Lodge badge & Banner

Lodge Badge

The top left quarter

A dove bearing an olive branch The symbol of peace.

The top right quarter

A cannon Representing the Royal Gun Foundry at the Royal Arsenal.

The bottom left quarter

A representation of a sailing ship To commemorate The Great Harry (Henri Grace de Dieu) reputedly built at the Woolwich Dockyard during the third year of the reign of Henry VIII (1512).

The bottom right quarter

The workman at his bench Indicative of the fact that Woolwich has ever been an industrial town.

The Badge is surmounted

Invicta, the White Horse - The Crest of the County of Kent.

Badge history

The Founders initially wanted our badge to be the Coat of Arms of the Borough of Woolwich. The Town Clerk was approached for permission to use the Coat of Arms for the Lodge Crest and the request was submitted to the Borough Committee for the necessary sanction. This caused quite a storm in the Council Chamber and was rejected outright!

W Bro Laver determined to produce a design of his own in which he tried to capture the spirit of the age and reflect the History of the area. The design was adopted and remains the Badge of The Borough of Woolwich Lodge.

Lodge Banner

Banner history

The banner was presented to the lodge by W Bro Sid L Reeves, PPrDGReg, PZ. being a past master of the lodge 1952-53.

The Ceremony to dedicate the Banner took place at the regular lodge meeting on Monday 12th January 1981, in which the Worshipful Master, D G Hoxey initiated his son David into the Lodge.

The Banner depicts the two great pillars in gold placed on either side of the square pavement, framing a central white tapestry containing the principal features of the Lodge badge.

The name of the Lodge in gold on dark blue is scrolled at the top and the Lodge number scrolled in similar fashion beneath the central tapestry.

The background is of light blue with blue and white tassels around the perimeter.

W Bro Reeves escorted by Founders and Past Masters processed into the Lodge carrying the veiled Banner and requested the WM, W Bro Hoxey, receive the Banner on behalf of the Lodge.

The Worshipful Master requested that the Banner be placed in position and then invited the Provincial Grand Master, RW The Rev Canon Peter Churton Collins, BD, to perform the unveiling.

The Provincial Grand Master unveiled the Banner and then requested The Rev. COA Darby, Past Provincial Grand Chaplin to dedicate the Banner.

The Dedicating Officer delivered the Dedication Prayer, followed by an Oration and finally the Patriarchal Benediction.

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