St Nicholas Lodge No. 6377 (Masonic Temple), Ilfracombe, Devon

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"Saint Nicholas Lodge, llfracombe, was consecrated on 7 April 1947, and meets in

the same temple as its mother lodge, Lodge of Concord No. 1135. In the

immediate post war period it was considered that there was sufficient masonic

interest for a second Craft lodge to he established in the town. The new lodge was

to cater for, but not exclusively the rapidly expanding popular holiday villages of

Woolacombe and Combe Martin on either side of Ilfracombe. At the Consecration

of the new lodge, the Presiding officer was Bro The Lord Bishop of Crediton,

ProvGM. The founders came from Lodge of Concord No.1135 and Loyal Lodge,

Barnstaple, No. 251. The lodge takes its name from Saint Nicholas, the Patron

Saint of Sailors and is one of twelve lodges in England so dedicated.

The lodge crest depicts the 14th Century Chapel dedicated to Saint Nicholas

which stands on Lantern Hill, overlooking llfracombe harbour. The lodge has a fine

banner, presented by Mrs Francis Howard Paget in

memory of her late husband, a member of the

Lodge. As befits its dedication, the closing ode sung

at the conclusion of each meeting is the sailors

hymn - ‘Eternal Father, Strong to Save’.

The Lodge meets at the Masonic TempIe, Northfield

Road, llfracombe on the third Wednesday, March to

June and September to December."

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http://www.northdevonfreemasons.co.uk/Saint%20Nicholas%20Lodge%20No%206377.pdf

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