The Antients or Athol Grand Lodge (1752-1813) did not renumber their lodges but they did re-issue old numbers to new lodges. In the numeration section a Lodge Number (A) heading indicates that the lodge was originally part of the Antients Grand Lodge. The resource is a database compiled from a transcription of John Lane's original work, updated with records of more recent Lodges. The database is searchable by keyword, lodge name, date and specific Masonic categories of information.

The Museum of Freemasonry is located on the first floor of Freemasons' Hall, Great Queen Street, London. Originally known as the Masonic Peace Memorial Building, the imposing landmark found on the edge of Covent Garden was designed by architects Ashley and Newman in the Art Deco style and completed in 1933. It is a Grade II* listed building today. In addition to the Grand Temple, offices, lodge meeting rooms and the Museum, Freemasons' Hall is a frequently used venue for television and film productions such as James Bond, Assassin's Creed, Spooks and The Crown being shot there more recently. Prescott, Andrew. A History of British Freemasonry 1425-2000: University of Sheffield Centre for Research into Freemasonry and Fraternalism, 2008 Special Medal: Some lodges have been given special permission by a Past Grand Master for their members to wear a special jewel denoting their membership of the lodge. It is from these 4 lodges that we see the beginnings of some form of socio-economic and political understanding development culminating in the first steps to form a united group which would develop into the United Grand Lodge of England. This cookie is used to a profile based on user's interest and display personalized ads to the users.

Introduction

This era of philosophy and discovery saw men of education; Gentlemen, Merchants, Clergymen and nobility take an ever increasing interest in masonry and the science of building. London was now desperately overcrowded, and for the middle classes the existing rituals, structure and fraternalism of the masons lodge meeting, in their local tavern was a congenial and often rewarding environment. The lodges of the operative masons of London became dominated by these new middle and upper class gentlemen of the city, many of whom were also members of the Royal Society, and who perhaps saw the lodge to be, in the words of Anderson writer of Freemasons Book of Constitutions, these men “found the lodge to be a safe and pleasant relaxation from intense study or the hurry of business without politics or party.”

In 2003, The Centre for Research into Freemasonry and Fraternalism under the Directorship of Professor Andrew Prescott in collaboration https://museumfreemasonry.org.uk/lodge-family-tree (Museum of Freemasonry: Lodge Family Tree Charts: Search the histories of individual lodges of England and Wales up to 2019) British Freemasonry, 1717-1813 by Robert Peters (Volume 1: Institutionsed.). Routledge. 2016. ISBN 9781317275305. Lane's Masonic Records". The John Lane's Masonic Records. Published by The Digital Humanities Institute, University of Sheffield. As well as delivering free talks and workshops on freemasonry, genealogical research and museum studies, the Museum regularly takes part in national cultural initiatives such as Museums at Night and Open House London. [8] [9]

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The Museum of Freemasonry provides free guided tours of the building, taking in the Grand Temple and Shrine. Tours are not available when the Grand Temple of other areas are in use for ceremonial purposes, and groups must book in advance.

John Lane was born in 1843 and was based in Torquay, Devon, in the south west of England. He was an accountant by profession, though he had also worked as an Insurance collector and a secretary to a cemetery company. Lane had been initiated into the Torquay based Jordon Lodge No. 1402 in 1878, and went on to join the London based research lodge Quatuor Coronati Lodge in 1887, being awarded the rank of Past Assistant Grand Director of Ceremonies by United Grand Lodge in 1895. Lane had also been awarded the rank of Past Senior Grand Warden in 1888 by the Grand Lodge of Iowa in the US, which at the time had just begun to build one of the largest Masonic libraries in the world. His work was well respected; he had written a number of papers for the Transactions of Quatuor Coronati Lodge and had a number of other books published including A handy book to the study of the engraved, printed and manuscript lists of lodges from 1723 to 1814, published in 1889 and Centenary warrants and jewels…which was published in 1891. It was his Masonic Records that he is best remembered for, and is still regularly used by Masonic researchers and family historians due to the updated online version. He died at the age of 56 in 1899.

Genealogical Value

The resource is rich in place name information and will be of interest to local historians among others as well as historians of freemasonry. Locations can be viewed on interactive maps. for anyone with an interest in freemasonry under any of the English Grand Lodges. Masonic Records enables the early history of freemasonry in William Schaw was appointed “Maister o’ Warks” (Master of works) to the Crown of Scotland by King James V1 of Scotland, later to be King James of England and founder of the King James Bible. As Master of Works Schaw took on the task of being : At the Quarterly Communication of the United Grand Lodge of England on 7 March 1838, it was announced: