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to obtain the skins and prepare them for use. In 1828 fines for unpunctuality were introduced in the sum of 2 shillings and sixpence. At three meetings in 1833 four Officers were on each occasion fined such an amount for not being present within a quarter of an hour of the Lodge opening. Some very notable Freemasons
have been members of the Lodge. It is not possible to mention them all but we would like to mention the following brethren: Bro Robert Thomas Crucefix M.D.,
LLD joined the Lodge on 9th December 1830. In the same year he was made a Grand Steward and also elected on the Board of General Purposes. In 1834 he originated the Freemasons’ Quarterly Review which was the first real Masonic Journal in England and which met with strong opposition from Headquarters. In 1835 he established two additional charities – The Asylum for Worthy Aged and Decayed Freemasons and the Widows’ Annuity Fund. He was eventually the Founder and first Treasurer of the Royal Masonic Benevolent Fund. In 1836, he was appointed Grand Junior Deacon of England and appointed Vice- President of the Board of General Purposes. A silver candelabra was presented to him on 24 November 1841 by the Worshipful Master (see inset picture) the inscription of which ends that it was presented “By his admiring Brethren in each Quarter of the Globe, as a Grateful testimonial of his eminent services in freemasonry, and as a mark of their personal esteem for his private worth". The candelabra is now in the Museum at Great Queen Street.
SPRING 2013 George Oliver
was born at Paddlewick, Nottingham on 5th November 1782. He was initiated into Freemasonry by his Father at St. Peter’s Lodge, Peterborough at the age of 19. He was Past Deputy Provincial Grand Master for Lincolnshire and joined the Bank of England Lodge on 24th November 1841. To this day many Lodge summons still bear his warning “Be very cautious whom you recommend as a candidate for initiation; one false step on this point may be fatal. If you introduce a disputatious person, confusion will be produced, which may end in the dissolution of the Lodge. If you have a good Lodge, keep it select. Great numbers are not always beneficial.” Bro Sir Michael Costa (WM 1852
The Grace written for the Lodge
2818 which meets at Great Queen St and Lodge of Patience and Industry No 5781 which meets at Harrow Masonic Centre. The Lodge is currently in vibrant
and 1853) and Grand Organist 1851 to 1854) was initiated in the Bank of England Lodge on 3rd May 1848. He was director of the New Italian Opera at Covent Garden, the Philharmonic Orchestra and of the musical arrangements in connection with the opening of the Royal Albert Hall in 1871. In 1849 he composed music for the singing of Grace exclusively for the Lodge's use (see inset photograph). This grace is still sung by the brethren at the Festive Board. The Lodge has given rise to two daughter Lodges, Kirby Lodge No
good health with many members still with three or less rosettes on their aprons and is a most welcoming Lodge to visit. Its meetings are 2nd Thursday in January (installation) and 4th Thursday in March, May and November. If you would like to visit then please contact the Lodge Secretary Robert Turner email
janbob77@ntlworld.com.
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