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Tuesday 21 May 2013

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BUILDING A REPUTATION

From blockbuster launch parties to glitzy fashion shows, Karen Haigh has seen it all as Head of Events at Freemasons’ Hall. She talks about meeting Matt Damon, Antony Gormley statues on the rooftop and building…

Honouring Our Roots

Matthew Scanlan reports on Grand Lodge's sponsorship of students studying traditional craft skills In 2008 Grand Lodge decided to sponsor three students studying at the City and Guilds of London Art School, where time-honoured craft…

Hiding Our Light

The Rev Neville Barker Cryer points out that history often excludes the influence of Freemasonry In my Volume of the Sacred Law there is a saying of which I have been recently reminded by events:…

The Megalithic Mysteries of Malta

People first settled the Maltese islands around 7,000 years ago, probably coming from Sicily, writes Paul Devereux, though in truth we know little about the movement of peoples around the Mediterranean in prehistoric times. Around…

Pythagoras: The Initiate

Michael Baigent looks at one of the most revered figures of early Freemasonry An early legend, taken seriously by working Freemasons, explained that prior to the great flood all knowledge of the seven sciences had…

The Masonic Museum In Brighton

Yasha Beresiner visits the Sussex Masonic Centre Standing at the entrance to the Sussex Masonic Centre in the heart of Brighton, you can catch the smell of the sea just a few hundred yards away.…

Taking The Grand Tour

In 2010 the Library and Museum at Freemasons' Hall welcomed more than 30,000 visitors. For many visitors the highlight is the tour of the ceremonial rooms which is provided by Library and Museum staff. Freemasonry…

Freemasonry and the Empire

The Canonbury Masonic Research Centre (CMRC) has unveiled its programme for its thirteenth annual conference, which this year will be on the subject of Freemasonry and Empire. The event will take place on 22-23 October…

Hidden Gem

As well as being the home of the United Grand Lodge of England, Freemasons’ Hall is also one of fifty Unique Venues of London available for hire to the general public and one of the…

Catwalk Creations

As Freemasons' Hall plays host once again to events at London Fashion Week, Lucinda Weston talks to up-and-coming fashion designer Kirsty Ward A feeling of serenity prevails as you walk through the Great Queen Street…

Honoured by Giving

The Rev Neville Barker Cryer Asks Us To Remember A Little Restraint Some thirty years ago I began to realise that those who were called upon to present a toast to the Initiate, or to…

What Is The Point Of The Initiation Ceremony?

The Cornerstone Society held its annual conference at Tapton Hall, Sheffield, in November. The Society was founded in 1999 to help masons to gain a better understanding of both the meaning and purpose of Freemasonry,…

Anti-Masonry!

A Report On The Annual CMRC Conference On 30-31 October the Canonbury Masonic Research Centre (CMRC) held its twelfth annual international conference at the Canonbury Academy, an elegant sixteenth-century building situated in a leafy oasis…

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