Grade I listed building · Historic England

Old Duchy Palace

On the list as Freemasons' Hall

Listed Grade I since 194977 years · Grade I is the top 2.5% of England’s listed buildings

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About

About Old Duchy Palace

Old Duchy Palace, listed as Freemasons' Hall, is one of 2 Grade I listed buildings in Lostwithiel and about 9,341 in England. It was listed on 18 October 1949, and its entry was last amended on 28 August 1987. It stands in the Lostwithiel conservation area, designated in 1969. Within 400 metres are 1 more Grade I building and 76 other listed buildings.

HERead the official list entryHistoric England’s description of the building, its history and why it is listed · List entry 1327326↗

Grade I is for buildings of exceptional interest, about 2.5% of all listed buildings in England. Listing protects the whole building, inside and out: changes need listed building consent from the council.

Visit

Make it a walk: 2 listed buildings in about 5 minutes

Lostwithiel · about 0.1 miles on foot, as the crow flies

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1Old Duchy PalaceStart here
2Edgcumbe HouseGrade II* · 0.1 mi on

Around it

52 more listed buildings within 150 metres

Grade I and II* ones open their own page; Grade II ones open the official list entry.

II1, Fore Street9 m II2, Fore Street16 m II3, Fore Street19 m II*8 and 9, Quay Street20 m II34, Fore Street23 m IIJohn Bragg Antiques24 m IITremean28 m IICoinage Hall36 m II*Palace Printers the Old Palace38 m II5, Fore Street40 m IIShire House and Attached Wall and Gate52 m IIStannary House53 m II9, Parade Square54 m IISpiller Monument in the Churchyard About 13 Metres South East of South Aisle of Church of St Bartholomew56 m IIBoseglos58 m IIFoster Monument in the Churchyard About 14 Metres East of South Aisle of Church of St Bartholomew62 m IIJames Monument in the Churchyard About 3 Metres South East of South Aisle of Church of St Bartholomew62 m IIElliot and Partridge Monuments Against the South Wall of the Churchyard About 20 Metres South of South Aisle of Church of St Bartholomew66 m

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IICross in the Churchyard About 2 Metres East of South Porch of Church of St Bartholomew71 m IITaprell Monument in the Churchyard Adjacent to South Wall of South Porch of Church of St Bartholomew72 m II9, Fore Street73 m IIGroup of 4 Monuments in the Churchyard Against the East Wall of the Chancel of Church of St Bartholomew74 m IIStone Shaft in the Churchyard About 3 Metres South of South Aisle of Church of St Bartholomew77 m IIPair of Westlake Monuments Against the West Wall of the Churchyard About 15 Metres South of Tower of Church of St Bartholomew81 m II10, Fore Street82 m IChurch of St Bartholomew83 m IIPair of Monuments to Spiller and Jones in the Churchyard Against the North Wall of North Aisle of Church of St Bartholomew84 m II2 and 3, South Street85 m IIMonument to the Bower Family in the Churchyard About 3 Metres North of North Aisle of Church of St Bartholomew86 m IIUnidentified Monument in the Churchyard About 3 Metres North of North Aisle of Church of St Bartholomew88 m II11 and 12, Fore Street93 m II27 and 28, Fore Street100 m IILostwithiel War Memorial101 m IIFormer Carriage Works and Locomotive Shed at Lostwithiel Railway Station104 m IIPair of Monuments to Clark and Dodd in the Churchyard About 5 Metres North of Vestry of Church of St Bartholomew105 m II13, Fore Street105 m II25 and 26, Fore Street110 m IIWalls and Gates Surrounding Churchyard of St Bartholomew, To North, South and West111 m IIBridge House111 m IIThe Manse and Attached Railings113 m II14, Fore Street115 m II22, North Street117 m II24, Fore Street121 m IIWoodclose123 m II15, Fore Street123 m II23, Fore Street129 m IIGuildhall131 m IINos 22 and 22A and Wall Attached to North137 m II17, Fore Street144 m IIOld Malt House and Lease Stone148 m IILimekiln148 m II17, North Street149 m

More like it

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Questions about Old Duchy Palace

Is Old Duchy Palace listed?

Yes. Freemasons' Hall is listed Grade I on the National Heritage List for England (list entry 1327326), first listed on 18 October 1949.

Can you visit Old Duchy Palace?

It can be seen from the street; whether you can go inside depends on its owner.

Is Old Duchy Palace in a conservation area?

Yes, the Lostwithiel conservation area, designated in 1969.

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Sources: Historic England, National Heritage List for England (listed buildings, scheduled monuments, registered parks and gardens, battlefields, World Heritage Sites), October 2026, inside the ONS 2022 built-up-area boundary · Historic England conservation areas (supplied by local planning authorities; October 2026). All under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

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