Other Masonic Links
United Grand
Lodge of England
United Grand Lodge of England Great
Queen Street www.ugle.org.uk
Library and Museum
www.freemasonry.london.museum
The 3R Library and Membership Development Site http://www.3rlibrary.org.uk
District Grand
Lodges
Cyprus: www.cyprus-freemasons.org.cy
Bombay & Northern India: www.ecmason-bombay-ni.org
North Island, New Zealand: www.freemasons.org.nz/
Masonic Charities
The Grand
Charity Latest News Items http://www.grandcharity.org/pages/news.html
New Masonic
Samaritan Fund: www.nmsf.org
Royal Masonic Benevolent Institution www.rmbi.org.uk
The Grand Charity www.grandcharity.org
The Royal Masonic Trust for Girls and Boys http://www.rmtgb.org
Other
Charities
Lifelites: Providing technical equipment
for children's hospices across the UK. http://www.lifelites.org
Other
Orders in Essex
Mark Masonry: Ray Purkis Tel: 020 85054726 email: ray.purkis@ntlworld.com
Rose Croix North Essex: James Lord Tel: 01255 678407
Rose Croix in South Essex: Graham Larke 01268 530484 graham.larke@tesco.net
Knights Templar; Walter Hall Tel 01245 441987
Order of the Secret Monitor: Barry Hurst Tel: 01245 441325 the@hursts.freeserve.co.uk Web http://www.osm-essex.info/
Red Cross of Constantine; Robin Fagence Tel 01277 624729 email: rccessex@btopenworld.com
Royal and Select Masters: Malcolm Hill Tel 02085 240461 email: malcolmlhill2@aol.com
Allied Masonic Degrees: Aubrey Temple Tel 01268 768129 email: castledon@supernet.com
Royal Order of Scotland East Anglia: Alf Garner Tel: 01206 514029 email: alf.garner@ntlworld.com
Royal Order of Scotland North Thames Ray Purkis Tel: 020 85054726 email: ray.purkis@ntlworld.com
Worshipful Society of Free Masons:
Societas Rosicruciana in Anglia: David Kibble-Rees Tel 020 85013266 email: kayar@tesco.net
Knight Templar Priests: Derek Potter Tel: 01206 271080
Essex Provincial Prior's Bodyguard http://www.essexbodyguard.org
Miscellaneous
The Initiates club www.initiatesclub.co.uk
Letchworth's www.letchworthshop.co.uk
Prince Edward Duke of Kent Court: www.friendsofpedokc.org.uk
Freemasonry Today: www.freemasonrytoday.co.uk
Internet Lodge: internet.lodge.org.uk
Colchester Masonic Hall www.stgilescentre.org.uk
Southend Masonic Hall http://www.southendmasonic.co.uk
Chingford Area Masonic Social Group http://www.chingfordmasonichall.org.uk
Province of London Mark www.markprovinceoflondon.com
AQC www.quatuorcoronati.com
Dave
Silk Masonic Printing has a long and successful
history of producing printed matter for the Masonic community. http://www.dsmprinting.co.uk/
Freemasonry
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Ilford Masonic
Association: www.ilford-masonic.org.uk
"A variety of
speakers offer talks on subjects of interest to Freemasons at informal lecture
meetings on the first Thursdays in November, December, February and March.
Membership is open to all Master Masons at a cost of £5.00 per year or £10
for three years. Further details on the IMA website at www.ilford-masonic.org.uk"
The
Essex Oaths Project: http://www.philbrick2255.org.uk/p-oaths.php
The Essex Oaths
Project involves transcribing all of the details from the surviving
Returns made by Essex Lodges in accordance with the Unlawful
Societies Act of 1799 and held by the Essex Record Office. This
Project was conceived in 2006 by Bro. Bernard Williamson and put to the
Study Circle as a research project in which many of them, and
others, could become involved.
It is a daunting project with well over 400 A3 pages, each containing
some 40 lines of details. The details shown on these returns,
in a searchable database, are the subject of the Essex Oaths Project and
our objective is to provide a free and important research and educational
resource for Social Historians, Masonic Historians and Genealogists. It
is available now.
