History

When the Lodge was first formed, meetings were held in the Shakespeare Hotel in Woolwich. It will always be fondly remembered by the very unusual route through to the Temple. The door to the Temple was approached by going through the main entrance in Powis Street, along a carpeted lobby with various bars on one side, into the main reception area, through the gent’s toilet into the robing room and finally the Temple.

In those early days, when rationing was still in force, The Shakespeare Hotel was able to provide reasonable fare for the Festive Board, usually consisting of fish, fowl or vegetable pies.

In 1965, the Lodge moved to its current meeting place, The Westwood Masonic Centre, Welling, Kent.