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The New Masonic Temple.
THE NEW MASONIC TEMPLE .
( WITH AN ENGRAVING ) . _ THE "New Temple , " Freemasons' Hall , was erected a few years since , from the design , and under the direction of our late Grand Supermtendant of Works , and was by him considered to be among the first , if not the very best , of his works . On entering it , every person conversant with his
peculiar style of architecture , would at once trace the fanciful genius of Sir John Soane-but we candidly confess we do not like to see " Defiance hurled at Rome and Greece , " and therefore are not very great admirers of the Soanean style . We have always considered the "New Temple" to be overloaded with ornament , and cut up into too many minor parts , each perfect in itself , but wanting in the perfection of dignity as a whole . The ceiling is low and heavy ; and that heaviness is greatly increased by the pendants to which the lamps are suspended .
This " New Temple , " as completed by Sir John Soane , not beino- of sufficient size to contain the Brethren in Grand Lodge assembled directions were given to our excellent Brother , Philip Hardwicke , Esq . ( the present Grand Superintendant of Works ) , to effect whatever addition could be safel y made ; which commission he has this year very judiciousl y executed according to the desiwhich have the
gn we now pleasure of presenting to our numerous readers ; not onl y to the satisfaction of our most Illustrious Grand Master , but equally so that of the Fraternity at large , and with a still further advance of the artist ' s previously high professional reputation . The present engraving is from a sketch with which Bro . Hardwicke has kindly favoured us .
For the general comfort and convenience of the Craft , when assembled for Quarterl y Communication , or other purposes of Grand Lodge , and for the Convocations of the Supreme Royal Arch Chapter , the « New lemple is now singularl y well adapted ; whilst , for the Most Worshipful Grand Master when presiding , for the respective officers in the performance of their dutiesor for member who have occasion
, any may to address the Grand Lodge , there no longer exists the necessity of forcing the voice beyond its ordinary pitch . And when the dais is well filled with Grand Officers , on whose persons " purple and gold" appear to strugge for the supremacy , and the body of the Temple is as amply garnished with blue collars and badges , and a goodly sprinkling of the cheerful crimson , the effect is magnificent in the extreme
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
The New Masonic Temple.
THE NEW MASONIC TEMPLE .
( WITH AN ENGRAVING ) . _ THE "New Temple , " Freemasons' Hall , was erected a few years since , from the design , and under the direction of our late Grand Supermtendant of Works , and was by him considered to be among the first , if not the very best , of his works . On entering it , every person conversant with his
peculiar style of architecture , would at once trace the fanciful genius of Sir John Soane-but we candidly confess we do not like to see " Defiance hurled at Rome and Greece , " and therefore are not very great admirers of the Soanean style . We have always considered the "New Temple" to be overloaded with ornament , and cut up into too many minor parts , each perfect in itself , but wanting in the perfection of dignity as a whole . The ceiling is low and heavy ; and that heaviness is greatly increased by the pendants to which the lamps are suspended .
This " New Temple , " as completed by Sir John Soane , not beino- of sufficient size to contain the Brethren in Grand Lodge assembled directions were given to our excellent Brother , Philip Hardwicke , Esq . ( the present Grand Superintendant of Works ) , to effect whatever addition could be safel y made ; which commission he has this year very judiciousl y executed according to the desiwhich have the
gn we now pleasure of presenting to our numerous readers ; not onl y to the satisfaction of our most Illustrious Grand Master , but equally so that of the Fraternity at large , and with a still further advance of the artist ' s previously high professional reputation . The present engraving is from a sketch with which Bro . Hardwicke has kindly favoured us .
For the general comfort and convenience of the Craft , when assembled for Quarterl y Communication , or other purposes of Grand Lodge , and for the Convocations of the Supreme Royal Arch Chapter , the « New lemple is now singularl y well adapted ; whilst , for the Most Worshipful Grand Master when presiding , for the respective officers in the performance of their dutiesor for member who have occasion
, any may to address the Grand Lodge , there no longer exists the necessity of forcing the voice beyond its ordinary pitch . And when the dais is well filled with Grand Officers , on whose persons " purple and gold" appear to strugge for the supremacy , and the body of the Temple is as amply garnished with blue collars and badges , and a goodly sprinkling of the cheerful crimson , the effect is magnificent in the extreme