Agricola Lodge 1991 invites you to take a visual tour of our Lodge
Entrance to CastleGate house
Like all Freemasons, we at Agricola Lodge are very proud of our Lodge. Castlegate House is a Grade I listed building, and from the second you step through the door, you can see why we love our lodge building, as it sets the scene for our meetings
entrance hall
The entrance and staircase hall remain the same today as they were in 1764, with the only real change being the addition of electric lighting. The Portland stone floor, doors including latches, are all original features and always give a real sense of arrival as you pass through the entrance door.
library & committee room
When Castlegate House was built in 1764, this room was the house's Dining Room, with the kitchens below.
Today, we use the room as our library and committee room.
robing room
Just to your left as you enter the lodge building is a door leading to this room, known as the robing room, where the brethren get ready for the lodge meetings. The picture over the fireplace shows the architect's perspective of the temple designed and built in 1928 as an addition to the original house.
Entrance to the temple
From the arched opening to the left of the fireplace in the above image, we go down to the temple. The photo to the left depicts the door knocker used during meetings in the temple. Going through this door leads you into the temple or lodge.
our temple
An image of the temple taken from the minstrels' gallery gives a sense of scale for this space. Recently carpeted to improve the space's acoustics, this is where we hold our meetings.
the masters chair
The master's chair and dais at the far end of the temple, known to us as the East. The lodge's furniture was paid for by the brethren when the temple addition was built.
view from the masters dais
The view from the master's chair shows the entrance screen to the temple and the minstral gallery where the organist originally sat. Again, the image relays the sense of space for this very special room within the lodge building, known as Castlegate House.
Our bar
Following a lodge meeting, we ascend the main staircase, meet in the bar for a pre-dinner drink, and take time to catch up on news in a very cordial atmosphere.
dining room
An important part of the evening has to be dinner itself, formal dining amongst the brethren, in our ample dining room—a time to eat, drink, chat and be merry.
Staircase to and from the entrance hall
When the events of the evening are finished and we retire, we once again descend the staircase to the entrance hall, before bidding one another farewell until the next time.
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