Freemasonry in London was to be considered as far as 10 miles from the City Of London, which was adopted by Grand Lodge in 1815, and it was only in 1971 that the rule 129 of the Book of Constitutions was changed to making the limit to 5 miles from Freemasons’ Hall and Lodges meeting 5 to 10 miles from London may be either London, or Provincial Lodges. On the 27th December 1813 the two Grand Lodges of England, “The Antients and the Moderns” after four years of negotiations agreed to unite and in so doing formed “The United Grand Lodge of England”. The union brought a degree of standardisation of ritual, proceedings, regalia and record keeping to English Freemasonry. 1813 also marked the 46th Regiment of Foot arrival in Australia with its lodge “Social and Military Virtue, warrant number 227 Irish Constitution, In 1816 this military lodge had formed Australian Social Lodge. Warrant number 260 Irish Constitution This then was the start of masonry in Australia. Social and Military Virtue lodge is also credited with forming lodges in the Caribbean, Southern India, and Montreal.

Before the unification of the Grand Lodges to form the United Grand Lodge of England in 1813, Palatine Lodge was a member of the Premier Grand Lodge (the Moderns) which pre-dated the Antient Grand Lodge (the Antients) by 34 years. This document is of importance to all historians written as the era of the Middle Ages draws to a close. Lodge of instruction; Their relationship to the mother lodge" (PDF). Masonic Periodicals, The Freemasons Chronicle, 28th April 1888.A rival Grand Lodge is formed principally by Irish Freemasons living in England. Dissatisfied with the actions of the 1717 Grand Lodge masons, whom they dubbed “The Moderns” because of what was perceived as a betrayal of the original rituals of Freemasonry. The Moderns were essentially well to do men of position and title. The Antients on the other hand were largely Irish freemasons, Shopkeepers and tradesmen who practised a more traditional form of masonry perhaps more aligned with those of the earlier trade based craft of masonry. For about 63 years the two Grand Lodges co-existed both in England and abroad. Red Apron: The lodge is privileged to nominate a Steward for the Grand Festival of the United Grand Lodge of England. The United Grand Lodge of England identified Lodges by a number and initially the Lodge was given number 218. However, because of its meeting place locally it was known as the Marquis of Carnarvon Lodge No 218. In 1768 its name changed to the Sea Captain's Lodge because members were predominantly Seafarers. Then in 1830 the Lodge name changed to Palatine, at the request of the 1st Earl of Durham, John George Lambton, the Provincial Grand Master of Durham. In 1864, after several number changes, it was given Number 97. [13] [14] Ritual [ edit ] VW Bro Sir Hedworth Williamson, 8th Baronet (1827-1900), British MP, Diplomat and Provincial Grand Master of Durham [39] St Paul’s remains perhaps his greatest and most recognised achievements. The foundation stone of the Cathedral was laid by Thomas Strong, Master Mason and the Master of St Paul’s Lodge from 1675 to 1680. Strong was also a member of the Worshipful Company of Masons, a Livery Company or Guild of the City of London and as such a “Freeman of the City”

John Lane’s Masonic Records 1717-1894 is an authoritative listing of all the lodges established by the English Grand Lodges from the foundation of the first Grand Lodge in 1717 up until 1894. It was published by the United Grand Lodge of England in 1895 and proved to be a very useful reference book for anyone with an interest in freemasonry under any of the English Grand Lodges. Masonic Records enables the early history of freemasonry in a particular place to be readily traced and provides information about individual lodges. Not all of these sub-categories will appear in every lodge record, only those relevant to a particular lodge. Please note that lodges that appeared in the printed version of Lane in 1894 have not yet been updated to carry details relating to the lodge after 1894. These will be added at a later date. Meeting Placeswith the Library and Museum of Freemasonry produced an electronic version of Lane's book. Since 2008 the Library and Museum of Freemasonry has been adding lodges that came into existence after 1894 to the database. John Lane's Masonic Records 1717-1894 is an authoritative listing of all the lodges established by the English Grand Lodges from the foundation of the first Grand Lodge in 1717 up until 1894. It was published by the United Grand Lodge of England in 1895 and proved to be a very useful reference book for anyone

The resource is a database compiled from a transcription of John Lane's original work, updated with records of more recent Lodges. The database is searchable by keyword, lodge name, date and specific Masonic categories of information.Palatine Lodge has produced three Provincial Grand Masters of Durham, Sir Hedworth Williamson, the 7th Baronet, in office from 1841 to 1845, [16] Sir Hedworth Williamson, the 8th Baronet, from 1885 to1900, [17] and RW Ernest Dixon from 1937 to 1959. W Bro Sir Cuthbert Sharp (1781-1849), British Soldier, Collector of Customs, Writer and Antiquarian. [35] John Lane’s Masonic Records 1717-1894 is an authoritative listing of all the lodges established by the English Grand Lodges from the foundation of the Freemasons, who required their members to swear oaths upon joining, successfully lobbied to avoid their society being banned, on condition they swore allegiance to the authority of the land, and that they presented a list of all members attending any meeting to the local magistrate.