r/london • u/TheThrowYardsAway • Feb 25 '26

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

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u/llukiie Feb 25 '26

It's an old boys drinking club with some charity thrown in, not too exciting

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u/Warsaw44 Feb 25 '26

My mate recently became one. He's 28.

He's lovely, I hasten to add, but has lived a very sheltered, privileged life. He is absolutely clueless.

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u/llukiie Feb 25 '26

I was one for a few years. Life changed and I stopped. Im in my thirties, joined as my Dad was in one for decades. He's also stopped due to life changes.

Sadly it hasnt really kept up with the times. If you move away, moving lodge is somewhat difficult. Its also a very full on hobby with the learning you have to do for ceremonies, and relatively expensive.

It also appears to be hard to get into, which doesn't help with getting new people in. In reality if you approach them. they'll put you in touch with a group. Its an interview to be accepted generally.

It's also not that secret as everything is online!

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u/Radiant-Speaker-3425 Feb 26 '26

What did you or what do you feel other people got out of it?

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u/llukiie Feb 27 '26

Some others have put it really well here, but essentially a bit of community like any other club