Artifacts of the Ampthill Lodge No. 2490
Petition for The Ampthill Lodge
In the evening of Wednesday May 10th 1893, seven brethren met at the house of Bro. Richard Ambler in Woburn St., Ampthill "To consider the possibility of founding a Masonic Lodge for Ampthill and District". Those present signed a petition on June 15th which was sponsored by St John [...]
The Early Days of Bedfordshire Freemasonry
The chronicles of Grand Lodge record that Bro William Gill was appointed as Grandmaster of the province of Bedfordshire in 1799, there were no Freemasons Lodges at the county at that time, making the office – complimentary only. The first Bedfordshire Lodge to be consecrated was St John the [...]