Abbey Lodge Brethren in
The Abbey Lodge Room,
which uses the local town
Council Chamber

My Craft Breast Jewels:
Ex Member Deepdene Lodge No. 356 (Melbourne)
Victorian Constitution Centenary Jewel
( Australia)
Past Masters' Jewel,
Abbey Lodge No. 945 (England)

Myself as Provincial Grand Steward (left) now
(2011) as Past Provincial Grand Sword Bearer

The Abbey Lodgeroom, Guildhall, Abingdon.

The Abbey Lodge 945 Banner

My final design on the left and photograph of the finished banner on the right.

The Abbey Lodge 945 Banner
and Dedication Ceremony
10th December 2009

The Provincial Grand Master for Berkshire, RW Bro. Mike Hooton, my Wife Anne and myself with the new Banner (unfortunately the photo is a little blurred).

The Abbey Lodge 945 Banner
and Dedication Ceremony
10th December 2009

The Provincial Grand Master for Berkshire, RW Bro. Mike Hooton, myself and the embroiderer Mrs Anne Le Breton, and the new Banner
(unfortunately the photo is a little blurred).

New Regalia

Above left: Promoted to Past Provincial
Grand Sword Bearer (Craft) September 2010

Above right: (also see opposite) Promoted to
Past Provincial Grand Senior Deacon (Mark)
13th May 2010

My Mark Masonry Breast Jewels

left: Mark Mason

right: Centenary Jewel

My Chapter Breast Jewels
(though I am no longer a member of Chapter)

left: Past First Principal

right: Installed Principals

Freemasonry in Victoria

 

The Victorian Grand Lodge was formed in 1889 and used the combined arms of England, Scotland, and Ireland to form its own Grand Lodge Insignia.

The Grand Lodge produces an excellent magazine which is entitled "The Victorian Mason" a copy of which is sent to every subscribing member of a Victorian Lodge.

My late Father-in-Law, W.Bro. Phil Edwards originally intoduced me into Freemasonry, when on a visit to England in the early 1980s. Whilst I was in the office of Junior Warden he was instrumental in enabling me to join Deepdene Lodge No. 356, Victorian Constitution, as a 'Joining Member' thereby being able to keep a link with the country in which I spent 20 years, I have since resigned.