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| name = Crowther Masonic Hall, Kollam
| name = Crowther Masonic Hall, Kollam
| native_name = '''ക്രൗതര്‍ മസോണിക് ഹാള്‍, കൊല്ലം'''
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| caption = The [[Freemasonry|Freemasons]]' Crowther Masonic Hall in [[Kollam|Quilon]]
| caption = The Crowther Masonic Hall in [[Kollam|Quilon]]
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'''Crowther Masonic Hall''' or '''Freemasons' Hall''' in [[Kollam]] is a part of the [[Grand Lodge of India]] and it was a meeting place for many [[Masonic Lodge]]s in the [[Quilon|Quilon(Kollam)]] area. It is near [[Kochupilamoodu]] in [[Kollam]] city and has been a Masonic meeting place since 1806.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-kerala/land-identified-for-kollam-court-complex/article157844.ece |title=Land identified for Kollam court complex - The Hindu|accessdate=21 February 2015}}</ref> The building is now considered as a historic monument of [[Freemasonry]] activities in ancient [[Travancore]] area.
'''Crowther Masonic Hall''' in [[Kollam]] is a part of the [[Grand Lodge of India]] and it was a meeting place for many [[Masonic Lodge]]s in the [[Quilon|Quilon (Kollam)]] area. It is near [[Kochupilamoodu]] in [[Kollam]] city and has been a Masonic meeting place since 1806.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-kerala/land-identified-for-kollam-court-complex/article157844.ece |title=Land identified for Kollam court complex - The Hindu|website=[[The Hindu]] |access-date=21 February 2015}}</ref> The building is now considered as a historic monument of [[Freemasonry]] activities in ancient [[Travancore]] area.


==History==
==History==
[[File:Free mason Logo in the gate of Kollam masonic hall.JPG|thumb|right|[[Freemasonry|Freemasons]] Logo in the gate of [[Kollam]] Crowther Masonic Hall]]
[[File:Free mason Logo in the gate of Kollam masonic hall.JPG|thumb|right|[[Freemasonry|Freemasons]] Logo in the gate of [[Kollam]] Crowther Masonic Hall]]
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The Crowther Masonic Hall, Quilon was erected and named after Richard F. H. Crowther & his brother Percy. F. H. Crowther whose photographs are in frame in the hall.<ref name="<ref>http://www.lchr.org/a/39/k1/heritage.htm</ref>"<ref>http://www.lchr.org/a/54/6y/Principals_Roll.htm</ref><ref>http://www.lchr.org/a/54/6y/Chapter_History.htm</ref>. [[Kollam]] (formerly known as ''[[Quilon]]'') was there in the map of [[Grand Lodge]] of [[Freemasonry|Freemasons]] even before the constitution of [[Grand Lodge of India]]. The first [[Freemasonry|Freemasons]] lodge was established at [[Calcutta]] in 1730 and first [[Irish people|Irish]] [[Grand Lodge of Ireland|Lodge]] was established at [[Madras]] in 1754. Incidentally the first [[Grand Lodge of India|Lodge]] in [[Kerala]] was founded in the year 1806 by the name “Travancore Union” at [[Quilon]]([[Quilon]] was the most prominent trade city and business capital of [[Malabar coast]] then). It was actually the relocation of Lodge [[Minden, Louisiana|Minden]](Lodge Minden no. 464) to [[Quilon]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-kerala/land-identified-for-kollam-court-complex/article157844.ecehttp://www.irishmasonichistory.com/260-years-of-irish-freemasonry-in-india-1754-2014-by-v-w-bro-aniruddha-pradhan.html |title=260 years of Irish Freemasonry in India, 1754-2014 - Irish Masonic History and the Jewels of Irish Freemasonry|accessdate=21 February 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.lodgetvm168.org/history168.html |title=Freemasonry in Kerala before 1965 - Lodge Trivandrum|accessdate=21 February 2015}}</ref> Crowther Masonic Hall was constructed during that time by Richard F. H. Crowther, who received Roll of Honour repeatedly in the year 1934, 1935 and 1941. <ref>http://www.lchr.org/a/54/6y/Chapter_History.htm</ref><ref>http://www.lchr.org/a/54/6y/Principals_Roll.htm</ref>


