Canongate Kilwinning
Robert Adam, Freemason and Pre-Eminent Neoclassical Architect of the Eighteenth Century
Robert Adam, FRS [7 May 1751] (3 Jul 1728-3 Mar 1792), was a pre-eminent British neoclassical architect of the eighteenth century, interior and furniture…
Kipling and the Craft
The need for this further essay was first made apparent to me when—in my capacity as Secretary of the Lodge and Editor of the Transactions—I began to receive inquiries from Brethren as far away as Vancouver and Singapore, asking for materials and information which might help them to complete their own papers on Kipling, and I found, to my surprise, that while our library contains a great deal of relevant material, there has never been a paper on Kipling in our Transactions.
FREEMASONRY IN THE EARLY 1600 AND 1700
There is such an abundance of evidence in proof of the continuity of Freemasonry during the period selected, that it is only necessary to study the special records of the old Lodges, happily still preserved, the Rolls of the “Old Charges”, and especially the extant minutes of the Masons’ Company of London, to be assured that the Freemasons of the present day are the lineal descendants of the operative builders, who in the 17th century, and earlier, admitted speculative or non-professional members.
Symbolic Value of the Compasses Angle
Much has been made of the symbolic significance of the angle, or distance between the points, of the compasses in masonic iconography, both by freemasons looking for deeper meanings, and anti-masons looking for further “proof” of occult association.
Robert Burns as a Freemason
Robert Burns as a Freemason “Gie Me the Master’s Apron” Robert Burns and Freemasonry by World Burns Club Member Todd J. Wilkinson The very mention of the…
Sir Walter Scott as a freemason
An account of his connection with the fraternity. by Bro. Adam Muir Mackay, PM., Lodge St. David No. 36, Edinburgh. Chapter I. Erection of Lodge…
Leicestershire and Rutland Light Blue Club visit Scotland
The Leicestershire and Rutland Light Blue Club started their 2016 with a visit to Scotland and to two of the oldest masonic lodges in the world and to top it all off a visit to the beautiful Rosslyn Chapel.
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…