Grand Masonic Bazaar in Greenock One way to raise money in the 19th C, was through the bazaar where stalls were set up, often in a the local Town Hall. The Foundation Stone for the new building for Greenock St. John’s No.175 was laid on Saturday 6th February 1897 by the master, Bro. James Reid (see below). In 1898, some seventeen months after the laying of the foundation stone the consecration of the Temple took place. The ceremony of consecration was conducted by the Provincial Grand Master, Brother Michael Hugh Shaw Stewart of Carnock, MP for East Renfrewshire (shown).
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