Duke of Kent visits the Falkland Islands on 30th anniversary of conflict
Falklands meeting with The Duke Last November, a pilgrimage was organised to commemorate the 30th anniversary of the Falklands conflict. A group of…
War
Pro Grand Master’s address – March 2013
Quarterly Communication13 March 2013An address by the MW the Pro Grand Master Peter Lowndes Brethren, In my address to Grand Lodge last December I…
Grand Secretary’s column – Winter 2012
As we all know, time seems to go by at an ever-increasing rate and, with that in mind, our great celebrations in 2017 are not that far away. Just…
Built to last
John Hamill looks back on the construction of Freemasons’ Hall from the perspective of those who worked there Despite the economic problems, the…
How to make a costume drama
As Parade’s End becomes the latest high-profile production to shoot at Freemasons’ Hall, Oscar-winning producer David Parfitt tells Luke Turton why he…
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.
Educational voyage
With a proud tradition stretching back almost 200 years, HMS Trincomalee is on the crest of a new learning wave, as Euan Houstoun, a descendant of a past captain, explains
The Siege of Ascalon
The Seige of Ascalon – 1153 By Stephen Dafoe Excerpted from the book Nobly Born: An Illustrated History of the Knights Templar On 25 January 1153 the…