Heritage in the building
The new experience Freemasonry has a refreshingly open-minded attitude when it comes to age. The routes to the Craft for engaged young people are now more…
Britain
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….
Freemasonry and World War II – John Hamill
Keep calm and carry on Director of Special Projects John Hamill argues the case for a national scheme that would record how Freemasonry helped during…
Cleopatra’s Needle: John Hamill traces its masonic history
From the Nile to the Thames One Freemason proposed the idea of presenting Cleopatra’s Needle as a gift to the British…
The story of Augustus John Smith philanthropist and Freemason
The welfare estate When Augustus John Smith signed a lease to run the Isles of Scilly, he created an infrastructure that would transform living…
The Official History of Freemasonry – Part 3
The “Modern” or Grand Lodge By the year 1717 there were only four lodges in the London area and the Craft was in danger of losing its traditional…
Freemasonry in the occupied Channel Islands during World War II
On British soil With Freemasonry banned in Germany, Jersey’s Past Provincial Grand Master David Rosser explains what the Nazi occupation of the…
Railways and Freemasonry: the connection explored by John Hamill
Parallel lines The histories of the railway system and Freemasonry are inextricably linked. John Hamill examines the impact that long-distance rail travel…
London beneath the covers
London beneath the covers London Hidden Interiors author Philip Davies gives an exclusive tour around some of the capital’s best conserved and least…
Charity for all
As smaller charities struggle in the current economic climate, Tabby Kinder finds out how Freemasons on a local and national level are keeping community…