 The Salisbury in St. Martin 's Lane was built as part of a six @-@ storey block around 1899 on the site of an earlier pub that had been known under several names , including the Coach & Horses and Ben <unk> 's Head ; it is both Grade II listed , and on CAMRA 's National Inventory , due to the quality of the etched and polished glass and the carved woodwork , summed up as " good fin de siècle ensemble " . The Freemasons Arms on Long Acre is linked with the founding of the Football Association in 1896 ; however , the meetings took place at The Freemason 's Tavern on Great Queen Street , which was replaced in 1909 by the Connaught Rooms . 
