Abbotsford Hall is the main hall within the historic Collingwood Masonic Centre.
Freemasonry
in the local area has a history beginning in the mid 1800's, initially
meeting in local pubs like the Grace Darling and Friendly Society Hotel
(now known as the Carringbush), they later established their own buildings such as the Collingwood Masonic Centre. You can find a history of the Centre here.Springs and webbing have failed in several of our chairs, a close recent inspection revealed that the original coconut fiber webbing is still in place. Our next furniture project is expected to be these chairs, some images taken during our inspection are below.