Freemasons Hall, Asansol

Freemasons Hall, Asansol
Asansol Masonic Lodge
Freemasons Hall in Asansol
General information
LocationAsansol, Paschim Bardhaman district, West Bengal, India
Current tenantsFreemasonry
Completed
1874
Opened1873
OwnerLodge Pioneer

Freemasons Hall, Asansol is a historic Masonic hall located in Asansol, Paschim Bardhaman district in the Indian state of West Bengal.[1]

History

Asansol Freemasons Hall was established in 1873 in Gothic architectural style. The hall was founded on land of the East Indian Railway company[2] during the rapid expansion of Asansol as an important railway and coal-mining centre in British India.[3][4][5] The building became the home of Lodge Pioneer, which was registered as Lodge No. 1490.[6][7] The building has been recognised as a heritage structure by the Eastern Railway.[8]

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References

  1. ↑ "Grand Lodge of India". grandlodgeofindia.in. Retrieved 2026-07-28.
  2. ↑ "Newsletter Aug21 – District Grand Lodge of Bengal". Retrieved 2026-07-28.
  3. ↑ The Freemason and Masonic Illustrated. A Weekly Record of Progress in Freemasonry. 1900.
  4. ↑ Fraser, Bashabi; Bandyopadhyay, Deb Narayan (2023-10-06). Lakshmi’s Footprints and Paisley Patterns: Perspectives on Scoto-Indian Literary and Cultural Interrelations. Taylor & Francis. ISBN 978-1-000-98283-1.
  5. ↑ II, Mark Alan Rhodes; Price, William R.; Walker, Amy (2020-11-23). Geographies of Post-Industrial Place, Memory, and Heritage. Routledge. ISBN 978-1-000-22537-2.
  6. ↑ Pinakpani (2025-10-21), English: Asansol Masonic lodge or Masonic Hall, founded in 1873 in Asansol, retrieved 2026-07-28
  7. ↑ Thacker's Indian Directory. 1918.
  8. ↑ Suvojit Chatterjee (June 2020). "The Story of Lodge Pioneer (1490 EC)" (PDF). Retrieved 28 July 2026.
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