Mo Brethren of other Lodges of the Province o £ in testifying to the increasing prOspe ^ iniiee ^ during ^ ¦ : ne ^; ) b ^( ' tne : ¦ 'hpnOur , of being officially-Obhnected with it > had it been in such a state Of progression ; ( Oheers . ) Bro * Lloyd / W ^ he
Bro . Moore , with the permissioh of the B ; . W . Chairhaair , ob ^ eryed tha-t kne w of no greater service being an ^ rded by ahy ihg a building dedicated to the purposes of Fr ^ good work enacted in a place like Torquay , ^ remained to fe done , he felt quite justified in asking the Brethren of the Prov ^ tary ; # sistan £ e to so laudable ah intention ; If the W * . Masters of the difierent Lodges would introduce the . subject to their Brethren ^ he felt certain that that assistance would hot be m
Th ^ We have fo Appleton , the architect of the new Lodge , with the following description of the building : — It will consist of two large rooms , acommittee-room , entrance-hall , staircase ^ aixd offices , The peculiar shaped of the ground ( the site being triangular , and running off to a very sharp point ) gave rise to the apsidal form of the west end . The style adopted is mediaeval ; the front elevation presenting a row Of dormer
windows of double lights , separated by columns , to the upper floor , which will be the Lodge-room ; the ground-floor will be lighted by three windows grouped into triplet lights ; this room will be occupied by the Natural History Society for their museum . The entrance will be at the west end , in the splay of the apse . \ the doorway will be in deep reveal , containing columns of dark marble , surmounted by an overhanging cusped stone roof , supported on corbels . The roof of the Lodge will be framed open and stained , and will be surmounted by a lantern . The
proximity of the building to the hill , and the internal arrangements , made it necessary to place the chimneys in front , and they are accordingly introduced surmounting the middle dormer . The building will be erected of the limestone excavated from the site , with dressings of coloured bricks , Bath stone , and cement . The voussoirs of all the arches , and the filling in of the tympanums of the museum windows , will be with brick in two colours . There will be a circular window at the east end , filled with tracery in the form of a Masonic device , It is intended , if the funds will permit , to lay the Lodge-room with a tessellated floor of Swiss parquetry .
The reasons for the selection of the Gothic style were : —1 st , that it permits of certain Masonic forms being introduced with greater effect than could be done in any other style ; 2 ndly , this is the style of most of the greatest works of the early Operative Freemasons , who erected the noble works of art in the middle ages ; the Lodges travelling from place to place executing those wonders of magnificence which are the admiration of the world to the presertt day ; and , Srdly , that the Gothic style is essentially the style for England ; being that which is best adapted to our social requirements and tastes , and to our climate , both in point of utility and artistically .
ESSEX . PBOVINCIAL GRAND LODGE . The annual Prov . Grand Lodge was held at Colchester on Monday , June 8 th , under the patronage of the United Lodge No . 998 , which has just received a