Royal Masonic Institution for Girls 1961, Breast Jewel with Steward Clasp, enamelled pendant.  Condition -  excellent, boxed.  

This item is one of a number of Masonic items donated by members and being sold to raise money to aid the upkeep and maintenance of the Bath Masonic Museum Collection.

BATH’s OLD ORCHARD STREET THEATRE

Built in 1750, it was the very first Provincial Theatre to receive a Royal Warrant by special act of Parliament, and was the Theatre in which many famous Regency actors and actresses made their names before transferring to the London Stage, including Sarah Siddons, John Henderson and Charles Incledon.   It was closed as a Theatre in 1805, when the Theatre Royal Company transferred to the building that is still their current home in Bath.   It was then acquired by the Benedictine Mission to Bath, and became one of the foremost Catholic Chapels in this country, post-emancipation, before being sold in 1865 to become the home to one of the oldest Masonic Lodges in the country. The building is now open to the public for guided tours, together with the Masonic Museum established in 1925.