Photo of the exterior of the Stroud Orange Hall (1873-1958) on Victoria Street in Stroud showing the spring flood of 1950. It is a small frame building with an open gable roof and plywood style siding. The road and surrounding property appear completely flooded. The Loyal Orange Lodge (or L.O.L.) is a Protestant fraternal organization whose members are often referred to as Orangemen. The building that housed the Stroud Loyal Orange Lodge was erected in 1873 and used until 1957. The building later fell into disrepair and was demolished. This building also briefly held the library in Stroud in 1950. Upon the death of the former librarian, Miss Hattie Orchard, the library's collection had to move from Miss Orchard's home, and the books were reportedly wheeled across Yonge Street (then Highway 11) by wheelbarrow, to their new home at the Orange Hall on the north side of Victoria Street. The librarians were very often close neighbours to the Orange Hall. The library was staffed by the sisters Mrs. George Young and Miss M. Wellbanks, and later Mrs. Harvey Hughes. This image can be found on page 49 of the Stroud Tweedsmuir History, Vol. II.
