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Lodge at the Swan Inn, Dover Pier, No. 203A [erased], Dover
Catalogue reference: AR/948
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This record is about the Lodge at the Swan Inn, Dover Pier, No. 203A [erased], Dover dating from 1790 - 1798.
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- AR/948
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Title (The name of the record)
- Lodge at the Swan Inn, Dover Pier, No. 203A [erased], Dover
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1790 - 1798
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Description (What the record is about)
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Annual returns giving names, professions and residence of members of the Lodge at the Swan Inn, Dover [Antients] and general correspondence relating to the running of the lodge. Includes correspondence on the decision to return the lodge warrant and concerning the bad conduct of Brother James Porter..
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- Museum of Freemasonry
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Creator(s) (The creator of the record)
- Lodge at the Swan Inn, Dover Pier, No. 203A [erased], Dover
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
- 32 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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The lodge was established in 1777 and never named. In 1777 the lodge met at the Canteen, Garrison of Dover, Dover Castle, Kent. In 1793 the lodge met at the Swan Inn, Dover Pier, Dover and it remained there until the lodge handed in its warrant and sold its possessions in March 1798.
In September 1798 the lodge was reformed by some of the former members under the same warrant and again met at the Swan Inn, Dover. This lodge was named the lodge of Love and Unity in 1813 and was erased in 1837. For records of this lodge see the Lodge of Love and Unity No. 180
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- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/55082070-8e89-4576-880b-5338e8384b75/
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Lodge at the Swan Inn, Dover Pier, No. 203A [erased], Dover