The first, 1775, building (in the picture) was replaced by a four storey building in 1803. It was rebuilt again in 1864 by the Freemasons who, in 1909, renovated it and changed its name to the Connaught Rooms in honour of their then Grand Master, the Duke of Connaught and Strathearn.
This section lists the memorials where the subject on this page is commemorated:
Freemasons' Tavern
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Football Association
The Football Association was formed on the proposal of Ebenezer Cobb Morley a...
Geological Society of London
Geological Society of London 13 November 1807, the first geological society ...
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Wimbledon Village Association
From This is Local London: "A new Wimbledon Village Association had been a major contributor to the scheme and had held its first annual general meeting in October 1963." It's possible that over t...
Bloomsbury/Ridgmount Petrol Station
As one of the last local petrol stations in London, it was nominated for listing, but the proposal was turned down. Instead it was converted into a branch of the Byron Burger chain, which has since...
East London Toy Factory
Opened by Sylvia Pankhurst as an answer to the dozens of tiny failing workshops where women were paid a pittance. Toys were no longer being imported from Germany, so the factory employed 59 women t...
Port of Tilbury, London
As ships got bigger ports were needed further down the Thames. Â In 1909 Tilbury Port became part of the Port of London Authority. Situated just upstream from Tilbury Fort.
Fred Reynolds
Worked for the Royal Arsenal Co-operative Society. Was Assistant Secretary to a building committee in June 1912.
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