St Cedds Lodge Day out – Far from Brewers Droop!
Saturday the 21st March saw 14 Brethren, Ladies and friends on a visit to Southwold in Suffolk for a guided tour of the Adnams Sole Bay Brewery,…
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The Freemason prisoners of war at Ruhleben Camp during WWI
On 18 December 1914 an extraordinary document arrived at Freemasons’ Hall in London addressed to Sir Edward Letchworth, the Grand Secretary. It began: ‘We, the undersigned brethren, at present interned with other British civilians at the concentration camp at Ruhleben, Spandau, Germany, send hearty good wishes to the Grand Master, officers and brethren in Great Britain, hoping that we may have the pleasure soon of greeting them personally.’
Captain Matthew Flinders: the Freemason who gave Australia its name
Putting Australia on the map Few men in history can claim to have named an entire country, but Freemason Matthew Flinders is one of them….
The social circuit: Freemasonry and Isle of Man TT racing
The social circuit ‘Motorcycling is about friendship and it engenders a spirit of. There is a similar fraternal bond between…
Nevill Drury’s “Pathways in Modern Western Magic” – reviewed by John Robert Colombo
Modern Western Magic Nevill Drury’s “Pathways in Modern Western Magic” is reviewed by John Robert Colombo This is a hefty and handsome…
Freemasonry: Lyrics of Masonic Songs
Festive Board Eternal Father Eternal father, strong to save Whose arms hath bound the restless wave, Who bidd’st the mighty ocean deep It’s own appointed…
Tracing New Zealand’s Masonic Roots
Roger Marjoribanks looks to his family tree to follow the masonic life of Stewart Marjoribanks and his role in the creation of New Zealand as we know it…