United Grand Lodge of England
The United Grand Lodge of England (UGLE) is the governing Masonic lodge for the majority of freemasons in England, Wales, and the Commonwealth of Nations. Claiming descent from the Masonic Grand Lodge formed 24 June 1717 at the Goose & Gridiron Tavern in London, it is considered to be the oldest Masonic Grand Lodge in the world, together with the Grand Lodge of Scotland, and the Grand Lodge of Ireland.
Freemasons' Hall, London is the headquarters of the United Grand Lodge of England
Accomondation certificate of the United Grand Lodge of England, issued 6 July 1925, when the Duke of Connaught and Strathearn was the Grand Master
The presenters of Craftcast. Left to right - Stephen Whatley, Shaun Butler and James Dalton
Herbert Morrison claimed that his bid for the Labour Party leadership was sabotaged by Freemasonry.
A Masonic lodge, often termed a private lodge or constituent lodge, is the basic organisational unit of Freemasonry. It is also commonly used as a term for a building in which such a unit meets. Every new lodge must be warranted or chartered by a Grand Lodge, but is subject to its direction only in enforcing the published constitution of the jurisdiction. By exception the three surviving lodges that formed the world's first known grand lodge in London have the unique privilege to operate as time immemorial, i.e., without such warrant; only one other lodge operates without a warrant – the Grand Stewards' Lodge in London, although it is not also entitled to the "time immemorial" title. A Freemason is generally entitled to visit any lodge in any jurisdiction in amity with his own. In some jurisdictions this privilege is restricted to Master Masons. He is first usually required to check, and certify, the regularity of the relationship of the Lodge – and be able to satisfy that Lodge of his regularity of membership. Freemasons gather together as a Lodge to work the three basic Degrees of Entered Apprentice, Fellowcraft, and Master Mason.
Masonic lodge in the City of Brussels, Belgium
Villa Blye in Paola, Malta, is a Masonic Temple where lodges of British and Irish Freemasons meet
Masonic lodge room in the Austrian Museum of Freemasonry, Schloss Rosenau, Austria
Masonic lodge room in Dublin, Ireland