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Philanthropic Lodge, No. 331 [erased], Melford
Catalogue reference: AR/1124
What’s it about?
This record is about the Philanthropic Lodge, No. 331 [erased], Melford dating from 1796 - 1813.
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
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AR/1124
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Title (The name of the record)
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Philanthropic Lodge, No. 331 [erased], Melford
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Date (When the record was created)
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1796 - 1813
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Description (What the record is about)
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Annual returns giving names, age, professions and residence of members of Philanthropic Lodge [Moderns].
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- Museum of Freemasonry
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Creator(s) (The creator of the record)
- Philanthropic Lodge, No. 331 [erased], Melford
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
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9 documents
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Administrative / biographical background (Historical or biographical information about the creator of the record and the context of its creation)
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Philanthropic Lodge was granted a warrant by the Moderns' Grand Lodge on 1 August 1788 to meet as No. 528 [SN 1124], meeting at the Bull Inn, Hall Street, Melford, Suffolk. In 1792 it was renumbered as No. 437. In 1796 it relocated to the Cock and Bell Inn where it met until 1819 when it moved to the Swan Inn. In 1814 at the union between the Moderns' and Antients' Grand Lodges to form the United Grand Lodge of England it received the number No. 501. It was renumbered as No. 331 in 1832. In 1837 it returned to the Cock and Bell Inn. The Lodge was erased on 3 December 1851.
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/1a323ed0-37d7-4862-8cef-267a7d47cb15/
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Philanthropic Lodge, No. 331 [erased], Melford