Duke of Sussex

1813 Revival by Sussex of Restoration Chapter No 1 – 1769

Records of Royal Arch activity in England, in today’s Supreme Grand Chapter, start with the entry in the first minute book of the unnamed ‘Excellent Grand and Royal Chapter’. They are dated 22 March 1765 and show the first meeting to have been held at the mysterious and still unidentified Mr Inge’s premises, until the move to The Turk’s Head in Gerrard Street, Soho, London on 12 June of the same year. It took a further four years before Supreme Grand Chapter issued warrants establishing the first new Chapters under the jurisdiction of the Order.

Medal commemorating the opening of the New Royal Exchange London, circa 1844 – Sheffield Freemasonry

Sheffield Freemasonry Medal commemorating the opening of the New Royal Exchange London, circa 1844. Silver coloured metal medal. On the obverse central t the design is a relief depiction of the New Royal Exchange building in London. This consists of; tiered steps, several columns, an entablature and triangular pediment, and a tower. Encircling the top … Read more

Articles of Union between the Grand Lodges of England

First published here http://www.freemasons-freemasonry.com/ In the 1740s there was a growing number of Irishmen in London, many of whom had become Freemasons before leaving Ireland. For reasons now unknown they appear to have had difficulty gaining entrance into Lodges in London, so in 1751 a group of them formed a rival Grand Lodge. They claimed … Read more


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