The Crowther Masonic Hall, [[Kollam]] (formerly known as ''[[Quilon]]''), built by the patron Esquire Mr. Richard Facey Hunter Crowther popularly known as R.F.H. Crowther (1892-1953), was there in the map of [[Grand Lodge]] of [[Freemasonry|Freemasons]] even before the constitution of [[Grand Lodge of India]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.lchr.org/a/54/6y/Chapter_History.htm |title=A BRIEF HISTORY OF CHAPTER MINCHIN no |access-date=15 May 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160604031914/http://www.lchr.org/a/54/6y/Chapter_History.htm |archive-date=4 June 2016 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.lchr.org/a/54/6y/Principals_Roll.htm |title=Past First Principals |access-date=15 May 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160604034004/http://www.lchr.org/a/54/6y/Principals_Roll.htm |archive-date=4 June 2016 |url-status=dead }}</ref>The first [[Freemasonry|Freemasons]] lodge was established at [[Calcutta]] in 1730 and first [[Irish people|Irish]] [[Grand Lodge of Ireland|Lodge]] was established at [[Madras]] in 1754. Incidentally the first [[Grand Lodge of India|Lodge]] in [[Kerala]] was founded in the year 1806 by the name "Travancore Union" at [[Quilon]]. It was actually the relocation of Lodge [[Minden, Louisiana|Minden]] (Lodge Minden no. 464) to [[Quilon]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-kerala/land-identified-for-kollam-court-complex/article157844.ecehttp://www.irishmasonichistory.com/260-years-of-irish-freemasonry-in-india-1754-2014-by-v-w-bro-aniruddha-pradhan.html |title=260 years of Irish Freemasonry in India, 1754-2014 - Irish Masonic History and the Jewels of Irish Freemasonry|website=[[The Hindu]] |access-date=21 February 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.lodgetvm168.org/history168.html |title=Freemasonry in Kerala before 1965 - Lodge Trivandrum|access-date=21 February 2015}}</ref> The Crowther Hall was constructed during that time by Richard Facey Hunter Crowther (1892-1953), who received Roll of Honour repeatedly in the year 1934, 1935 and 1941.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.lchr.org/a/54/6y/Chapter_History.htm |title=A BRIEF HISTORY OF CHAPTER MINCHIN no |access-date=15 May 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160604031914/http://www.lchr.org/a/54/6y/Chapter_History.htm |archive-date=4 June 2016 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.lchr.org/a/54/6y/Principals_Roll.htm |title=Past First Principals |access-date=15 May 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160604034004/http://www.lchr.org/a/54/6y/Principals_Roll.htm |archive-date=4 June 2016 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
In 1822 another Lodge by name ‘Hibernia and Union’ was started and that too at [[Quilon]]. In 1941, Lodge Quilon was established, nearly one hundred and thirty-five(135) years after the first Lodge in [[Quilon]] was constituted. Now the [[Kollam]] [[Freemasonry|Freemasons]] are active in Lodge Vanchinad No. 273 [[Kollam]], which is near Anandevalleeswaram temple in the city.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.lodgetvm168.org/argm2004/argmapr.htm |title=Report on Activities of Lodges - Lodge Trivandrum|accessdate=21 February 2015}}</ref> A [[Freemasonry|Freemasons]] hall is there in Anandevalleeswaram.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.masonindia.org/roll_events.htm |title=Report on Activities of Lodges - Lodge Trivandrum|accessdate=21 February 2015}}</ref> They are conducting meetings on 1st Sunday of every month<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.masonindia.org/Roll_CRAFT3.htm |title=Roll of Craft Lodges - Mason India|accessdate=21 February 2015}}</ref>

In 1822 another Lodge by name ‘Hibernia and Union’ was started and that too at [[Quilon]]. In 1941, Lodge Quilon was established, nearly 135 years after the first Lodge in [[Quilon]] was constituted. Now the [[Kollam]] [[Freemasonry|Freemasons]] are active in Lodge Vanchinad No. 273 [[Kollam]], which is near Anandevalleeswaram temple in the city.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.lodgetvm168.org/argm2004/argmapr.htm |title=Report on Activities of Lodges - Lodge Trivandrum|access-date=21 February 2015}}</ref> A [[Freemasonry|Freemasons]] hall is there in Anandevalleeswaram.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.masonindia.org/roll_events.htm|title=Report on Activities of Lodges - Lodge Trivandrum|access-date=21 February 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150215161232/http://www.masonindia.org/roll_events.htm|archive-date=15 February 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref> They are conducting meetings on 1st Sunday of every month<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.masonindia.org/Roll_CRAFT3.htm|title=Roll of Craft Lodges - Mason India|access-date=21 February 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120405202949/http://www.masonindia.org/Roll_CRAFT3.htm|archive-date=5 April 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref>


==Threat of Demolition==
==Threat of Demolition==
In 2009, the district authorities had taken a decision to demolish Crowther Masonic Hall to build Kollam's court complex. Mr. Shajahan, the then district collector have directed the authorities to initiate the land inspection as a preliminary to the land transfer proposal. But later they dropped the project because of protests from the local population to demolish an ancient pride of the city.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-kerala/land-identified-for-kollam-court-complex/article157844.ece |title=Land identified for Kollam court complex - The Hindu|accessdate=21 February 2015}}</ref>
In 2009, the district authorities had taken a decision to demolish Crowther Masonic Hall to build Kollam's court complex. Mr. Shajahan, the then district collector have directed the authorities to initiate the land inspection as a preliminary to the land transfer proposal. But later they dropped the project because of protests from the local population to demolish an ancient pride of the city.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-kerala/land-identified-for-kollam-court-complex/article157844.ece |title=Land identified for Kollam court complex - The Hindu|website=[[The Hindu]] |access-date=21 February 2015}}</ref>


