About
The exact date of the first Masonic meeting in Suffolk is unclear, but what is known is that in 1771 the Suffolk Lodges were brought under the jurisdiction of a Provincial Grand Master, primarily to facilitate communication with the Grand Lodge in London. Following the formation of the United Grand Lodge of England in 1813, the fourteen Suffolk Lodges were governed by the Provincial Grand Lodge of Suffolk.
During the ensuing years the Province appears to have been run on an ad-hoc basis until 1838, when some semblance of order was established.
The number of Lodges grew steadily and by 1885 numbered twenty-one. Following the First World War, the number of Freemasons rose dramatically, with many Lodges having over one hundred members and long waiting lists, the belief being that the men discharged from the services sought the company of like-minded men. To accommodate this demand additional Lodges were formed, a practice which continues to the present day with the sixty-eighth lodge, The Sportsman’s Lodge of Suffolk, being Consecrated in 2016.
The Province of Suffolk is made up of almost 3000 Masons from 68 Lodges based at 20 locations spread over the county. There are even some that meet just across the border in Norfolk. So, there should be a Lodge somewhere near you in the main towns of Suffolk.
LocationsBeccles |
Beccles
Beccles Masonic Rooms, Conservative Club, London Road, NR34 9TZ.
Boxford
Boxford Village Hall, Boxford, Sudbury,CO10 5NP.
Bungay
Bungay Masonic Rooms, Chaucer Street, NR35 1DT.
Bury St Edmunds
Ashlar House, 23 Eastern Way, Bury St. Edmunds, IP32 7AB.
Contact Name: Will McColl
Phone: 01284 754462
Clare
Clare Masonic Hall, Cavendish Road, CO10 8PH.
Diss
Freemasons Hall, Denmark St, Diss, IP22 4AU.
Felixstowe
Felixstowe Masonic Hall, 19 Orwell Road IP11 7EP.
Contact: Geoff Harvey
Phone: 01394 283530
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Dining: St John’s Masonic Hall, Princes Road, Felixstowe IP11 7PL
Framlingham
The Masonic Hall, New Road, Framlingham, IP13 9EH.
Contact: Chris Norman
Phone: 01728 723903 or 01394 460576
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Gorleston
Gorleston Cliff Hotel, Cliff Hill, NR31 6DH.
Great Yarmouth
Great Yarmouth Masonic Royal Assembly Rooms, Albert Square, NR30 3JH.
Phone: 01493 843224
Hadleigh
The Guildhall, Hadleigh, IP7 5DT.
Phone: 01473 823884
Halesworth
Halesworth Masonic Hall, Market Place, IP19 8BA.
Ipswich
Ipswich Freemasons’ Hall, Soane Street, IP4 2BG.
Phone: 01473 529202
- British Union Lodge 114
- Caduceus Lodge 9536
- Christchurch Lodge 6829
- Composite Lodge 9480
- Corinthian Lodge 3093
- Gippeswyk Lodge 4254
- Ionic Lodge 5922
- Laconic Lodge 9771
- Lodge Faith 2438
- Lodge of Wisdom 9333
- Lodge of Perfect Friendship 376
- Lodge Prince of Wales 959
- Orwell Lodge 6637
- Perfect Amity Lodge 6347
- St. Luke’s Lodge 225
Lowestoft
Lowestoft Masonic Hall, 101 The Avenue, NR33 7LJ.
Phone: 01502 573013
Mildenhall
Mildenhall Bunbury Rooms, Church Walk, IP28 7ED.
Saxmundham
Saxmundham Masonic Temple, 3 Chapel Road, IP17 1BH.
Southwold
Southwold Masonic Hall, Manor Park Road, IP18 6AF.
Stowmarket
Stowmarket The Masonic Centre, 36 Violet Hill Road, IP14 1NQ.
Contact: Mervyn Wake
Phone: 01449 674936 or 01359 231390
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Sudbury
Sudbury Masonic Hall, North Street, CO10 1NA.
Contact: Cathy O’Neill
Phone: 01787 379050
Woodbridge
Woodbridge Masonic Hall, New Street, IP12 1DX.
Phone: 01394 386391
Provincial Grand Master
Right Worshipful Brother Ian John Yeldham
Installed by Right Worshipful Brother Jonathan Spence Deputy Grand Master at The Trinity Rooms, Suffolk Showground, Ipswich, Suffolk on Thursday 11th July 2013.
Deputy Provincial Grand Master
Worshipful Brother Timothy John McCormick, PProvSGW
Assistant Provincial Grand Master
Worshipful Brother Robert Michael Lee, PAGStdB Eng
Other Provincial Officers 2022 – 2023
Provincial Office | Name | Lodge | Lodge No |
Senior Warden | Robert J. Earey | Bosmere | 9460 |
Junior Warden | William H. Dotesio-Eyers | Stour Valley | 1224 |
Chaplain | Kevan S. McCormack* | Wisdom | 9333 |
Treasurer | Robert D. Clubb* | Court Knoll | 9194 |
Registrar | Jolyon A. L. Berry* | Laconic | 9771 |
Secretary | Roger E. Nash* | Christchurch | 6829 |
Director of Ceremonies | Christopher P. Warnes* | Virtue and Silence | 332 |
Sword Bearer | John R. Goldsmith | St Andrew’s | 1631 |
Superintendent of Works | David F. Hicks* | Countryside | 9830 |
Deputy Director of Ceremonies | Paul Wreathall* | Magna Carta | 8017 |
Deputy Director of Ceremonies | Daryl L. Griffiths | Abbey | 1592 |
Almoner | Jamie B. S. Gwatkin* | Countryside | 9830 |
Charity Steward | Richard G. Orme* | Apollo | 305 |
Membership Officer | Dean B. Willingham | Doric | 81 |
Communications Officer | Kelvin Avis | Brett Valley | 9479 |
Mentor | Paul Rackham | Copperfield | 9581 |
Orator | Larry J. Bensusan* | Gainsborough | 9332 |
Senior Deacon | David H. Waters | St Luke’s | 225 |
Senior Deacon | Clive Lavery | Felix United Service | 3833 |
Senior Deacon | Jason H. Flower | Colneis | 8298 |
Junior Deacon | Mark Dunn | Royal St Edmund’s | 1008 |
Junior Deacon | Andrew J. Hillman | Landguard | 9346 |
Junior Deacon | Kelvin J.Claxton-Middleton | Caducceus | 9536 |
Assistant Secretary | Trevor J. Tinley* | St Luke’s | 225 |
Assistant Director of Ceremonies | Ian Bowell | Felix | 2371 |
Assistant Director of Ceremonies | Alan C. Page | Christchurch | 6829 |
Organist | Graham J. Colthorpe* | Corinthian | 3093 |
Standard Bearer | James A. L. Utting | Abbey | 1592 |
Standard Bearer | Frederick A. Albrow | St Andrew’s | 1631 |
Pursuivant | Greg J. Flatt | British Union | 114 |
Steward | Richard M. Head | St Luke’s | 225 |
Steward | Michael R. Roberts | Apollo | 305 |
Steward | Paul A. Page | Phoenix | 516 |
Steward | Colin A. Garwood | Martyn | 1983 |
Steward | Stephen J. Martin-Halls | Priory | 4618 |
Steward | Graham A. Fielding | Ala | 5043 |
Tyler | Craig P. Landles | Landguard | 9346 |
* re-appointment