Links to Other Web Sites


Information about Freemasonry


Freemasonry is a large and fascinating subject, and can be studied from many different aspects. Further information can be obtained by clicking on the links from the following sources. However, we do not guarantee that Web sites accessed via links on this page are either Masonic in nature or have been approved or endorsed by the United Grand Lodge of England. We specifically do not warrant that any other Web sites accessible from their pages are recognised by, or have the approval of, the United Grand Lodge of England.

United Grand Lodge of England

The Freemasons’ Grand Charity has a threefold function:

Other Masonic Charities:


The Freemasonry Today  website is the official UGLE site for Freemasons. It contains a wide variety of articles on a range of Masonic themes, and a great deal of news about both the Craft and the Royal Arch. It carries news stories from individual provinces, including Herefordshire. It complements the UGLE website which has information about Freemasonry for both Freemasons and the public.

Freemasonry Today has been the official publication of the United Grand Lodge of England since 2007. Before that the official magazine was Masonic Quarterly (MQ), and past editions can be seen on their website.

A website has been launched showing every meeting of Craft Lodges and other orders in UK and some continental countries. See www.masonicmeetings.info


Masonic Research


The Library and Museum of Freemasonry, housed at Freemasons’ Hall in London, is a registered museum housing one of the finest publicly available collections of Masonic material in the world.

There are a number of useful links from the Grand Lodge site to stimulate further Masonic study for the practising Mason and non-Mason alike. These point to academic institutions engaged in serious Masonic research and journals which present articles and opinion of topical interest. The following sites are also full of information for those wanting to explore Freemasonry further:

The Quatuor Coronati Correspondence Circle is associated with Quatuor Coronati Lodge, the premier Lodge of Masonic research. Members of the Correspondence Circle receive the annual Transactions of the Lodge, full of well-researched articles on Masonic history, as well as regular answers to questions on all aspects of Freemasonry. Their website has interesting snippets of information too. For membership enquiries please contact the Herefordshire Secretary of QCCC, W Bro Don Preddy, here.

The Canonbury Masonic Research Centre is an educational institution for the independent study of Freemasonry and of mystical and esoteric traditions worldwide.

The Cornerstone Society is also engaged in Masonic studies, and holds conferences and publishes papers.

Other Provinces


The Masonic Province of Herefordshire is surrounded by a number of other Masonic Provinces and links to their web sites may prove of value in establishing new contacts and promoting Masonic visiting between the Provinces as this is an important aspect of Freemasonry. These links are:

Provincial Grand Lodge of South Wales

Provincial Grand Lodge of West Wales

Provincial Grand Lodge of North Wales

Provincial Grand Lodge of Monmouthshire

Provincial Grand Lodge of Shropshire

Provincial Grand Lodge of Staffordshire

Provincial Grand Lodge of Warwickshire

Provincial Grand Lodge of Worcestershire

Provincial Grand Lodge of Gloucestershire

Provincial Grand Lodge of Bristol

Provincial Grand Lodge of Wiltshire