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…
War
Masons at War
On 19 July 1939, some 12,000 Freemasons were present at an Especial Grand Lodge at Olympia to witness the installation of the new Grand Master, the Duke…
The Future of Masonic Ritual – What really distinguished Freemasonry from any other sort of fraternal association
It is some years ago that Rev Neville Barker Cryer went on record in establishing that what really distinguished Freemasonry from any other sort of…
Robert Burns – Freemason, Bard of Ayrshire & Ploughman Poet
Burns’s rise in popularity for his poems also contributed to his rise in Freemasonry. At a meeting of Lodge St. Andrew in Edinburgh in 1787, at which the Grand Master and Grand Lodge of Scotland was present, Burns was toasted by the Worshipful Grand Master, Most Worshipful Brother Francis Chateris, with the words “Caledonia and Caledonia’s bard, Bro. Robt. Burns”
Famous Members of our Ancient and Honourable Institution
talk is aimed primarily at our younger brethren who have as yet not had time to absorb the immensity of our great Masonic institution. During the ceremony of your initiation you stated that you were prompted to solicit our privileges by a favourable opinion, preconceived, of the Institution, a general desire for knowledge and a sincere wish to render yourself more extensively serviceable to your fellow creatures
Famous Freemasons – David Nixon
David Nixon started his career on television in the early ’50s performing magic illusions for both adults and children. After the war, he had toured the…
Sponsored ride to the Somme by Artificers Masonic Motorcycle Association
Riding to the Somme Seven members of the Artificers Masonic Motorcycle Association and two of their partners undertook a sponsored ride to the Somme,…
Signed sealed delivered
Postal address When Freemasons’ Hall welcomed actors Benedict Cumberbatch, Sir Ian McKellen and Tom Hiddleston into the Grand Temple, Jessica…
Royal Masonic School for Girls at Rickmansworth and Its Stained Glass Windows
Generations of pupils at the Royal Masonic School for Girls at Rickmansworth in Hertfordshire have passed them or sat under them while eating or listening…
£500 donated towards restoration of Victoria Cross Graves Concern charity
W Bro Ian Johnson presented £500 to guest speaker W Bro Granville Angell in support of his charity, VC Grave Concern