Collection GB 0074 CLC/007 - FREEMASONS: SHAKESPEAR LODGE, NO. 99

Identity area

Reference code

GB 0074 CLC/007

Title

FREEMASONS: SHAKESPEAR LODGE, NO. 99

Date(s)

  • 1767-1981 (Creation)

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Collection

Extent and medium

33 production units.

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Biographical history

The Shakespear Lodge was constituted on 15 February 1757. Then known as the Parliament Street Coffee House Lodge, it met at the Parliament Street Coffee House, Parliament Street, Westminster. In 1772 the Lodge moved to the Castle Tavern, Henrietta Street, Covent Garden and in 1773 adopted the name Castle Lodge. Later in 1773 the Lodge moved to the Shakespear Tavern, Covent Garden Piazza and was subsequently renamed Shakespear Lodge. This name has been retained to date despite additional movements of the Lodge: Freemasons Tavern, Great Queen Street; Albion Tavern, Aldersgate Street; Savoy Hotel, Thames Embankment; Princes Restaurant, Piccadilly; Criterion Restaurant, Jermyn Street/ Piccadilly; Hotel Splendide, 105 Piccadilly; No. 96 Piccadilly; The Cafe Royal, 68 Regent Street; The Constitutional Club, St James Street/ St James Palace; Bakers Hall, Harp Lane, Lower Thames Street; and Mark Masons' Hall, 86 St James Street. The number of the Lodge, centrally registered with the Grand Lodge, has undergone several revisions, although it has remained as number 99 since 1863.

Archival history

The whereabouts of the early minute books and other records are unknown despite extensive searches.

GB 0074 CLC/007 1767-1981 Collection 33 production units. United Grand Lodge of England , Shakespear Lodge, No 99

The Shakespear Lodge was constituted on 15 February 1757. Then known as the Parliament Street Coffee House Lodge, it met at the Parliament Street Coffee House, Parliament Street, Westminster. In 1772 the Lodge moved to the Castle Tavern, Henrietta Street, Covent Garden and in 1773 adopted the name Castle Lodge. Later in 1773 the Lodge moved to the Shakespear Tavern, Covent Garden Piazza and was subsequently renamed Shakespear Lodge. This name has been retained to date despite additional movements of the Lodge: Freemasons Tavern, Great Queen Street; Albion Tavern, Aldersgate Street; Savoy Hotel, Thames Embankment; Princes Restaurant, Piccadilly; Criterion Restaurant, Jermyn Street/ Piccadilly; Hotel Splendide, 105 Piccadilly; No. 96 Piccadilly; The Cafe Royal, 68 Regent Street; The Constitutional Club, St James Street/ St James Palace; Bakers Hall, Harp Lane, Lower Thames Street; and Mark Masons' Hall, 86 St James Street. The number of the Lodge, centrally registered with the Grand Lodge, has undergone several revisions, although it has remained as number 99 since 1863.

The whereabouts of the early minute books and other records are unknown despite extensive searches.

The records were deposited by the Shakespear Lodge on 16 June 1994 (Ms 29718-33) and in February 2003 (Ms 33962). They were catalogued by members of Guildhall Library staff in 1995 and 2003 respectively. The Guildhall Library Manuscripts Section merged with the London Metropolitan Archives in 2009.

Records of the Shakespear Lodge, Number 99, comprising bye-laws, minutes, accounts, records of members, correspondence and related papers.

ACCESS TO THESE RECORDS REQUIRES THE WRITTEN CONSENT OF THE SECRETARY OF THE LODGE, WITH THE EXCEPTION OF MS 29718 AND MS 29728 WHICH ARE FREELY AVAILABLE.

The records have been arranged in order reflecting the record type.

Access by written permission only.

Copyright to these records rests with the depositor.

English

Please see online catalogues at: http://search.lma.gov.uk/opac_lma/index.htm

For further details regarding the Shakespear Lodge see Ernest Arthur Ebblewhite The History of the Shakespear Lodge No. 99, 1757-1904 (privately printed, 1906) and William B L Steinthal The History of the Shakespear Lodge No. 99, Supplement 1905-1939 (privately printed, 1939). Both volumes are available in the Printed Books Section of Guildhall Library.

Compiled in compliance with General International Standard Archival Description, ISAD(G), second edition, 2000; National Council on Archives Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997.

June to August 2010. Freemasonry Lodges People People by roles Freemasons Organizations Associations Secret societies United Grand Lodge of England , Shakespear Lodge , No 99 London England UK Western Europe Europe

Immediate source of acquisition or transfer

The records were deposited by the Shakespear Lodge on 16 June 1994 (Ms 29718-33) and in February 2003 (Ms 33962). They were catalogued by members of Guildhall Library staff in 1995 and 2003 respectively. The Guildhall Library Manuscripts Section merged with the London Metropolitan Archives in 2009.

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Scope and content

Records of the Shakespear Lodge, Number 99, comprising bye-laws, minutes, accounts, records of members, correspondence and related papers.

ACCESS TO THESE RECORDS REQUIRES THE WRITTEN CONSENT OF THE SECRETARY OF THE LODGE, WITH THE EXCEPTION OF MS 29718 AND MS 29728 WHICH ARE FREELY AVAILABLE.

Appraisal, destruction and scheduling

Accruals

System of arrangement

The records have been arranged in order reflecting the record type.

Conditions of access and use area

Conditions governing access

Access by written permission only.

Conditions governing reproduction

Copyright to these records rests with the depositor.

Language of material

  • English

Script of material

  • Latin

Language and script notes

English

Physical characteristics and technical requirements

Finding aids

Please see online catalogues at: http://search.lma.gov.uk/opac_lma/index.htm

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Existence and location of originals

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London Metropolitan Archives

Rules and/or conventions used

Compiled in compliance with General International Standard Archival Description, ISAD(G), second edition, 2000; National Council on Archives Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997.

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Dates of creation revision deletion

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  • English

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