The lodge, 13 - 14 Spring Bank Place, was the former home of the Shakespeare Lodge and the Lodge of Equity, as well as being used for weddings and functions.
SSH Property Investment has submitted a planning application to demolish the lodge building, restore the two houses and build another 12, “generously sized” homes on the site.The building is not listed, but is in the Apsley Crescent Conservation Area, and the houses are considered to be the earliest villas in that conservation area, dating back to the 1850s.
A Nod to Local History: The Masonic Hall's TV Fame
Long-time Bradford residents may also remember the site for a unique brush with television history. In the late 1990s, the Manningham lodge gained unexpected global attention when it hosted a partial re-enactment of a Freemasons' meeting.
Filmed by Yorkshire Television and broadcast online, the rare broadcast shattered the traditional veil of secrecy surrounding the organization, pulling in massive digital audiences eager to catch a glimpse of Masonic rituals.
As the local planning authority reviews the application, this latest chapter promises to breathe new residential life into a historic Manningham corner while preserving its oldest Victorian architecture.
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