Grand Master’s address – April 2014
Craft Annual Investiture 30 April 2014 An address by the MW The Grand Master HRH The Duke of Kent, KG Brethren, I want to start by saying…
Freemasonry in England
News & Freemasonry in England
The University Scheme
The scheme was established in 2005, its objective being “to establish arrangements and opportunities for undergraduates and other University members to…
Facebook Security
As previously announced under Craft Events, the Province now has a presence on Facebook www.facebook.com/nottinghamshiremasons Although the Facebook Page…
Spreading the Wings of Freemasonry
It is with a degree of envy that I listen to and read the exploits of those Freemasons who belong to an Association that supports, encourages and shares…
Whom Have You There? Biographies of the men behind the Portraits Provincial Grand Lodge of Nottinghamshire
The biographies reflect the changing socio-economic status of these men from wealthy land owning members of the nobility to middle class business men and professionals. It is set in a period of immense change in Freemasonry with the expansion of Lodges and growth in membership.
The Official History of Freemasonry – Part 5
In the later part of the eighteenth century the two main Grand lodges of England, the “Moderns” and the “Antients” Grand lodges, began to collaborate and…
The Official History of Freemasonry – Part 4
The “Antients” Grand Lodge The “Antients Grand Lodge” has been active since 1751, although it was still known as “The Grand Committee of the Most Antients…
Royal Arch Clothing
The Royal Arch Mason’s clothing includes robes, aprons, sashes, collars, chains and jewels. The 1766 rules of the Excellent Grand and Royal Chapter say…
How to Join the Royal Arch
The prime qualification for admission into the Royal Arch is to be a Master Mason, of at least four weeks standing, in a Lodge under the United Grand…
Statement on Grande Loge Nationale Française (GLNF)
Quarterly Communication 12 March 2014 A Statement by The President of the Board of General Purposes, RW Bro Anthony Wilson, concerning Grande…