==Location==
==Location==
* [[Kollam Junction railway station]] - 700 mtr
* [[Kollam Junction railway station]] - 700 m
* [[Kollam KSRTC Bus Station]] - 1.9 km
* [[Kollam KSRTC Bus Station]] - 1.9 km
* [[Andamukkam City Bus Stand|Andamukkam City Bus Station]] - 800 mtr
* [[Andamukkam City Bus Stand|Andamukkam City Bus Station]] - 800 m
* [[Chinnakada]] - 1 km
* [[Chinnakada]] - 1 km


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Revision as of 20:25, 14 June 2024

Crowther Masonic Hall, Kollam
ക്രൗതര്‍ മസോണിക് ഹാള്‍, കൊല്ലം
The Crowther Masonic Hall in Quilon
Map
Former namesThe Crowther Hall
General information
Architectural styleBritish
StandortNear DCC Office, Kochupilamoodu
Kollam, India
Completed1806
OwnerFreemasons of Kerala
(Lodge Vanchinad)
Technical details
Floor count2

Crowther Masonic Hall in Kollam is a part of the Grand Lodge of India and it was a meeting place for many Masonic Lodges in the Quilon (Kollam) area. It is near Kochupilamoodu in Kollam city and has been a Masonic meeting place since 1806.[1] The building is now considered as a historic monument of Freemasonry activities in ancient Travancore area.

History

Freemasons Logo in the gate of Kollam Crowther Masonic Hall

The Crowther Masonic Hall, Kollam (formerly known as Quilon), built by the patron Esquire Mr. Richard Facey Hunter Crowther popularly known as R.F.H. Crowther (1892-1953), was there in the map of Grand Lodge of Freemasons even before the constitution of Grand Lodge of India.[2][3]The first Freemasons lodge was established at Calcutta in 1730 and first Irish Lodge was established at Madras in 1754. Incidentally the first Lodge in Kerala was founded in the year 1806 by the name "Travancore Union" at Quilon. It was actually the relocation of Lodge Minden (Lodge Minden no. 464) to Quilon.[4][5] The Crowther Hall was constructed during that time by Richard Facey Hunter Crowther (1892-1953), who received Roll of Honour repeatedly in the year 1934, 1935 and 1941.[6][7]

In 1822 another Lodge by name ‘Hibernia and Union’ was started and that too at Quilon. In 1941, Lodge Quilon was established, nearly 135 years after the first Lodge in Quilon was constituted. Now the Kollam Freemasons are active in Lodge Vanchinad No. 273 Kollam, which is near Anandevalleeswaram temple in the city.[8] A Freemasons hall is there in Anandevalleeswaram.[9] They are conducting meetings on 1st Sunday of every month[10]

Threat of Demolition

In 2009, the district authorities had taken a decision to demolish Crowther Masonic Hall to build Kollam's court complex. Mr. Shajahan, the then district collector have directed the authorities to initiate the land inspection as a preliminary to the land transfer proposal. But later they dropped the project because of protests from the local population to demolish an ancient pride of the city.[11]

Standort

References

  1. ^ "Land identified for Kollam court complex - The Hindu". The Hindu. Retrieved 21 February 2015.
  2. ^ "A BRIEF HISTORY OF CHAPTER MINCHIN no". Archived from the original on 4 June 2016. Retrieved 15 May 2016.
  3. ^ "Past First Principals". Archived from the original on 4 June 2016. Retrieved 15 May 2016.
  4. ^ "260 years of Irish Freemasonry in India, 1754-2014 - Irish Masonic History and the Jewels of Irish Freemasonry". The Hindu. Retrieved 21 February 2015.
  5. ^ "Freemasonry in Kerala before 1965 - Lodge Trivandrum". Retrieved 21 February 2015.
  6. ^ "A BRIEF HISTORY OF CHAPTER MINCHIN no". Archived from the original on 4 June 2016. Retrieved 15 May 2016.
  7. ^ "Past First Principals". Archived from the original on 4 June 2016. Retrieved 15 May 2016.
  8. ^ "Report on Activities of Lodges - Lodge Trivandrum". Retrieved 21 February 2015.
  9. ^ "Report on Activities of Lodges - Lodge Trivandrum". Archived from the original on 15 February 2015. Retrieved 21 February 2015.
  10. ^ "Roll of Craft Lodges - Mason India". Archived from the original on 5 April 2012. Retrieved 21 February 2015.
  11. ^ "Land identified for Kollam court complex - The Hindu". The Hindu. Retrieved 21 February 2015.