Report of the Board of General Purposes – 9 September 2015
Quarterly Communication of Grand Lodge 9 September 2015 Report of the Board of General Purposes Board of General Purposes Meetings 2016 The Board of…
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Richard Hone’s address at the Grand Charity’s AGM – September 2015
Annual General Meeting of The Freemasons’ Grand Charity 9 September 2015 An address by Richard Hone, QC, President of The Freemasons’ Grand Charity…
Pro Grand Master’s address – September 2015
Quarterly Communication 9 September 2015 An address by the MW the Pro Grand Master Peter Lowndes I am pleased to see such a good attendance at this…
Interview with Mike Baker Director of Communications
Unlocking the brand For UGLE Director of Communications Mike Baker, the challenge Freemasonry faces in the run-up to the Tercentenary…
Sharing the ritual: Pro Grand Master Peter Lowndes on being proud of masonic values
Pride and confidence Pro Grand Master Peter Lowndes explains why members should be proud to share aspects of masonic ritual with friends and family…
John Hamill details the history of Metropolitan and Provincial Grand Lodges and Masters
Process of evolution The rules that define Freemasonry are not set in stone, but rather adapt with changing times, as John Hamill, Director of Special…
Obituary for Iain Ross Bryce Past Deputy Grand Master and Past Second Grand Principal
Missed by many After a short illness Iain Ross Bryce, Past Deputy Grand Master and Past Second Grand Principal, died peacefully in hospital on 30 June…
Royal Arch – Beginnings in Cornwall
For speculative Freemasons, times have always been a-changin’, and the erection of the Premier Grand Lodge by ‘Four Old Lodges’ in 1717 was itself a novelty. When, in 1722 the Grand Master, the Duke of Wharton, laid down the procedure for constituting a new Lodge, this was almost revolutionary.
John Pine – A remarkable 17th century engraver and Freemason
In 1748, the celebrated English artist and Francophobe, William Hogarth, surprisingly decided to take a holiday in France. His behaviour in France was appalling. He was ‘clamorously rude’ to everyone he met. Whenever anybody admired a view, Hogarth sourly remarked: ‘What then? It is but French! Their houses are all gilt and bullshit!’ Waiting in Calais for the boat home, Hogarth made sketches of some old fortifications, and was arrested as a spy.
Arthur Wellesley, Duke of Wellington and Freemason
The eventful life of Arthur, Duke of Wellington, was evenly apportioned between a triumphant military career and an equally successful political one. His…