Zetland Hall () is the name given to two buildings in Hong Kong, one historic, the other modern. Both have housed Masonic Lodges.

The original Zetland Hall

The original Zetland Hall, fondly referred to as The Bungalow, was the second meeting hall of the

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. It was built in 1865 and destroyed by an

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air raid in 1944, during the Japanese occupation of Hong Kong.History of Zetland Hall
Zetland Lodge website, accessed July 23, 2010 The building was located at the upper junction of Zetland Street and

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, where a

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sub-station stands today. The building was designed by the Surveyor-General,

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, who also designed

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. The building took its name from Zetland Lodge No. 525, the Masonic lodge that built it, and that was itself named for

Thomas Dundas, 2nd Earl of Zetland Thomas Dundas, 2nd Earl of Zetland, KG (5 February 1795 – 6 May 1873), was a British nobleman and politician. Born in Marylebone, London, eldest son of the 1st Earl and his wife Harriet Hale, he was educated at Harrow and Trinity College, ...

, Grand Master of the

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from 1844 to 1870. Zetland Lodge remained in use until the

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when it was severely damaged during an air raid.

Second Zetland Hall

In 1949, the architectural firm of Leigh & Orange designed new premises for the Lodge at 1 Kennedy Road,

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, which it still occupies. This building is also known as Zetland Hall, and has become the headquarters of the District Grand Lodge of Hong Kong and the Far East (which operates as part of the

References

External links

Zetland Hall website
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