Freemasons Tavern, 1-3 Freehold Street
| Alternative Addresses: | 237 Harnall Lane East | ||
| These premises have been known by different names during their history: | FROM | TO | NAME |
| c1850 | 1872 | FREEHOLD TAVERN | |
| 1872 | c1991 | FREEMASONS TAVERN | |
Until 1871-72 this was the FREEHOLD TAVERN, so the early history of this pub is found under that name.
In 1879 the Freemasons' was recorded as a Beerhouse.
In c1991 the pub closed to become a Jalalabad Temple.The original freemasons were stone masons in mediaeval Europe who operated a closed shop system. They used secret signs to exclude what would now be called cowboy builders. In modern times the freemasons are members of a fraternal society that does a certain amount of charitable work. | |||
LICENSEES:1871 - 1872 John Barns, labourer 1874 T. Iliffe 1879 - 1881 John Thomas Jordan 1886 G. E. Taylor 1890 - 1903 J. Mills 1905 Herbert Mills 1909 - 1913 Benjamin Lane 1919 - 1924 William Benbow 1926 - 1932 H. S. Remington 1933 - c1953 H. Marshall c1953 - c1967 Mr Davies c1967 onwards Percy Dunn | |||
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