Leeds Freemasons Lodge
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
Fourteen brethren from the Lodge of Dawn, plus two guests from Lodge of Fidelity No. 289 and one guest from Zetland Lodge No. 1311, took a two-day trip to Dublin to visit Leinster Lodge No. 141 as well as taking in the sights, sounds and drinks of Ireland’s capital city. The visit was arranged by … Read more
On the morning of Wednesday 11th March fourteen of the brethren of The Lodge of Dawn, plus two guests from the Lodge of Fidelity No. 289 and one from Zetland Lodge No. 1311, awoke to alarms set for stupid o’clock and headed to Leeds Bradford airport for a long-planned two-day trip to Dublin to visit … Read more
St George’s Crypt is a charity in the City of Leeds, working with the homeless, the vulnerable and those suffering from addiction. Established in 1930 by Revd. Don Robins, it offers a food service to anyone who comes to their door. They offer three meals a day seven days a week, along with showers, tea … Read more
Tuesday 25th February was a wonderful occasion at Castle Grove Masonic Hall. Not only was there a 2nd degree ceremony performed by the brethren of The Lodge of Dawn, with Bro. Bernard Nelson being passed, but ten of the Leeds Masters were visitors to the Lodge of Dawn. In total there were 32 visitors from … Read more