The Lord Roborough Lodge
No. 5789
2nd March 1939 Consecrated 20th June 1939 at the Sincerity Masonic Hall, Elliot Street, Plymouth, Devon. First Regular Meeting 26th July 1939 at the Sincerity Masonic Hall, Elliot Street, Plymouth, Devon. |
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| How The Lord Roborough Lodge was formed |
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The Lodge was formed as a result of a visit made by R. W. Bro. Lord Roborough, Provincial Grand Master for Devonshire, to The Lodge of Sincerity No.189 on the 14th April 1938. He advised that as the Lodge had a very healthy number of members, it could afford to create another Lodge, to join other daughter Lodges - Metham Lodge No.1205, The Lodge of St. George No. 2025 and The Earl of Mount Edgcumbe Lodge No.3924. The Lodge was subsequently named after the Provincial Grand Master, with the first principal Officers coming from The Lodge of Sincerity. The link with R. W. Bro. Lord Roborough is further depicted in the Lodge Crest shown above, which includes the Family Crest of the Lopes family. Unfortunately, R. W. Bro. Lord Roborough died before the consecration, and his successor R. W. Bro. The Lord Bishop of Crediton, officiated at the ceremony. |
| First Officers and Founders | ||
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| Founders | First Officers | |
W. Bro. H. R. Sparrow W. Bro. T. Peain W. Bro. M. W. Wickett Bro. A. J. Wilcox Bro. R. W. Eddy Bro. T. W. E. Parry Jones Bro. C. Roberts Bro. S. J. Andrews Bro. P. G. Lyon Bro. S. G. Barker Bro. H. A. Truscott Bro. E. S. Turner |
W. Bro. H. R. Sparrow W. Bro. M. W. Wickett Bro. S. J. Andrews Bro. C. Roberts Bro. A. J. Wilcox Bro. P. G. Lyon Bro. R. W. Eddy W. Bro. S. R. G. Spriddle Bro. S. J. Barker Bro. T. W. E. Parry Jones Bro. R. Turner W. Bro. T. Peain W. Bro. J. F. Larnacraft |
(W. Master)** (I. P. M.) (D. of C.) (S. W.) (S. D.) (J. W.) (J. D.) (Chaplain) (Almoner) (Treasurer) (I. G.) (Secretary) (Tyler) |
| **also Charity Steward & Rep. on Committee of Gen. Purposes | ||
| Members ~ Original to present day |
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 The above photograph shows the Founders of the Lodge with R. W. Bro. The Lord Bishop of Crediton and other Officers of Grand Lodge and Provincial Grand Lodge. Meetings were held at the Sincerity Masonic Hall until 1968, the Lodge then moved to the Manadon Masonic Hall, Crownhill, Plymouth. The first Meeting at it's new home was held on Wednesday 28th August 1968, since then the Lodge has continued to meet at the Manadon Masonic Hall. The Lodge currently has 76 members, and has enjoyed a steady flow of new Candidates for many years. |
| Meetings & Installations |
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Regular Meetings start at 6.45 p.m. on the fourth Wednesday of every month (September - July, inclusive). The December Meeting is held on the third Wednesday. Installation Meeting starts at 4.30 p.m - in September. |
| Contact Details |
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W. Bro. Chris Banbury, Lodge Secretary email: secretary@lordroborough.co.uk |