Promoting the Fraternity across the World
Sheffield Freemasonry Carafe in Bristol blue glass engraved with the Antients Grand Lodge coat of arms, circa 1790. Carafe of blue glass with a bulbous body and a tapering neck with a flared lip. On the body of the carafe is engraved the coat of arms of the Antients Grand Lodge under an All-seeing eye. … Read more
To mark the 150th Anniversary of the presentation of the first medals in 1856, the Library and Museum of Freemasonry had a exhibition about some holders of the Victoria Cross who were also Freemasons. The criterion for the award is simple – conspicuous valour in the presence of the enemy – but its winners have … Read more
Sheffield Freemasonry . Freemasonry has been actively practiced in Sheffield since 1761, one hundred years before the American Civil War. Sheffield Freemasonry dates back to 1761, under the jurisdiction of the Province of Yorkshire, which today is the Province of Yorkshire West Riding and lodge meetings are held at Tapton Masonic Hall at Fulwood. But Sheffield Freemasonry also … Read more
Education & Development TALK – “GRAND LODGE 1813: THE CONFLICTS OF EARLY FREEMASONRY” – MERIDIAN LODGE NO. 9629 Meridian (Daylight) Lodge No. 9629 will host a talk by the Provincial Grand Orator, W Bro. Bromley Kniveton, PProvSGW, entitled, “Grand Lodge 1813: the conflicts of early Freemasonry” at Dore Masonic Hall on Tuesday, 14 June. The … Read more
Sheffield Freemasonry Jewels Silver gilt and engraved jewel formed of a cross with chequerboard design at the centre of which is a facial sun. Between the arms of the cross is a roundel with engraved text reading ‘DEUS / NOBIS / SOL ET / SCUTUM’ (‘God is our sun and shield’). All is within … Read more
