1860 – Freemason’s Hall, Great Queen Street, London

Architect: F.P. Cockerell

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The first English Grand Lodge was founded in 1717, and the building was replaced in 1860 by the architect Frederick Pepys Cockerell. This was inturn replaced in 1927-33 as a Masonic Peace Memorial after the Great War. It is a grade II listed building, and the only Art Deco building in London that is unaltered and still used for its original purpose.

Published September 4, 2012 | Last Updated November 1, 2012