Freemason 'Hall in London is the headquarters of United Grand Lodge of England and the Supreme Grand Chapter of the Royal Arch Masons of England, as well as a meeting place for many Masonic Lodges in the London area. Located on Great Queen Street between Holborn and Covent Garden and has been the meeting place of Masons since 1775. There are three Masonic buildings on this site, with the current incarnation opened in 1933.
Its parts of the building are open to the public every day, and its preserved classic Art Deco style, along with its usual use as a movie and television location, has made it a holiday destination.
In 1846, the World Evangelical Alliance was founded here.
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In 1775, the first Grand Lodge bought a house facing the street, behind it a garden and a second house. A competition was held to design a Grand Hall to connect the two houses. The front house is the Freemason 'Tavern, the back house is an office and boardroom. The winning design was by Thomas Sandby.
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Current building
The current building, the third on this site, was built between 1927 and 1933 in art deco style to the architect designs of Henry Victor Ashley and F. Winton Newman as a warning to 3,225 Freemasons who died in active service in World War I.
It is an impressive Art Deco building, covering two and a quarter acres (0.9 ha). Originally known as the Masonic Peace Memorial , the name was changed to Freemasons' Hall at the outbreak of World War II in 1939. Financing for the building of the hall was raised by the Memorial Million Masonic Fund . This fund collects more than  £ 1 million. This is a Grade II * registered building, both internally and externally
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Grand Temple
Center to this building is Grand Temple, the meeting place for Grand Lodge, Grand Bab and the majority of lodges at Metropolitan Grand Lodge of London, as well as the annual meeting of a number of County Lodges Grand Lodges, and for other Masonic titles and orders to hold annual meetings they.
Many non-Masonic organizations also use the Grand Temple for various events such as Fashion events and Polytechnic awards ceremonies. The bronze doors, one and a quarter each, open to 123 feet (37 m) long, 90 feet (27 m) wide and 62 feet (19 m) high able to sit 1,700.
The ceiling of the bay is the work of Moses and next to the images and symbols of the Masonic ritual including, at the corners, the numbers representing the four major virtues - Prudence, Temperance, Fortitude, and Justice - and Arms of Prince Arthur, Duke of Connaught and Strathearn ( the second youngest son of Queen Victoria) Grand Master from 1901 to 1939, on his advice the Masonic Peace Memorial was built. An enormous massive pipe organ mounted, built by the leading British organ builder Henry Willis & amp; Children and recently completely restored by Harrison and Harrison Durham completed in 2015 with funds provided by the Supreme Grand Chapter, the governing body of Royal Arch Masonry in England, Wales and the Channel Islands; this work includes the provision of new "Grand" parts of the instrument placed in a new case that matches directly behind and above the console, thus making three - rather than two original structures 1933 - in total. The inaugural recital of the restored instrument was awarded on 30 September 2015 by Dr. Thomas Trotter Organist from Birmingham Town Hall and [St Margaret's Church Westminster Abbey. Other concerts have been given by Professor Dr Ian Tracey from Liverpool Cathedral and St George's Hall, London-based beauty specialist Jane Parker-Smith and a young concert organist David Gray. The next recital by Dr John Kitchen, Organist to the City of Edinburgh is planned for Wednesday 13 September 2017.
Other Temples
In addition to the Grand Temple, there are another 23 masonic temples, or meeting rooms, in the building, used by Lodges and Chapters. They are all very ornate in their various art deco styles, and no two are identical. Among the special temples noted: Temple No. 1 is very large (seating up to 600) and contains a series of portraits of the former Grand Master. However, the temple was converted into a conference room, by removing furniture and organs (but leaving portraits).
Temple No. 3, although it does not have an unusual style, contains a recently restored nineteenth century recording organ; Temple No. 10 (where designers have elevation and additional space due to its location under a large clock tower) is built in a style that incorporates classic Egyptian art deco with Egyptian design, and includes impressive high vaulted ceilings, as well as Willis pipe organ (waiting restoration); Temple No. 11 is largely funded by donations from Japan and the Far East, and is consequently decorated in luxurious style, dominated by stylish chrysanthemum flowers, Japanese national flower; Temple No 12 is known as the Burmese Temple for the same reason, and is decorated with stylized Burmese artworks, and a plaque that records the Freemasons' contribution from British Burma.
Temple No. 16 has a distinctive and highly decorated ceiling tiled ceiling; Temple No. 17 is largely funded by the Freemasons of Buckinghamshire, and has a very large carved goose (Buckinghamshire emblem) on one wall; it also enjoys more decorative decorative style, with extensive oak paneling, and is used especially by the most ancient lodges in London, including the three remaining cottages (of the original four) pre-dated 1717 and the Grand establishment Lodge itself; Temple No. 23 is the smallest (seating about 30 people) and contains a series of portraits of the former Great Secretary.
In addition to these 23 Temples, and the Great Temple, there are some very simple and simple temples reserved for 'Lodges of Instruction' and 'Lodges of Rehearsal'. Unlike the Grand Temple (where public touring is available every day), 23 other temples (and temple training) are usually not open to the public, as they are constantly being sued by Private Lodges and Chapters for their regular meetings. About 1800 huts and chapels meet regularly in London, and most of them meet at Freemasons' Hall.
