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Abbey Lodge No. 2529
Abbey Lodge No 2529 was concecrated on 26 September 1894 and has met at the former Union Club on Accrington Road Whalley in the beautiful Ribble Valley for over 100 years. It has a purposeful built lodge room which has beautiful timbers from Whalley Abbey.
Whalley Town Centre One of many pubs in the centre of Whalley
Abbey Lodge No 2529 in the Province of East Lancashire has boasted many senior freemasons as members and as Worshipful Masters of the Lodge. Amongst them are the following:
- Founder La Gendre Nicholas Starkie Provincial Grand Master
- 1913 - Sir J T Travis-Clegg Assistant Provincial Grand Master
- 1923 - William Horrocks Deputy Provincial Grand Master
- 1929 - John D Greenwood Assistant Provincial Grand Master
- 1950 - Leslie F Hiles Assistant Provincial Grand Master
- 1974 - R Alec Harpur Provincial Grand Chaplain
- 1979 - James Sutcliffe Assistant Provincial Grand Master
Abbey Lodge meets on the second Thursday of every month from October to May except December when that is on the second Tuesday. The Installation Meeting is in May. Traditionally the lodge meets at 19-30 to give the Cotton traders chance to get back from Manchester in time for the Lodge meeting. In modern society it also gives members who are well travelled as part of their business an opportunity to get back in time for lodge business.
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