About the North York Lodge

NORTH YORK LODGE 602

The North York Lodge, Middlesbrough’s oldest Freemasons Lodge held its first meeting on the 14th December 1852, with one of its founder members, George Reade, a past Master of the Zetland Lodge in Guisborough becoming its first Master.
For the first few years the members of the Lodge held their meetings in an upper room at the Station Hotel (Cleveland Terrace) Middlesbrough.
The Lodge quickly grew, and soon a decision was made to move to new premises.
On 17th May 1860 the foundation stone of the new building was laid, after a grand procession of Masons through the streets of Middlesbrough, by the Deputy Provincial Grand Master of the time, George Marwood.
The new hall took 8 months to build and on the 17th January 1861 it was openened for Masonic purposes.
Over the years the North York Lodge has had many prominent people as members, in fact in the first 50 years no fewer than 17 mayors of the Town have been members of the Lodge.

We moved to our current premises at Roman Road in 1975 when the Hall at Marton Road was demolished to make way for the A66 through Middlesbrough.
Charity: This Lodge, along with the other Lodges of Middlesbrough is always active in raising money for local charities, we hold social evenings, raffles and never pass on the chance to rid our members of some money to go to these deserving causes…
The North york lodge has approx. 45 members and continues to go from strength to strength, in 2002 it celebrated its 150th year and with the help of its members can look forward to the next 150.

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Lodges formed in Middlesbrough over the years

North York Lodge 602 in 1852
Ferrum Lodge 1848 in 1879
Orde Powlett Lodge 2391 in 1891(recently closed)
Erimus Lodge 3474 in 1910 (this has recently closed)
Peace Lodge 3936 in 1919

Vulcan Lodge 4510 in 1923
Ronaldshay Lodge in 1931
Acklam Lodge in 1946
Lodge of St. Hilda in 1948 (recently closed)
Linthorpe Lodge in 1950 (recently closed)
Dundas Lodge in 1964
Ashbrooke Lodge in 1997 (recently closed)

Re-enactment of an 18th Century Lodge

Freemasonry on Teesside

Freemasonry first took root on Tees-side when a Lodge was warranted by the Antients Grand Lodge on 2 December 1756 at the Queen’s Head, High Street, Stockton-on-Tees,moving to the Black Lion, in 1773 and to their Hall, Masons’ Court, Stockton-on-Tees, in 1796.
The Lodge was named Lodge of Philanthropy in 1788, changed its number five times, the last being in 1832 to No. 28, but was erased on 5 September 1838.
Over the next 100 years other Lodges were founded in Hartlepool and West Hartlepool, Stokesley with the Cleveland Lodge, and Guisborough with the Zetland Lodge.

Freemasons & Middlesbrough

There wasnt a Lodge in Mddlesbrough until the 14 December 1852 when the North York Lodge No. 876 (now No. 602), was lawfully constituted , meeting in an upper room in the Station Hotel, Cleveland Terrace.
Freemasons Hall in Marton Road opened in 1861 and for over one hundred years was the home to Middlesbroughs Freemasons until 1975 whenit was demolished to make way for the A66 Route through Middlesbrogh.
Since then they have been meeting at Roman Road Masonic Hall

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