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Lodges That Meet Outside – an article taken from the book A Quick Guide to Freemasonry

Dr. David Harrison avatarPosted on September 12, 2015 by David HarrisonSeptember 15, 2015

There are some lodges that meet on ranches, hilltops, caves, and in other outside areas, and actually confer degrees and conduct ceremonies outside. Some outside meetings have become traditional for certain lodges, such as the Castle Lodge No. 122, in … Continue reading →

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Thomas Paine Freemason?

Dr. David Harrison avatarPosted on September 12, 2015 by David HarrisonSeptember 15, 2015

I know, however, but of one ancient book that authoritatively challenges universal consent and belief, and that is Euclid’s Elements of Geometry… Thomas Paine, The Age of Reason, Part II, Chapter 1, 1795.   Thomas Paine is celebrated today as … Continue reading →

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The Liverpool Masonic Rebellion

Dr. David Harrison avatarPosted on September 6, 2015 by David HarrisonSeptember 6, 2015
Thomas Golightly

On the 22nd of December 1823, a group of Masonic rebels met at the Shakespeare Tavern in Williamson Square in Liverpool to re-establish the ‘Antient’ Grand Lodge, a Grand Lodge that had officially merged with the ‘Moderns’ ten years previously. … Continue reading →

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The Lady Mason

Dr. David Harrison avatarPosted on September 6, 2015 by David HarrisonSeptember 6, 2015
Elizabeth Aldworth

In an exposé of the later eighteenth century called Jachin and Boaz, there is an interesting mention of a lodge in Ireland that admitted a woman, the anonymous author of the work stating that she was ‘as good a Mason … Continue reading →

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The York Grand Lodge

Dr. David Harrison avatarPosted on September 5, 2015 by David HarrisonSeptember 5, 2015
The York Grand Lodge

One of the first leading localities that declared itself independent from the ‘Premier’ Grand Lodge of England was York, and on the 27th of December, 1726, a new title of Grand Lodge of all England held at York was declared, … Continue reading →

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Freemasonry and the French Revolution

Dr. David Harrison avatarPosted on September 1, 2015 by David HarrisonSeptember 5, 2015
French Revolution

It seems that during the eighteenth century, whenever there was a revolution, Freemasons were not far away. The American Revolution had many masons leading the cause and with the outbreak of the French Revolution in 1789, Freemasons were again leading … Continue reading →

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Manor Houses in Liverpool associated with The Beatles

Dr. David Harrison avatarPosted on August 29, 2015 by David HarrisonOctober 10, 2015
Strawberry Fields

Manor Houses in Liverpool associated with The Beatles As a Beatles fan and a writer, it was only natural that I would attempt to write a book on the band, something that I kept putting on the backburner as I … Continue reading →

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Baron Hill, The Bulkeley Family and Freemasonry

Dr. David Harrison avatarPosted on August 26, 2015 by David HarrisonAugust 26, 2015
Baron Hill

Baron Hill is a now ruinous estate near Beaumaris, Anglesey, North Wales, once owned by the Bulkeley family, and was originally built in 1618 by Sir Richard Bulkeley. The deserted, empty shell of the once beautiful house is now covered … Continue reading →

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Chateau Rhianfa and Freemasonry

Dr. David Harrison avatarPosted on August 24, 2015 by David HarrisonAugust 24, 2015
Chateau Rhianfa

In my first book ‘The Genesis of Freemasonry’ I discussed the importance of the Watkin Williams Wynn family to Freemasonry, a number of prominent members serving as Provincial Grand Masters in Wales during the nineteenth and twentieth century. Sir Watkin … Continue reading →

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Lord Leverhulme, Port Sunlight and Freemasonry

Dr. David Harrison avatarPosted on August 18, 2015 by David HarrisonAugust 18, 2015

William Hesketh Lever – the 1st Viscount Leverhulme (1851-1925) – was an industrialist, philanthropist, Freemason and art collector, whose soap factory and model village for its workers at Port Sunlight, near Birkenhead, Cheshire, UK, became a symbol for the improvement … Continue reading →

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Dr. David HarrisonDr David Harrison is a Masonic historian and leading academic expert on the study of Freemasonry. He has lectured at the University of Liverpool and Hope University, and has worked as an archaeologist, specializing in industrial archaeology in England.


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