Lillywhites and the Masonic temple (memory project)

I began reading this article intrigued by the mention of a Crossbones graveyard, but later there’s mention of the masonic temple at the top of Lillywhites in Piccadilly Circus. My first job after leaving school was as a porter for Lillywhites and I was shown the temple by a fellow worker which we accessed via a once-grand, rubble-strewn staircase. I recall the walls of the small temple being covered in strange imagery rendered in gold. The article doesn’t mention that below the temple was a beautiful, derelict ballroom with a sprung floor which overlooked the statue of Eros. I still remember going to the window, drawing apart the dusty curtains and looking out over all the bustling activity below. Sadly, the ballroom has since been converted into additional shopspace for the store, its windows are the tall ones directly above the arch in the picture above.