(by Ross Robertson, Sunderland Echo, 13th April 2022)
One of Sunderland’s most important historic buildings is set for a raft of vital repairs thanks to a £180,000 grant from Historic England.
Phoenix Hall in the East End is the oldest surviving purpose-built masonic lodge still in use by the Freemasons in England.
The Grade I-listed Georgian building, in Queen Street East, has been in continuous use by Freemasons since it was built in 1784-5.
Now dwarfed by three high-rise tower blocks, Phoenix Hall is…
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The Grade I-listed Georgian building, in Queen Street East, has been in continuous use by Freemasons since it was built in 1784-5.
Now dwarfed by three high-rise tower blocks, Phoenix Hall is…
read more:
