John Hamill on the landmarks of Freemasonry
Landmark decision Director of Special Projects John Hamill considers why the Grand Lodge has never defined the landmarks that form the basis of…
Constitutions
Report of the Board of General Purposes – 10 December 2014
Quarterly Communication of Grand Lodge 10 December 2014 Report of the Board of General Purposes Minutes The Minutes of the Quarterly Communication of…
Report of the Board of General Purposes – 10 September 2014
Quarterly Communication of Grand Lodge 10 September 2014 Report of the Board of General Purposes Minutes The Minutes of the Quarterly…
The Official History of Freemasonry – Part 1
Traditional History The exact origin of Freemasonry is unknown and only theories try to explain its genesis and original purpose. The only certainty is…
Following in Noah’s Footsteps – Ancient and Honourable Fraternity of Royal Ark Mariner
To many Masons who do not know much about it, even to many Mark Master Masons who have not gone on to become Ark Mariners, the Royal Ark Mariner can seem to be just a quaint, short little degree about Noah’s Flood whose members wear rainbow coloured aprons. It may be attached to the Mark degree, but it is often dismissed as being of very little ritual significance.
Report of the Board of General Purposes – 11 June 2014
Quarterly Communication of Grand Lodge 11 June 2014 Report of the Board of General Purposes Minutes The Minutes of the Quarterly Communication of 12…
The Official History of Freemasonry – Part 4
The “Antients” Grand Lodge The “Antients Grand Lodge” has been active since 1751, although it was still known as “The Grand Committee of the Most Antients…
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…
Report of the Board of General Purposes – 12 March 2014
Quarterly Communication of Grand Lodge 12 March 2014 Report of the Board of General Purposes Minutes The Minutes of the Quarterly…
Conservation work funded by the Association of Independent Museums
Message from madras Among the more unusual items in the archives of Grand Lodge is a fragile letter written in Persian, attached to an illuminated…