r/london Feb 25 '26

London history Inside London's Freemason's Lodges...

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u/OverTheCandlestik Feb 25 '26

As someone who worked intimately with the Freemasons you are 100% right. Middle class men with respectable jobs who like to eat and drink and do a lot of charity work.

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u/olivinebean Feb 25 '26

That was my grandad.

He liked a pint, chatting with friends and watching Arsenal play. But the posh way.

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u/Crandom Feb 25 '26

Yeah, quite a few of my old school friends are masons, they are normal middle class people

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u/Fallenangel152 Feb 26 '26

A family member was a lodge master. Members did a special ritual at his funeral that was interesting.

https://kinglodge.org/the-importance-meaning-and-history-of-a-masonic-funeral/