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Report - Warwickshire Masonic Temple, Edgbaston, Birmingham - March 2018

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Warwickshire Masonic Temple / Clarendon Suites

Nothing too special but it has some cool little features, sky lights, 70's/80's decor about, and a good example of Brutalist architecture by John Madin, a fairly well known Birmingham architect.


History

The biggest merit here is it's architect, John Madin, an active architect from 1950 who had stepped in after the war helping out with the New Towns. He'd designed many buildings throughout Birmingham including the central library, Quayside Tower, and Pebble Mill.

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Brochure of the drawings around 1970

In 1971, he designed and helped build the Warwickshire Masonic Temple on Hagely Road. A building for meeting rooms, conferences, and banqueting with a bar, large dining halls, and 3 'penthouse Suites'. The building was built with an entrance from the West in the car park and includes a fairly symmetrical design, it has kitchens at the top, then dining halls with removable partition walls, an entrance hall with 2 floors that lead into various meeting rooms with dining facilities. The building also has a larger sweet at the central front named the Warwick Suite and 3 penthouse suites at a 3rd level with access to the roof.

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Taken in 1972 in the dining area

The building functioned as Clarendon Suites by the Warwickshire Masonic Brethren until 2014 when it was closed after plans to relocate it's uses to another site and has since been in a state of limbo due to planning. It will likely be demolished soon and it's close location on Hagely Road near the centre of Birmingham makes it ideal for official and residential uses.

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Drawings of the site 1971

Pictures

It's nothing too exciting but still worth a little mention, if for nothing else an archive for after it's gone. It has some interesting 70s style decor inside, it did used to have some interesting wallpaper but has since been painted over. A couple bits are quite interesting, especially the inner hall which has some nice sky lights, stairs, and interesting cushioned doors. These features will probably be the focus of this report, I quite like this style, it doesn't compare to older decor but it's beginning to age nicely and I found it a nice surprise. Went with DRZ after having driven passed it enough times.

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External from the North East

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John Madin & T. Elvins and Sons

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Dining halls at the rear

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Lighting in centre dining hall

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Entrance bar

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Kitchens

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First look into the inner hall

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Sky lights

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One of the smaller suites

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Signs, fire hose, and another dining section

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Warwick suite

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Bars in dining halls

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Penthouse


But yeah, don't get too excited! Thanks for looking.​
 

Regcar

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Interesting report. Re Sign - Never realised that Ladies were allowed in Masonic Temples. When I was a kid 60 years ago that was the rule then.
 

dweeb

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Panty products??

Nice, poor old Madin, there will be nothing left of his buildings soon. Love 'em or hate 'em they are a piece of the city's timeline.
 

xante8088

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Interesting report. Re Sign - Never realised that Ladies were allowed in Masonic Temples. When I was a kid 60 years ago that was the rule then.

Do they have the Order of the Amaranth or the Order of the Eastern Star? Both of those allow females, and over here, they tend to share the same building as the Masonic lodge.
 

Regcar

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Thanks - I am not a member, just remember going with a friend to a Masonic Xmas Party. Very impressed with my gift of a Dinky Toy. Would be worth a lot now if I had kept it in it's box, and pristine condition!
Remember the Hall in Worcester seemed awesome to an eight year old. Ice cream and Jelly was a luxury in those days.
 

Flozzy

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Warwickshire Masonic Temple / Clarendon Suites

Nothing too special but it has some cool little features, sky lights, 70's/80's decor about, and a good example of Brutalist architecture by John Madin, a fairly well known Birmingham architect.


History

The biggest merit here is it's architect, John Madin, an active architect from 1950 who had stepped in after the war helping out with the New Towns. He'd designed many buildings throughout Birmingham including the central library, Quayside Tower, and Pebble Mill.

39842412465_4a583299b5_n.jpg

Brochure of the drawings around 1970

In 1971, he designed and helped build the Warwickshire Masonic Temple on Hagely Road. A building for meeting rooms, conferences, and banqueting with a bar, large dining halls, and 3 'penthouse Suites'. The building was built with an entrance from the West in the car park and includes a fairly symmetrical design, it has kitchens at the top, then dining halls with removable partition walls, an entrance hall with 2 floors that lead into various meeting rooms with dining facilities. The building also has a larger sweet at the central front named the Warwick Suite and 3 penthouse suites at a 3rd level with access to the roof.

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Taken in 1972 in the dining area

The building functioned as Clarendon Suites by the Warwickshire Masonic Brethren until 2014 when it was closed after plans to relocate it's uses to another site and has since been in a state of limbo due to planning. It will likely be demolished soon and it's close location on Hagely Road near the centre of Birmingham makes it ideal for official and residential uses.

38927073320_9297d37253_n.jpg

Drawings of the site 1971

Pictures

It's nothing too exciting but still worth a little mention, if for nothing else an archive for after it's gone. It has some interesting 70s style decor inside, it did used to have some interesting wallpaper but has since been painted over. A couple bits are quite interesting, especially the inner hall which has some nice sky lights, stairs, and interesting cushioned doors. These features will probably be the focus of this report, I quite like this style, it doesn't compare to older decor but it's beginning to age nicely and I found it a nice surprise. Went with DRZ after having driven passed it enough times.

40693971251_f99fe517ca_b.jpg

External from the North East

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John Madin & T. Elvins and Sons


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Dining halls at the rear


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Lighting in centre dining hall


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Entrance bar


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39985005644_bf1f97386d_b.jpg

Kitchens


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First look into the inner hall


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Sky lights


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One of the smaller suites


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Signs, fire hose, and another dining section


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Warwick suite


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Bars in dining halls


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Penthouse


But yeah, don't get too excited! Thanks for looking.​
Is it getting closed soon?
 

bollockmaster

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Those suites were the Temple rooms where the rituals took place. The masters chair would have been on the raised section. Of course there are no all seeing eyes etc. All the lodge fittings will have been removed and taken to wherever they relocated to. Although im suprised they left that lodge banner behind.
 

chills

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I used to live on the street next to this place but that was about 3 years ago, even then it looked sealed shut with metal shutters, nice to see inside though finally! Last thing I heard was it being refurbished and made into an elderly residence home/properties so this is more than likely gone now.
 

woodywoodwood

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Ladies are allowed on all Masonic premises but generally not in the Lodge Room itself. Don't know the building myself, but from the pictures I'd suggest that the Warwick Suite and the smaller suits with bench seats around the outer wall would have been used as lodge room, and therefore off limits for ladies.
 

Yorrick

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It will likely be demolished soon
Last thing I heard was it being refurbished and made into an elderly residence home/properties

Planning was granted in September last year -

Detailed planning application for demolition of existing building and erection of care village (Use Class C2) comprising 62-bed care home, 45 assisted living units, 103 care apartments and associated communal facilities for senior citizens, including car parking, access (principally from Stirling Road), landscaping and associated engineering works; Revision to approved scheme 2016/01997/PA
 

Luke vaughan

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Yeah and when I went to this place it was amazing but someone got the police called on our group as there was a man ripping scrap parts off on the roof and the police and demolition crew turned up and saw us on the roof and assumed we were with the other guy but we weren’t with him at all and now I assume it’s demod and gone but I’ve not been in months tho
 

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