The Duke of Kent celebrates 55 years of being a Freemason
The Duke of Kent celebrates 55 years of being a Freemason
Royal Alpha Lodge
The Influence of Kings on Craft Freemasonry
‘From time immemorial’ we have been very fortunate in that our Craft has had the support of Royalty. Without that support I doubt that we would be in…
Freemason Oliver Russell, 2nd Baron Ampthill
Russell was born on February 19th, 1869 in Rome, Italy. He was educated at Eton and graduated from New College, Oxford. While at New College he began rowing and rowed for Oxford against Cambridge. In 1894 and 1898, he served on the original Olympic committee.
Henry John Neville Vane, 11th Baron Barnard, Freemason and British Peer
Lord Barnard was initiated into Agricola Lodge in 1961 and became its Worshipful Master in 1968. He was appointed as Provincial Grand Master in December 1969 and installed in 1970, a position he held for 28 years, during which time, he performed his duties and responsibilities with impeccable distinction.
1813 Revival by Sussex of Restoration Chapter No 1 – 1769
Records of Royal Arch activity in England, in today’s Supreme Grand Chapter, start with the entry in the first minute book of the unnamed ‘Excellent Grand and Royal Chapter’. They are dated 22 March 1765 and show the first meeting to have been held at the mysterious and still unidentified Mr Inge’s premises, until the move to The Turk’s Head in Gerrard Street, Soho, London on 12 June of the same year. It took a further four years before Supreme Grand Chapter issued warrants establishing the first new Chapters under the jurisdiction of the Order.
Sheffield Freemasonry – Bust in bronze of Augustus Frederick, the Duke of Sussex, as Grand Master, on marble plinth.
Masonic History Bronze bust of Augustus Frederick, Duke of Sussex, as Grand Master, wearing his chain and jewel of office and his smoking cap. The bust is…
Grand Master celebrates 50 years in the Craft at Royal Alpha Lodge
In good company Royal Alpha Lodge celebrated the Grand Master’s fifty years in the Craft at an historic occasion in Freemasons’ Hall…
Tracing New Zealand’s Masonic Roots
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…