Library and Museum of Freemasonry
- Director: Dr. Vicky Carroll
- Librarian: Mr. Martin Cherry
- Curator of the Museum: Mr. Mark Dennis
- Archive: Mrs Susan Snell
The Library and Museum of Freemasonry is a library, archive and museum listed in Freemason Hall that includes Freemasonry and other fraternal orders. The Library and Museum is a Trust Amal and is registered with the Charity Commission (Registered Charity Number 1058497).
In 2007, the collection of Freemasonry Library and Museum was recognized through the Museum, Library and Appointment Scheme of the Archive Board as outstanding quality and significance and national and international interests.
The Library and Museum is open to the public from Monday to Friday 10 am-5pm and admission is free. The museum has a collection of objects with Masonic decorations, including clocks, furniture, glassware, jewelry, porcelain, pottery, regalia and silverware. The items featured include famous Freemason items such as King Edward VII and Winston Churchill. The Library and Museum also has one of the most comprehensive collections of European Union Friendly materials, including museum books and artifacts related to all the friendly and friendly mainstays, items on display at the Museum gallery, which can be viewed by contacting the receiver or one of his staff
An hourly tour of the building is provided from the Library and Museum, including a tour of the Grand Temple. There are 5 tours a day at 11:00, 12noon, 2pm, 3pm and 4pm. Saturday tours must be booked in advance, and there is only one extended tour at 10:30 am. There is a booking fee of Ã, Â £ 1 per person for a Saturday tour. To book a tour phone 020 7395 9251.
The library is open to the public for reference use and users are required to register. This library contains a complete collection of books and print manuscripts on every side of Freemasonry in England, as well as material about Freemasonry elsewhere in the world, and on subjects related to Freemasonry or to mystical and esoteric traditions. Catalog Library is available online.
In addition to its core Masonic collection, The Library and the Museum of Freemasonry have a large selection of items related to the Friendly Union such as Oddfellows, Foresters and many other people both today and no longer exist. A large collection of Public-friendly books, especially those related to Oddfellows and Foresters, is also held by the Library.
Libraries and Museums provide genealogy investigation services. However, no complete alphabet index of Freemasons is available to the public. They also hold regular study days and big summer exhibitions every year, as well as some small exhibitions throughout the year.
The recent seasonal exhibition has included one on Masonic Dining (July to September 2008), and another celebrating Centenary of Order of Women Freemasons (June to December 2008). The current exhibition at the Library for 2016, is at the Royal Masonic Hospital, while the main exhibit is '300 Years of Freemasonry' in recognition of the tercentenary Order in 2017. Entrance to the seasonal exhibit is free.
Other facilities
In addition to the Grand Temple, other temples, and the Library and Museum, this building contains a large administrative office, storage space for the property of hundreds of cottage meetings in the building, masonic shop (open for public during normal trading hours), council rooms, workshops, archives, members' living room, and the entire administrative floor of charities, where the combined masonic charities have their administration.
Metropolitan Grand Lodge of London is also managed from the building. It has about 40,000 Freemasons as a member, making it the largest of the Masonic provinces.
Architectural tools
Throughout the building, Robert Adams (Victor) various floor springs are used to control the doors, including "Scepter Victor." Windows is also controlled by fan fan Robert Adams.
Latest usage and popular culture
Brother Luke Howard (Eleanor Cross Lodge No.1764 in Northamptonshire and Huntingdonshire provinces,) was ratified in Second Degree on March 25, 2017 in celebration of the Tercentenary of Freemasonry. This is a historic moment for this province, as this is the first ceremony inside the Great Temple. Masons from across the province attended to witness the briefing of Bro Luke where he was trusted with the knowledge of the Second Degree.
In 2016, part of the film Assassin's Creed was filmed in Grand Temple. Rewarded as "The Grand Templar Hall", Temple is used as an antagonist location for its award ceremony towards the end of the film. The Hall is seen pinned a double Templar cross on the front of the Temple.
Like Grand Hall Sandby, Grand Temple is also used for concerts and music events - it has excellent acoustics and a clear line of sight. In September 2014, Freemasons' Hall hosted several fashion shows as part of London Fashion Week 2014.
The building is used both internally and externally as a stand-in for the Thames House (MI5 home) in the TV series Spooks and in the TV series Spy and has also been shown extensively in the series old TV movie Agatha Christie's Poirot . The building often makes one appearance on episodes of other television series, such as its extensive use in Hustle, series 5, episode 2. Both the exterior and the interior are used in episodes of the New Tricks and the interior has been used for the adaptation of The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy where Freemasons' Hall became a temple where the people of "Jatravartid" prayed for "the coming of the Great White Handkerchief". It has also been used in many other feature films, including Cody Banks 2 Agent: London Destination , The Wings of the Dove Johnny English , < i> Sherlock Holmes , and the television adaptation of The Line of Beauty . The building is also featured as a background in music videos, including extensive use (internally and externally) in music videos for Mandy Westlife .
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