By 1717 the Masonic lodges were already clubs having no connection to stone-masonry. Four London lodges met at the Goose and Gridiron pub in St Paul's Churchyard and formed the first Grand Lodge, initially just to have one dinner a year.
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Grand Lodge of England
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Freemasons
Corporation of the City of London Near this site the Grand Lodge of English ...
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Band of Mercy
Locally led organisations aimed at teaching young people about kindness to animals. They also worked to prevent cruelty to animals. Founded by Catherine Smithies as a furtherance of the temperance ...
1 memorial
Sir George Williams
Founder of the Young Men's Christian Association. Born Somerset. Died in a hotel in Torquay.
2 memorials
Staple Inn Hall
Staple Inn Hall, built in 1580, was destroyed by a flying bomb on the 24th August 1944. The Hall was rebuilt in its original form in 1955, incorporating timber & other materials saved from the...
1 memorial
Royal Society
Also known as the Royal Society of London (for the Improvement of Natural Knowledge). A learned society for science, granted a royal charter by King Charles II. Wren was a founding member. The Soc...
4 memorials
Time and Talents
Community group. It originated with a group of committed Christian women who deplored the waste and futility of the protected lives of the majority of young girls who were only expected to be decor...
1 memorial