Mercers Hall, Gloucester

The building was constructed in the second half of the eighteenth century. By 1810 it was occupied by a cider merchant and brewer who used the upper floor as a grain store. It incorporates a sixteenth century roof and other timber-framed elements thought to have been taken from a market hall in Gloucester owned by St Peter's Abbey, and from a barn.^[2][3] It was known as Mercer's Hall by 1878^[2] and in 1898 was purchased by Washbourn Brothers who used it as a bonded warehouse for alcohol. In 1926 it was converted into a function room and dance hall by Charles Urch.^[4] During the Second World War it was used as a canteen for American forces, run by Gloucester Rotary Club.^[2] The hall was purchased by Gloucester Freemasons in 1955 who use it as a masonic temple for several local lodges.^[4]

51°51′55″N 2°14′49″W / 51.86527°N 2.24708°W / 51.86527; -2.24708