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In any case, Grand Lodges have actually restricted jurisdiction over their member Lodges, and also where there is no prescribed ritual Lodges might therefore have considerable flexibility of practice. In spite of these small distinctions, fraternal connections exist between Lodges of matching levels under various Grand Lodges. The lodge came to be a more permanent sort of house as the lands around European manors were developed as parks. The lodge was the cottage of the gamekeeper, caretaker, gatekeeper, or gardener and also might be at the park's entry or in other places on the grounds, generally presenting some architectural connection to the primary structures. Lodges could be of significant dimension in royal parks and be inhabited by crucial persons. Lord John Russell, as an example, lived in Pembroke Lodge at Richmond Park, London, by permission of Queen Victoria, for more than thirty