Educational voyage

Thanks to funding, the HMS Trincomalee has been able to retain its ornate decor

With a proud tradition stretching back almost 200 years, HMS Trincomalee is on the crest of a new learning wave, as Euan Houstoun, a descendant of a past captain, explains

City stories

Freemasonry today

Take a minute to look up from the pavement in the City of London and you will find historic gems that reveal a great deal about the founding of…

Road Craft

Freemasonry today

Is it possible to belong to a gang of leather-clad bikers and stay true to the principles of Freemasonry? Adrian Foster summons up the courage to meet…

Back to basics

Freemasonry today

Anthony Sayer may have been chosen as the first Grand Master of Grand Lodge in 1717, but little is known about his life. Steven Smith questions why, and…

Historical millstones

Freemasonry today

Director of Special Projects John Hamill wonders if resources spent on maintaining masonic buildings would be better used elsewhereRecently I was accused…

Tracing New Zealand’s Masonic Roots

Onlookers watch as settlers arrive at Wellington port in the early nineteenth century

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…