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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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Woolton Hall and Freemasonry

Dr. David Harrison avatarPosted on August 17, 2015 by David HarrisonSeptember 5, 2015
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Woolton Hall now lies empty, a sad shell of its former self. Though it still reveals beautiful eighteenth century architecture, the fine restoration work of Robert Adam and the lost lodge rooms of Freemasons. It was originally built in 1704 … Continue reading →

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Historical Lodge of Lights Minute Book Repaired

Dr. David Harrison avatarPosted on August 13, 2015 by David HarrisonAugust 16, 2015
Lodge of Lights Minute Book Repair 12 The Lodge of Lights, based in Warrington, one of the oldest lodges in the West Lancashire province, constituted in 1765, is celebrating the conservation of two its earliest surviving minute books, the earliest of which dates from 1791. Their first … Continue reading →
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Freemasonry, the Lunar Society, and the Midlands Enlightenment

Dr. David Harrison avatarPosted on August 12, 2015 by David HarrisonSeptember 12, 2015
Benjamin Franklin. As a man of letters, he remained in close contact with the members of the Lunar Society During the latter half of 18th century in an industrial town in the Midlands of England, a number of leading intellectuals … Continue reading →
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The Ashmole Bible, Lodge of Lights No. 148

Dr. David Harrison avatarPosted on August 12, 2015 by David HarrisonAugust 12, 2015
Elias Ashmole Bible The 1599 Bible, Lodge of Lights at Warrington. (Photograph by Dr. David Harrison) One of my favourite exhibits in the Masonic Museum at Warrington is the Geneva Bible dating from 1599, used by the Lodge of Lights No. 148, reputed … Continue reading →
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From Elias Ashmole to Arthur Edward Waite: The Search for Lost Knowledge within Freemasonry

Dr. David Harrison avatarPosted on August 6, 2015 by David HarrisonAugust 12, 2015
Elias Ashmole by Cornelius Neve The photo reveals the memorial window at St. Mary's church in Norfolk for Henry Rider-Haggard - showing various symbols from his works and beliefs. Rider Haggard was a Freemason who, like Arthur Conan Doyle and Arthur Edward Waite had an … Continue reading →
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Freemasonry, Industry and charity

Dr. David Harrison avatarPosted on August 1, 2015 by David HarrisonAugust 16, 2015
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Freemasonry, Industry and charity: the local community and the working man is an article I wrote a few years ago. The PDF can be downloaded below. Freemasonry Industry and Charity

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Midwestern Masonic Conference Lecture

Dr. David Harrison avatarPosted on February 12, 2013 by David HarrisonAugust 4, 2015

With the new book out on the Liverpool Masonic Rebellion, and another book coming out later this year with Lewis Masonic, I have a number of speaking engagements and book signings. One particular event is the 64th Midwest Conference, Winnipeg, … Continue reading →

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David Harrison talk at Sincerity Lodge No. 3677, Bryn Masonic Hall, Wigan, Lancs.

Dr. David Harrison avatarPosted on November 3, 2012 by David HarrisonAugust 4, 2015

Dr.David Harrison will be giving a talk on the Wigan Grand Lodge at the Sincerity Lodge No. 3677, at Bryn Masonic Hall, Wigan, Lancs, on Monday, the 28th of January, 2013. The Sincerity Lodge was the last surviving lodge under … Continue reading →

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Dr. David Harrison at the Massachusetts Lodge of Research

Dr. David Harrison avatarPosted on October 30, 2012 by David HarrisonAugust 4, 2015

Masonic History Day featuring Dr. David Harrison, Saturday, May 18, 2012. About Dr. Harrison: Dr. David Harrison has written many articles and papers on the history of Freemasonry for a number of magazines and journals. He has worked as a … 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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