Leeds Freemasons Lodge
Admin Freemasonry, above all, is a social activity. We meet on a monthly basis for ceremonies, we meet frequently for practices and we meet semi-frequently for social occasions. With lockdown, none of these have been possible. So what does a Lodge in lockdown look like? One would assume that such a situation would signal the temporary … Read more
It is well known that Freemasons wear white gloves. However many people, both in Freemasonry and outside do not know why. The wearing of gloves is a practice inherited from operative masons, who wore them to protect their hands, and were oftensupplied by their employers at the start of each building project; sometimes by way … Read more
The sixth in our occasional series of discussions with long-standing members of the Lodge of Dawn, is with Howard Bott PPJGW, the 50th Worshipful Master at The Lodge of Dawn. You can read more of our Memories of a Freemason, from The Lodge of Dawn in Leeds, here. If you are not a Freemason and … Read more
Charity has always been a core principle of Freemasonry. Individual masons make contributions at local, national and international levels. Freemasonry is actually one of the largest charitable givers in the UK (we contributed almost £50m to charitable causes in 2018 alone). The causes that Freemasons contribute to a far and wide-ranging, and how they come … Read more
The fifth in our occasional series of discussions with long-standing members of the Lodge of Dawn, is with John Lyons PPGSwdB, a former Preceptor of the Lodge. * Further to the story above regarding the collapsing Master, our Current Preceptor, who was there at the time has added the following; John is being too modest!! … Read more
The fourth in our occasional series of discussions with long-standing members of the Lodge of Dawn, is with Roger Levy PPGSwdB. Roger is about to receive his 50 year certificate. Tell me how you got into Freemasonry and your route to The Lodge of Dawn. I’ve had a slightly different and varied time in Freemasonry. … Read more
A wonderful peek into the history of The Lodge of Dawn via the magic of cine film, from W Bro. Stephen Brown, one of our Past Masters. Irvin Buntman was one of the founders of The Lodge of Dawn, back in 1947. His name can be seen on The Lodge of Dawn board, at Castle … Read more
The third in our occasional series of discussions with long-standing members of the Lodge of Dawn, is with our second longest serving Past Master of the lodge, Nevil Tolkin PPGReg. You can read more of our Memories of a Freemason, from The Lodge of Dawn in Leeds, here. If you are not a Freemason and … Read more
The second in our occasional series of discussions with long-standing members of the Lodge of Dawn, is with our longest serving Past Master of The Lodge of Dawn, Russell Graham PPJGW. You can read all of our ‘Memories of a Freemason’ interviews, from The Lodge of Dawn in Leeds, here. If you want to know … Read more
This is the first in an occasional series of discussions with long-standing members of the Lodge of Dawn. First up is W Bro. Leslie Marten, PPGReg. Further to publication of the above piece, one of the brethren of The Lodge of Dawn discovered, in his father’s masonic store, copies of an inviation, the summons and … Read more