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An illustration of a room in a tavern with a table, a few chairs and a fireplace.
Interior of room on first floor of Goose and Gridiron Tavern, London, England
An illustration of a room in a tavern with a table, a few chairs and a fireplace.

Interior of room on first floor of Goose and Gridiron Tavern, London, England

Date1896
Format
Notes
Inscribed in brown brushpoint l.r.: E.WestG.; Original mat for JRR 2438-41 inscribed in ink l.c. (as inclusive title): Views of the Goose and Gridiron" Tavern. / London Yard, 81 Street Paul's Church Yard, / London. England.; l.c. (as title to JRR 2440): Interior of Room on First Floor. / Where Freemason's met in 1717 and organized the first Grand / Lodge of England. As Room was 1750. Laid down on cardboard mount. After a drawing reproduced in Robertson, John Ross, The History of Freemasonry in Canada, Toronto, 1899, p. 79. Frame (for JRR 2438-41) now separate. See Grier notes. 
Subject
Country:England
City, town or township:London
DimensionsImage size: 19.7 cm x 26.5 cm (7 3/4 in. x 10 7/16 in.)
Usage Rights Public Domain (Learn More)
Call Number / Accession NumberJRR 2440