Freemasons’ Restaurant

The Freemasons’ Tavern pub/restaurant is situated in 39 Western Road, Hove (near Brighton). This pub has been in existence since at least the 1850s. It is not known why the name was chosen but there has long been a popular notion that Freemasons used to hold meetings upstairs. This was quite possible and belonging to the Freemasons became increasingly popular amongst the influential men of the neighbourhood. For example, Thomas Read Kemp, founder of Kemp Town, was a freemason. Today it is now a Grade II listed building.