Ballyshannon Masonic Hall — Church Lane

Attached three-bay two-storey over basement Masonic Lodge, built c. 1905. Shallow hipped natural slate roof with terracotta ridge-tiles, yellow brick chimney stack with polygonal terracotta pots over to the east end, and cast-iron rainwater-goods. Smooth-rendered walling over render plinth with smooth-rendered pilasters (on square-plan) over render pedestals to corners and between bays to front elevation rising to brackets supporting moulded dentil cornice to eaves over. Render block quoin effect to corner pilasters at ground floor level. Moulded sill course/cornice at first floor level. Smooth rendered lined-and-ruled to side elevations. Round-headed window openings at ground floor level having render architraves with keystone detail over, and with six-over-six pane timber sliding sash windows with spoked fixed pane window over; square-headed window openings at first floor level having render architrave surrounds, and with multi-pane timber casement windows. Coloured glass to windows. Round-headed shouldered render surround with keystone to central square-headed window at first floor level having Masonic square and compass motif to recess over window opening. Central round headed door opening to front elevation (north) with rendered architrave surround having keystone over, and with timber panelled surmounted by square and round overlights. Door accessed by flight of steps with rendered sidewalls and pedestal posts. Road-fronted along approach lane serving Church of Ireland church (40852016) adjacent to the west. Former school (40852015) attached to the west side elevation. Located to the north-west of Ballyshannon town centre. Rubble stone boundary wall to east site boundary; gateway to the east comprising a moulded render gate pier (on square-plan) having wrought-iron pedestrian gate.