Peter Lowndes on our Districts and the Universities Scheme
Strong constitution Pro Grand Master Peter Lowndes explains how UGLE has been supporting Districts across the world and looks closer to home at the…
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Pro Grand Master’s address – September 2013
Quarterly Communication 11 September 2013 An address by the MW the Pro Grand Master Peter Lowndes Brethren, one of my pleasurable duties…
Bicentenary of the union between the Antients and Moderns Grand Lodges
Cause for celebration Pro Grand Master Peter Lowndes explains that while Freemasons should be proud when a lodge celebrates a milestone anniversary, the…
Peter Lowndes on taking the proactive approach
Taking the initiative Pro Grand Master Peter Lowndes makes the case for a proactive and collaborative approach among Freemasons in order to ensure the…
Presentation of the 1st 50th Lapel Badge in Chapter.
For some time now lapel badges celebrating 50 and 60 years continuous service to Masonry, have been available in the Craft for presentation. The ME Grand…
Pro Grand Master’s address – April 2013
ANNUAL INVESTITURE24 April 2013An address by the MW The Pro Grand Master Peter Lowndes Brethren, I congratulate all those of you that I have had the…
The senior fraternity
As the Universities Scheme recruits younger members, Caitlin Davies reports on how older Freemasons are staying involved in the Craft Three years ago,…
Dambusters captured: the incredible story of Jerry Fray
While much is known about the endeavours of the Dambusters, Squadron Leader Jerry Fray’s more covert role of photographing the resulting…
A.G.Mackey – Selected Writings – Royal and Select
During research I was doing into the Holy Royal Arch of Jerusalem I came across a book in the George Holden library at the Solent Masonic Centre at Freshwater, Isle of Wight called the Book of the Chapter and printed in the United States in 1856, the Author being the famous American Masonic historian Albert Mackey MD. The book had been part of the collection of the Bombay Masonic Library in the latter half of the 19th century.