Built 1863 as Mortimer's Music hall. 1866 MacDonald took it over but in 1871 following complaints it lost its performance licence. Bought in 1879 by rich Quaker philanthropist Palmer (of Huntley and Palmer biscuits) for the Blue Ribbon Gospel Temperance Mission. 1893 in his will Palmer left the hall to the Quaker Bedford Institute. 1910 the hall was extended. It is now used as a community centre.
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Hoxton Hall
Hoxton Hall. Built 1863 as a music hall. Owned since 1893 by Bedford Institu...
Demolished after 1972 which is the date of this photo. Forebears says: "the ...
Initially called 'sha'arhashamayim', the Gate of Heaven, this was the first p...
1717 saw the creation of the first Grand Lodge in the world, formed when four...
The Irish Post has a photo of a similar plaque erected by this group in Dublin.
