Post your Lodge pics here..........

Hopefully, we'll get lots of Bretheren to post their Lodge pics here.

 

A little dark.....but I'm working on it.......The interior of my Lodge on the upper floor.

Looking towards the WM chair. 

This is The Masonic Lodge in Geraldton.

Guess what the car rego is?????(hint......it's MY car)

 

The Lodge was built around the 1930's and is constructed of sandstone,  which is very common around here. It now has a Heritage listing by my State of WA.

Edited by tm274 - October/24/2008 at 11:13pm

PMBug.

That really is a nice setting.  Be nice to see a pic of inside.

 

Is the roof "shingled/shingles".??

Not sure what the right word is.

 

Here's a photo of the inside and outside of our Masonic Temple.  My Lodge (Spartan 70, the mother Lodge of the Temple) meets there.  One other Lodge, and all the local appendant bodies meet in the Temple, too.

tm274 wrote: That is a big building and very impressive. I like the inside also, but question........why the red carpet. ?

I don't know.  I've wondered myself, but never thought to ask.

Palmetto Bug wrote: At least Esquire doesn't have to deal with dark green carpet like I do.

What I'd like to see in our Temple is the carpet in the center around the altar removed and a tesserated tile floor put in--something similar to the UGLE in London:

Flotown79 wrote: tm274 wrote: That is a big building and very impressive. I like the inside also, but question........why the red carpet. ?   I thought most Blue Lodges opted for "blue" carpet. We have blue flooring because we are the only ones to meet in out building besides the Stars.  Now in one I visit often there color is red, because it is also the home to other bodies.

Well, the Scottish Rite is sometimes called "Red Masonry," so maybe that's why our carpet is red.  The Scottish Rite had it installed.

(I guess I should be glad the Cryptic Council didn't pay for the carpet.)


Edited by Esquire - October/25/2008 at 7:03pm

If anyone is interested, we have photos from several of the lodges in the mobile alabama area on our regional masonic site at http://gulfcoastmasons.com including some photos of an outdoor raising at Fort gaines on dauphin island (a historic civil war fort) which is done every year down this way...the set up shown here (the raising is done later, with the fort tiled and by torch light):

Lighthouse wrote: Here is an interior shot of Naval Lodge No. 87's Major Lodge room.   We like our floor work.

Chrism242, that is a beautiful Lodge. The big hall can seat a 200 or more people.

But question, the windows are still open to the outside, how do you keep eavesdroppers from watching the Ritual?

Bro.Bob Martin, I have never seen a better looking floor. They were definately true craftmans.

This is Cedarville 622  The Alter was hand made by one of brothers WB Chic Dyas years ago in the back of his Barbershop. There are lights around the columuns and stool. Unfortunely we no longer meet here. But the Alter is on display at a big city lodge.

This is Patapsco Lodge # 183 line officers for 2009.

Which one are you DD?

I see three  "apprentices" in the pic.

brothers tm247, chrism242 and stevep, luv the photos, as a collector and curator of masonic artifacts can any of you guys give me a close up photo of your masters chairs, luv the old style chairs and craftsmanship that went into them.

CAMB.MASON wrote: brothers tm247, chrism242 and stevep, luv the photos, as a collector and curator of masonic artifacts can any of you guys give me a close up photo of your masters chairs, luv the old style chairs and craftsmanship that went into them. thanks

Deadhead Derek wrote: Interesting chair. About 80-90 years old?

Brother CAMB MASON,  I would be honored to give you more pictures of the Alter that Worshipful Brother Charles (Chic ) Dyas built in the back of his little barber shop in the tiny town of Cedarville Ohio. I do know that 3 Grand Masters took there obligations at Grand Lodge on his alter. When I get off second shift I will take my camera to lodge. He was trully a great Mason and loved his lodge. I had the honor of sitting in lodge with him in his later years. He was trully awesome!!

tm274 is Jarrah perhaps similar to our American Maple or Oak? good coloring over time.

yea we have a wood like that here in the US, i think it came from the south, hardens over time, maybe one of our southern members can remind me of the name of the wood. my aunts apartment here in cambridge, had moundling that was made from it, you can bend a 12D nail into it and it still bends. thanks tm274 for the updates

cambridge masonic temple, cambridge, ma.  Porter Square, 1910 to 1911

The Death Star........ Golden Fleece Lodge#6    Covington GA

i like the blues, is that carpet, good idea if it is we have to do something with our floor in cambridge, maybe the way to go with runners.

sum really nice lodges out there 

first time seeing those columns used, too bad we don't here in Mass., our lessor lights are placed on the floor in a triangle and only on the first.  We have pedestals like yours tm but we also have lights on them as well.  very nice furniture.

My lodge, Cyrene Lodge #325 in Clarion, IA: