A turreted two-storey hall gives the Scots Baronial Revival a compact institutional form on Cochrane Street.
Quick facts
- Date
- Dated 1910; foundation evidence in the designation is unclear
- Architect / designer
- Ninian McWhannell and John Rogerson
- Type
- Scots Baronial Revival Masonic hall
- Designation
- Listed building, Category C (LB22117)
- OS grid reference
- NS 49909 58892
Architecture and continuing use
The two-storey building uses a turret and other Baronial details to distinguish the lodge from ordinary street architecture. Giffnock stone gives the walls a local geological connection, while the massing concentrates ceremony in a relatively modest footprint.
Its story
McWhannell and Rogerson, also architects of Barrhead’s municipal buildings, designed the temple. The façade is dated 1910. Historic Environment Scotland’s short supplementary note appears to refer to a foundation event in November 1900, but its wording is corrupted and requires caution.
Why it is included
Category C listing recognises a purpose-built fraternal hall, the work of an important local partnership and a surviving part of Barrhead’s associational life.
What to notice
- The turret feature projecting from the two-storey mass.
- Scots Baronial details adapted to a meeting hall.
- Locally associated Giffnock stonework.
Reading the surroundings
The lodge is not treated as a walk-in visitor attraction. Use public pavement for exterior viewing and contact the organisation for any event or arranged access.
Timeline
- November 1900 A foundation event may have occurred, although the designation note is textually unclear.
- 1910 The completed Masonic Temple carries this date.
- 2026 Lodge Union and Crown continues to advertise meetings at Cochrane Street.
What we know — and what remains uncertain
The official supplementary note contains apparent transcription errors, so neither its precise foundation date nor recorded cost is repeated as certain fact.
Sources & further reading
- Historic Environment Scotland: Barrhead Masonic Temple, LB22117 — Current designation status, official mapped location, date, fabric and architectural interest.
- Trove designation: LB22117 — Parallel national record identity and archival context.
- Lodge Union and Crown No. 307: official site — First-party evidence for present use, address and meeting pattern.
Location
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