About Abbotshall-Essexfreemasonary
Abbots Hall Lodge No. 6205 was consecrated at the masonic hall, Loughton on Tuesday 26 February 1946 by Brig. Gen. K Kincaid Smith, RW. Provincial Grand Master, assisted by Dr A. G. Duncan, Assistant Provincil Grand Masters together with other distinguised Brethren.
Records show that ninety-three Brethren dined, with the total cost of the evening – including drinks and the provision of 400 cigarettes -being £58. 8s. 0d!
The sponsoring lodge was Ingrebourne No. 3345, with whose members a happy and close association has prospered over the years, and with whomhave shared both lodge of Instruction and Chapter of Improvement.
The first regular meeting of Abbots Hall Lodge Hall Lodge took place at St Laurence Hall Upminster on Tuesday 19th March 1946 when the 16 founders were present, together with 37 visitors.
Members of the lodge were active along with thise of the other two local lodges, Ingrebourne No, 3345 and St Laurence No. 5511, in helping to build, furnish and provide the original facilities in the new Masonic Hall at Deyncourt Gardens, to which the Lodge moved in March 1948.
In the first 40 years of the lodge’s existence there were 67 iniates and 42 Brethren joined from other lodges. With the founders there have been a total of 125 members, present membership being 45. Members are able to meet for Instruction on most Wednesday evenings under the auspices of the Ingrebourne Lodge of Instruction No. 3345. The working used is Emulation.
Attached to the lodge, a Royal Arch Chapter of the same name was formed in 1949 and now has 39 members.
The lodge has met each third Tuesday in the months of March (Installtion), April, May, June and September without break and celebrated its 200th Regular meeting in 1986. The Lodge celebrated its 60th Anniversary in 2006.
Abbotshall-Essexfreemasonary Description
Abbots Hall Lodge No. 6205 was consecrated at the masonic hall, Loughton on Tuesday 26 February 1946 by Brig. Gen. K Kincaid Smith, RW. Provincial Grand Master, assisted by Dr A. G. Duncan, Assistant Provincil Grand Masters together with other distinguised Brethren.
Records show that ninety-three Brethren dined, with the total cost of the evening – including drinks and the provision of 400 cigarettes -being £58. 8s. 0d!
The sponsoring lodge was Ingrebourne No. 3345, with whose members a happy and close association has prospered over the years, and with whomhave shared both lodge of Instruction and Chapter of Improvement.
The first regular meeting of Abbots Hall Lodge Hall Lodge took place at St Laurence Hall Upminster on Tuesday 19th March 1946 when the 16 founders were present, together with 37 visitors.
Members of the lodge were active along with thise of the other two local lodges, Ingrebourne No, 3345 and St Laurence No. 5511, in helping to build, furnish and provide the original facilities in the new Masonic Hall at Deyncourt Gardens, to which the Lodge moved in March 1948.
In the first 40 years of the lodge’s existence there were 67 iniates and 42 Brethren joined from other lodges. With the founders there have been a total of 125 members, present membership being 45. Members are able to meet for Instruction on most Wednesday evenings under the auspices of the Ingrebourne Lodge of Instruction No. 3345. The working used is Emulation.
Attached to the lodge, a Royal Arch Chapter of the same name was formed in 1949 and now has 39 members.
The lodge has met each third Tuesday in the months of March (Installtion), April, May, June and September without break and celebrated its 200th Regular meeting in 1986. The Lodge celebrated its 60th Anniversary in 2006.