Leeds Freemasons Lodge
At the National Service of Remembrance, in November 2023, there were veterans marching who were wearing, for the first time, The Nuclear Test Medal. Indeed, David Dimbleby was to make specific reference to the medal during his commentary on the BBC’s broadcast from Whitehall. For many decades, the veterans that had taken part in the … Read more
June’s ceremony was the Lodge of Dawn’s annual ‘Past Masters Night’, when previous masters of the lodge (known as ‘Past Masters’) take all of the ceremonial offices and deliver all of the ritual. In total 10 Past Masters of, and in, the lodge took part. See image below. The ceremony was a Third Degree ceremony … Read more
On the evening of 21st May the brethren at The Lodge of Dawn hosted our 66th annual Junior Masters Night. This is an event which gives the members of our lodge who are not yet ‘on the ladder’ (i.e. not yet holding an office in regular lodge) a chance to perform a First Degree Ceremony … Read more
The April meeting of the Lodge of Dawn saw the visit of The Provincial Grandmaster, James Newman OBE. This was the first formal visit of a sitting Provincial Grandmaster to the lodge for many years. The PGM was accompanied into the temple by two of his Company of Stewards (pictured below), followed in by the … Read more
A report on the Second annual New & Young Masons Night Following the success of last year’s event, The Lodge of Dawn held the second hosting of their New & Young Mason’s night this week, which has now become an annual event in the masonic calendar. With an open invitation to all, and in association … Read more
The December meeting of the Lodge saw the visit of the Provincial Grand Master; the most senior Freemason in the masonic area (the Province of Yorkshire, West Riding). Not only is a visit by the PGM an honour for any lodge, it is a rarity for The Lodge of Dawn, as the last visit by … Read more
Along with The Lodge of Dawn, Freemasons from across Leeds have again answered a call to ensure that hundreds ofchildren from across the city will receive at least one present this festive season. Castle Grove Masonic Hall is home to a number of lodges and their members once again donated a huge range of presents … Read more
The November meeting saw our (relatively) new Worshipful Master, W Bro. Rosenhead, initiate his second new brother of the masonic year 23/24. Our newly made brother is a CPN (Community Psychiatric Nurse) by trade and works with mental health in the NHS. Along with the usual Entered Apprentice song and a wonderful festive board, James, … Read more
48 years after his initiation by his father, Francis Steven Rosenhead was installed into the Chair of King Solomon on Tuesday 26th September; the mantle being handed over by the now IPM, W Bro. Phil Fraser, in a ceremony attended by more than 70 brethren. W Bro. Chris Allen PJGD, Assistant Provincial Grand Master also … Read more
On the evening of 16th May The Lodge of Dawn played host to our 65th Junior Masters Night. This an annual event, which gives the members of our lodge who are not yet ‘on the ladder’ (ie not holding office in regular lodge) an opportunity to perform a First Degree Ceremony in the main temple … Read more