The remains of St John's Lodge in Newstead
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The remains of St John's Lodge in Newstead
Image: © Walter Baxter Taken: 3 May 2010
This is the site of the original Lodge of Melrose St John No 1 at the end of St John’s Wynd in Newstead. A small fragment of the original building survives with a plaque inlaid into the remains, inscribed:- THE OFFICIAL SITE LUDGE OF MELROS ST. JOHN The Lodge moved to hired rooms at Melrose in 1743 and moved again in 1791 to premises in High Street, Melrose Image The Lodge of Melrose St John No 1 is reputed to be one of the oldest Masonic Lodges in Scotland.
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