Royal Arch – Beginnings in Cornwall

The Duke of Wharton

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.

A year of masonic success

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Annual briefing On 28 April, masonic leaders celebrated the achievements of the past year, revealing an organisation that is embracing transparency and…