About Us

Our London Lodge was first conceived by a group of Black Heath business men who already belonged to various Lodges that meet in the London area. This collective intent to form a new Lodge culminated in the consecration of the Earl of Dartmouth Lodge No. 3279 at the Holborn Restaurant on Tuesday the 25^th February 1908. The consecrating officers on the day included the 6^th Earl of Dartmouth, who was at  the time the Provincial Grand Master of Staffordshire. The Earl also gave permission that not only could we take his name for the lodge, but also use his motif.

The Lodge was a major contributor to the building of Freemasons Hall in Great Queen Street, London and has the honour of being referred to as a Hall Stone Lodge and our name is inscribed on the wall in the memorial area of the building.

Since our consecration the Lodge has always had a very diverse membership profile both in terms of business and skills, as well age and religion, and long may this continue. Many of our members during the first 50 years lived or worked in or around London but since then our membership has become more spread but we still meet at the home of the United Grand Lodge of England, Freemasons Hall. We are a very welcoming Lodge who provide assistance, reassurance and support to not only our newer members but also retain links with our older long serving members and in some cases members widows.

In recent years for a number of reasons the social side of our Lodge has waned a little but we are seeking to address this and encourage more interaction of members outside of the four regular meetings we have each year.