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Article FREEMASONRY IN ENGLAND. ← Page 5 of 6 →
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Freemasonry In England.
St . Michael , Eoyal church , on the- east side of College Hill , was rebuilt in 1694 . St . Michael , Queenhithe church , in Little Trinity Lane , Thames Street , was rebuilt in 1677 . St . Michael , Wood Street church , on the west side of Great Wood Street , was rebuilt in 1675 .
St . Michael , Crooked Lane chinch , on the east side of St . Michael's Lane , was rebuilt in 1688 . St . Michael , Cornhill church , on the south side of Cornhill , was rebuilt in 1672 . St . Mildred , Bread Street church , on the east side of Bread Street , was rebuilt in 1683 .
St , Mildred , Poultry church , on the north side of the Poultry , was rebuilt in 1676 . St . Nicholas , Cole Abbey church , on the south side of Old Pish Street , was rebuilt in 1677 .
St . Olaves , Jewry church , on the west side of the Old Jewry , was rebuilt in 1673 . St . Peter ' s church , in Cornhill , was rebuilt in 1681 . St . Sepulchre ' s church , on the north side of Snow Hill , being partly demolished by the great fire , was rebuilt , 1670 . St . Stephen ' s , Coleman Street , was rebuilt , in 1676 ,
St . Stephen ' s , Walbrook church , behind the Mansion House , was rebuilt in 1676 , it is greatly admired for its interior beauties . Walbrook church though little known among us , is famous all over Europe , and is justly reputed the masterpiece of Sir Christopher Wren . Every beauty that the plan can admit of is here to be found in the greatest perfection . And foreigners may justly censure our bad taste in allowing such a
masterpiece of art to be buried among the surrounding houses . St . Swithin ' s church , on the north side of Cannon Street , enclosing in its south wall the ancient London stone , was rebuilt in 1679 . St . Yedast , Foster Lane church , on the east side of Foster Lane , was
rebuilt in 1679 , During the carrying on of these works , King Charles II . founded the Chelsea Hospital as a retreat for disabled and aged soldiers ; and Sir William Bruce , bart ., Grand Master of Scotland , was ordered by the king to rebuild his palace at Holyrood House , at Edinburgh , in the best Augustan style—and' the Scottish secretary ' s office at Whitehall . The
Grand Master Bruce also built a pretty seat at Kinross , so that fellow Crafts were never better employed than in this reign . Many fine struetmes were built in different parts of the country , the most worthy of notice are , Wing House , Bedfordshire ,- Chevening in Kent ; Ambusbury in Wiltshire ; Hotham House and Stainburgh , Yorkshi 2 - epalace of Hamilton in Cldesdale ; Stirling Housenear the Castle ;
; y , Drumlanrig in Nithisdale , and many more . Many Lodges were constituted throughout the Kingdom under the authority of several Grand Masters . George Yillars , Duke of Buckingham , an old mason , succeeded Elvers ,
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Freemasonry In England.
St . Michael , Eoyal church , on the- east side of College Hill , was rebuilt in 1694 . St . Michael , Queenhithe church , in Little Trinity Lane , Thames Street , was rebuilt in 1677 . St . Michael , Wood Street church , on the west side of Great Wood Street , was rebuilt in 1675 .
St . Michael , Crooked Lane chinch , on the east side of St . Michael's Lane , was rebuilt in 1688 . St . Michael , Cornhill church , on the south side of Cornhill , was rebuilt in 1672 . St . Mildred , Bread Street church , on the east side of Bread Street , was rebuilt in 1683 .
St , Mildred , Poultry church , on the north side of the Poultry , was rebuilt in 1676 . St . Nicholas , Cole Abbey church , on the south side of Old Pish Street , was rebuilt in 1677 .
St . Olaves , Jewry church , on the west side of the Old Jewry , was rebuilt in 1673 . St . Peter ' s church , in Cornhill , was rebuilt in 1681 . St . Sepulchre ' s church , on the north side of Snow Hill , being partly demolished by the great fire , was rebuilt , 1670 . St . Stephen ' s , Coleman Street , was rebuilt , in 1676 ,
St . Stephen ' s , Walbrook church , behind the Mansion House , was rebuilt in 1676 , it is greatly admired for its interior beauties . Walbrook church though little known among us , is famous all over Europe , and is justly reputed the masterpiece of Sir Christopher Wren . Every beauty that the plan can admit of is here to be found in the greatest perfection . And foreigners may justly censure our bad taste in allowing such a
masterpiece of art to be buried among the surrounding houses . St . Swithin ' s church , on the north side of Cannon Street , enclosing in its south wall the ancient London stone , was rebuilt in 1679 . St . Yedast , Foster Lane church , on the east side of Foster Lane , was
rebuilt in 1679 , During the carrying on of these works , King Charles II . founded the Chelsea Hospital as a retreat for disabled and aged soldiers ; and Sir William Bruce , bart ., Grand Master of Scotland , was ordered by the king to rebuild his palace at Holyrood House , at Edinburgh , in the best Augustan style—and' the Scottish secretary ' s office at Whitehall . The
Grand Master Bruce also built a pretty seat at Kinross , so that fellow Crafts were never better employed than in this reign . Many fine struetmes were built in different parts of the country , the most worthy of notice are , Wing House , Bedfordshire ,- Chevening in Kent ; Ambusbury in Wiltshire ; Hotham House and Stainburgh , Yorkshi 2 - epalace of Hamilton in Cldesdale ; Stirling Housenear the Castle ;
; y , Drumlanrig in Nithisdale , and many more . Many Lodges were constituted throughout the Kingdom under the authority of several Grand Masters . George Yillars , Duke of Buckingham , an old mason , succeeded Elvers ,