People, places and proof

Gallery

A growing visual archive from meetings, visits, festive boards, community events and the occasional culinary investigation.

Brockenhurst Lodge 7040 — Brockenhurst Masonic Centre · Brockenhurst Lodge 7040

Knights Templar AGM — The Novotel · Knights Templar AGM

Knights Phill, ARF, and the Provincial Prior — The Novotel · Knights Templar AGM

Vale of Avon Mark 867 — BMC · Vale of Avon Mark 867

The Worshipful and his Secretary — BMC · Vale of Avon Mark 867

A Trip out — Totton · A Trip out

Lyndhurst · The Annual Parade

Classic Cars and Ice Creams — Brockenhurst Masonic Centre · Classic Cars and Ice Creams

Classic Cars and Ice Creams — Brockenhurst Masonic Centre · Classic Cars and Ice Creams

Classic Cars and Ice Creams — Brockenhurst Masonic Centre · Classic Cars and Ice Creams

Classic Cars and Ice Creams — Brockenhurst Masonic Centre · Classic Cars and Ice Creams

Classic Cars and Ice Creams — Brockenhurst Masonic Centre · Classic Cars and Ice Creams

Breakfast and Banter — Lymington · Breakfast and Banter

London Dorset Lodge No. 3221 — Poole Masonic Hall · London Dorset Lodge No. 3221

London Dorset Lodge No. 3221 — Poole Masonic Hall · London Dorset Lodge No. 3221

London Dorset Lodge No. 3221 — Poole Masonic Hall · London Dorset Lodge No. 3221

London Dorset Lodge No. 3221 — Poole Masonic Hall · London Dorset Lodge No. 3221

UGLE First Rising — Romsey · UGLE First Rising

Romsey · An Introduction

Members of the Discover Freemasonry team at Damerham Fair — Damerham · Damerham Fair: sunshine, teddies and men dressed as horses

Members of Merdon Lodge enjoying a social evening at the Sunrise Indian Curry House — Chandler’s Ford · Sunrise, Sunset—and a perfectly timed curry

Andrew Ferguson and W. Bro. Frank at Peartree Lodge's installation dinner — Southampton · Peartree prizes, two organists and a garden in a bottle

Andrew and fellow Freemasons at Portsmouth Guildhall — Portsmouth · A grand room, a good meeting—and I stayed awake

Members of the Brethren’s Breakfast Club in Lymington — Lymington · A new club begins with camaraderie and cholesterol

Red Cross of Constantine members in Gosport — Gosport · Braving the visit—and getting away with it

Lyndhurst members visiting Test Valley Chapter — Totton · Lyndhurst on tour, with a surprisingly good chicken curry

Andrew and two friends at a Red Cross meeting in Winchester — Winchester · Meeting very good. Food questionable.

The Hampshire visiting party with members of Greenford Lodge at Harrow Masonic Centre — Harrow · Eight Hampshire Masons head into the wilds of Middlesex

The new Lyndhurst Lodge team — Brockenhurst · The new team, with a couple of old boys thrown in

The mysterious wooden entrance door to the Portsmouth meeting — Portsmouth · The mysterious door in the Portsmouth wall

The chef and helper at the Vale of Avon barbecue — Ringwood · No wallaby or emu appeared on the menu

The Hampshire and Isle of Wight party waving from the coach after the Craft AGM in London — London · Five minutes late to the Grand Temple

The Divisional Sepulchre Guard gathered at the Red Cross AGM in Botley — Botley · A fine body of men gathers at Botley

Representatives receiving charitable donations at Brockenhurst Masonic Centre — Brockenhurst · £4,500 for local causes—and I still prefer cake

Andrew and companions at dinner following the Rose Croix demonstration in Southampton — Southampton · Complicated degrees and a scrummy chocolate-orange tart

Andrew making his 120th blood donation at Chandler’s Ford — Chandler’s Ford · The 120th pint—and every last drop

A cheque presentation from Merdon Lodge to King’s School — Winchester · £300 towards Peru—and a reminder of my age

Members celebrating the tenth anniversary of Brevity Lodge — Southampton · Ten years of Brevity—and one enormous cake

A CPR and defibrillator demonstration at Merdon Lodge — Hursley · Meet Annie: a lesson that could save a life

Members and visitors gathered at Longleat Lodge No. 1478 — Wiltshire · Dinner for the visitors who had not booked

The new team of officers at Merdon Lodge — Hursley · A packed room, £700 for charity and a bottle of sake

Lyndhurst Lodge members, families and friends at Christmas dinner — Brockenhurst · Carols, charity and a very large Christmas feast

Classic cars displayed at Brockenhurst Masonic Centre — Brockenhurst · Old cars, sunshine and the essential slice of cake

The Teddies for Loving Care stand at Damerham Village Fair — Damerham · Freemasonry, a village fair and some serious bear work

Members of Fides et Justitia Rose Croix in Southampton — Southampton · A colourful ceremony. The food, less impressive.

A choir performing at the Forest Villages Christmas gathering — Brockenhurst · A mad choir, tasty food and Christmas approaching fast

The South West Area summer garden party at Bisterne — Bisterne · Sunshine arrives exactly when ordered

Friends at the Vale of Avon summer barbecue — Ringwood · Mark

A Masonic visit across the Province — Hampshire · On the road

Friends gathered during a visit — Hampshire · On the road

Vale of Avon barbecue company — Ringwood · Mark

A summer gathering with Vale of Avon — Ringwood · Mark

Inside Portsmouth Guildhall — Portsmouth · Mark