The Warrington Academy and Freemasonry; Education, Charity and Self-help in Warrington during the eighteenth century
In May 2017 I presented a paper on the Warrington Academy and Freemasonry, to Quatuor Coronati Lodge at Grand Lodge in London, and the paper was subsequently published in the lodge’s Transactions Ars Quatuor Coronatorum Vol.130 (2017). I have recently … Continue reading →
Review of British Freemasonry 1717-1813, (Five Volume Set)
Róbert Péter (General Editor) British Freemasonry, 1717-1813 (5 Vol Set), Routledge, London, 2016. I publish the occasional review on my website, and this particular review was the result of a project suggested by the late John Slifco. John had asked … Continue reading →
Seven Temple Rooms I’ve visited
I was kindly invited to give a talk last Friday at Setantia Lodge which meets at Preston Masonic Hall and was lucky enough to have a tour of the Temple Rooms. Every Temple room I’ve ever visited has … Continue reading →
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, his Sherlock Holmes stories and his literary references to Freemasonry
Arthur Conan Doyle was initiated into the Phoenix Lodge, No. 257, at Southsea, Hampshire, on the 26th of January, 1887, and he made many literary references to Freemasonry in his work, especially in the Sherlock Holmes stories. According to Masonic … Continue reading →
Chevalier d’Éon; French spy and cross-dressing Freemason
Chevalier d’Éon is perhaps one of the most intriguing Masonic characters of the eighteenth century. Born in Tonnerre, Burgundy, France in 1728 to a noble family, d’Éon entered into the secret network of spies called the Secret du Roi … Continue reading →
Landmark Freemasons – a new mini-series by Dr David Harrison and QuisQuose Media
Recently I have been working with QuisQuose media to produce a new mini-series on landmark Freemasons. Three have been filmed so far, the pilot episode examining Elias Ashmole, while the other two episodes look at Christopher Wren and Rudyard Kipling … Continue reading →
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, his short story ‘Playing with Fire’ and the theme of the occult
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, writer and Freemason, became mesmerised by the occult, and this filtered through into his writing, most notably in his Sherlock Holmes stories, such as the hints of vampirism displayed in the Adventure of the Sussex Vampire, … Continue reading →
Masonic Lodge Visits
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Tercentenary Event at the Masonic Temple, Birkenhead, Cheshire
I was honoured to be able to attend a very special event on Friday; a tercentenary celebration held by Minerva Lodge on behalf of the Cheshire Province at the Masonic Temple at Clifton Road, Birkenhead. I was also a keynote … Continue reading →
Talk to the Welsh Installed Masters Lodge held at Rhyl, North Wales
I had the pleasure to give a talk on 300 years of Freemasonry at the Welsh Installed Masters Lodge No. 9857, which was held at Elwy Hall in Rhyl, North Wales. The lodge, which was founded in 2010, meets in … Continue reading →
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