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The red aprons Director of Special Projects John Hamill explores the history behind the Grand Stewards, the lodge without a number Like many membership organisations, Freemasonry relies on volunteers to run smoothly. One of the…
The title deeds of the Craft Director of Special Projects John Hamill traces the origins of the Antient Charges and what they reveal about masonic values On the first occasion on which a brother is…
A better person Whether it’s organising a football match in a war zone or catching fish by hand in a life raft, Wayne Ingram is a serial fundraiser. Imogen Beecroft discovers why joining Freemasonry was…
The philanthropy and tea empire of Freemason Sir Thomas Johnstone Lipton
Monday, 12 December 2016
Tea and sympathy A self-made man who brought tea to the British masses, Freemason Sir Thomas Johnstone Lipton also campaigned for the sick and the poor, as Philippa Faulks discovers Many masonic lodges around the…
The stories we tell Now in its third year, Letters Live returns to Freemasons’ Hall in a sell-out run. Emilee Tombs takes notes A hush falls over the crowd inside the main chamber of Freemasons’…
Freemason and escape artist H J da Costa
Wednesday, 14 September 2016
The prince and the fugitive How did an escaped prisoner become a close associate of the Grand Master at the time of the Grand Union? Kevin L Gest charts the life of H J da…
World War I story of Freemason and theological student Captain Horace Edward Griggs
Wednesday, 14 September 2016
The company you keep The story of Captain Horace Edward Griggs, fighting and dying in the World War I trenches, reveals a young Freemason who was keen to expand his religious horizons. Richard Burrell looks back Horace…
Championing the cause Freemason Sean Gaffney has competed at the Invictus Games, runs in obstacle courses for fun and is a Petty Officer in the Royal Navy. Emilee Tombs finds out how he hasn’t let a life-changing injury break his…
A member of society Would you describe Freemasonry as a product of the class struggle? In his 2016 Prestonian Lecture, Dr Richard Berman defines the origins of the Craft by the social and economic forces at play…
John Hamill reflects on how Freemasonry has changed in tandem with society
Wednesday, 14 September 2016
The wider context Director of Special Projects John Hamill reflects on the impact that broad trends within society have had on Freemasonry We often comment on our hopes that the individual Freemason – by putting into…
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Service and sacrifice The Battle of the Somme produced more than one million casualties. Director of the Library and Museum of Freemasonry Diane Clements marks the masons who fought for freedom The centenary of the…
When history is written Director of Special Projects John Hamill defends the accuracy of the documentation detailing Grand Lodge’s formation Were it possible to travel back and forth in time, it would be fascinating to…
John Bowes: Freemason, civil rights advocate and philantrhopist
Tuesday, 07 June 2016
Public display Civil rights advocate and art collector John Bowes seemed destined for masonic greatness. Philippa Faulks discovers the Provincial Grand Master who never was John Bowes is best known for the magnificent Bowes Museum in…
Never stumped When a group of lodges in Kidderminster wanted to relocate from the cellar of a hotel, joining a local cricket club proved to be the perfect solution In December 2015 the Membership Focus Group launched…
