How Ulster Lodge secured its place at Freemasons’ Hall
Ulster Lodge spent years at the Hotel Cecil, but a clever change to its meeting arrangements in 1929 helped secure a permanent place at Freemasons’ Hall.
Archives & Documents
Original documents, scans, registers and archival material connected with Ulster Lodge and Irish Freemasonry in London.
Four unusual moments from Ulster Lodge’s first fifty years
A father and three sons, a reigning Master’s wedding, a wartime joint meeting and a trip to Portrush all appear in Ulster Lodge’s 1953 account of its most unusual moments.
The remarkable men connected with Ulster Lodge by 1953
A duke, generals, senior lawyers, politicians, a High Commissioner and leading Freemasons appear in Ulster Lodge’s own 1953 roll-call of distinguished members.
Ulster Lodge and the Irish Masonic network in London
Ulster Lodge was never an isolated London Lodge. Its 1953 history records close links with Irish lodges in the capital and regular visitors from Ireland.
How the Blitz destroyed Ulster Lodge’s early records
Much of Ulster Lodge’s early documentary history vanished in a single night when its stored records were destroyed during a major air raid on the City of London in May 1941.
The Ulster Lodge of Instruction: the school behind the ceremony
For decades, Ulster Lodge maintained a Lodge of Instruction where brethren trained for office and rehearsed the ceremonies. Its 1953 history records the men who kept it going.
The night the Pro Grand Master said the English Constitution would not be complete without Ulster Lodge
Ulster Lodge’s 1928 Semi-Jubilee brought together an extraordinary gathering of senior Freemasons and produced one of the strongest tributes in the Lodge’s history.
The story of Ulster Lodge’s Red Hand badge and banner
The Red Hand has been part of Ulster Lodge’s identity for generations. The Lodge’s 1953 Jubilee Review explains both the badge and the banner presented in 1909.
Why Ulster Lodge is a Hall Stone Lodge
Ulster Lodge earned Hall Stone status by supporting the memorial fund that helped build Freemasons’ Hall after the First World War.
The day a flying bomb passed over Ulster Lodge
Ulster Lodge never abandoned a meeting during the Second World War. On one extraordinary day, a flying bomb passed directly over Freemasons’ Hall while a ceremony was under way.