Cornerstone Society: www.cornerstonesociety.com
The Cornerstone Society was set up in 1999
to promote understanding of the meaning and purpose of Freemasonry.
It organises conferences and hosts this website. Membership is free and open
to all Master Masons and above.
It is run by a committee chaired by the Marquess of Northampton.
First of all, The Cornerstone
Society would like to wish you a very happy, peaceful and enlightened New
Year. May Freemasonry move forward to the good of all mankind in 2003. This
is one of an occasional set of updates/newsitems about our website, about
forthcoming events, and other items. If you haven't been on the website recently,
go have a look (www.workingtools.org) - there are still things going on in
the hothouse debate section, and we are sure you would like to open up a new
topic by adding your own ideas. Have a look also at the bookworm section -
it's amazing how many books are reviewed there, and we are hoping to add more
in the future, such as Kirk MacNulty's The Way of the Craftsman and Toby Churton's
The Golden Builders.
We are currently working on our publicity for the June 2003 Conference to
be held in the Grand Temple at Freemasons' Hall, London, on Saturday 7 June
2003. While waiting for the official flyer to come back from the printers,
we can tell you (as a privileged member of our mailing list!) a few of the
details. The programme will include The MW The Grand Master of Portugal, MWBro
José Anes, who will speak on "An Hermetic and Templar Palace" (and
we can tell you this one has some big surprises for you!), W. Kirk MacNulty,
already well-known to most of you for his books, speaking on "A Philosophical
Background for Masonic Symbolism", Neville Barker-Cryer, also well-known
to many (he spoke at the Christleton Conference in November) speaking on "The
Grand Lodge of York Ritual - its Spirit and Form". Then, after lunch,
in addition to the Ritual Workshop and Question Time, Bro Lightfoote, of Freemasonry
Today fame, has kindly consented to speak. The title of his talk will be "A
Matter of Degree", and the content is another secret! We will be putting
an application form on the website in the near future, but meanwhile keep
the date free in your diary!
But do please remember that the Cornerstone website is yours, to air your views and join in the debates!
With best wishes, The Cornerstone
Society
Beamish 2000: arwhite.demon.co.uk
The Beamish 2000 site refers to the North of
England Open Air Museum which has a collection of period buildings,
shops etc. which are intended to be a living museum. A Masonic Hall is being
rebuilt within the museum as the
millennium project for the Provincial Grand Lodge of Durham and this site
carries information about the project.
The Circuit of Service Lodges: www.militarymasons.co.uk
The Circuit of Services Lodges, currently comprising
10 military lodges, is keen to hear from any servicemen or veterans who might
wish to visit any of the Regimental or Service Lodges in the Circuit. In addition
if any lodge has a military connection and a substantial membership of servicemen
or veterans we would be very keen establish contact.
For further information please see our web site www.militarymasons.co.uk or contact our Chairman Peter Sharpe on 01666 860447 or our Secretary Bob
Simpson on 01932 229966
Lodge Banners: www.lodgebanners.co.uk
A freemasonry and Masonic lodge banner and crest images
archive for UGLE and other Grand Lodges & Provinces.
A look at the story behind some of the fascinating Banners and Crests of freemasons
lodges world-wide.
The Freemason.com: www.thefreemason.com
TFM.com is a relatively new Masonic
website run by two (masonic) brothers based in the UK and assisted by volunteers
like myself. Although based in the UK its membership is Worldwide and its
mission is to provide information and communications for Freemasons everywhere
about Freemasonry and all of its associations.
FreeMasonStore: www.freemasonstore.com We are proud to announce the launch of our
new website, www.freemasonstore.com. We offer a wide selection of fine Masonic
and fraternal merchandise for our brethren and their families. Our selection
of auto emblems, clothing, tie bars and cufflinks, rings, golf accessories,
ties and watches make perfect gifts for your family, the brothers, or for
yourself. Come take a look at our website, tell us what you think, and perhaps
buy something.
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Preceptory: www.wrw-kt-malta.com