Welcome to St Dunstan's Lodge.
St Dunstan’s Lodge No: 7973 is a Lodge of Freemasons based in the Province of Somerset and meeting under the governing body for English Freemasons. We class ourselves as a friendly lodge and we meet at The Masonic Hall, Hanover Square in Glastonbury on the first Tuesday of February, March, April, May, June, October, November and December.
Meetings start at 6.30pm, except the April meeting which starts earlier at 5.00pm.
We pride ourselves on the friendliness of our welcome. Any suitably qualified Brother is more than welcome to attend, contact us to arrange a visit…
If you are thinking of joining a Lodge, (existing Masons), or becoming a Freemason and want to know more just ask.
We have collated a list of Frequently Asked Questions, (FAQs), and we are happy to discuss any questions that this website does not answer, so just contact us.
About Freemasonary
Is Freemasonary a Religion?
Although Freemasonry is not a religion, it's emphasis on the Fatherhood of God ensures that the Brotherhood of Man follows naturally. this coupled with the obligation to abide by the Golden Rule, particularly with a fellow Mason, makes for one of the strongest bonds of society. When you meet other Masons, the odds are very high indeed, that they will treat you as you would like to be treated.
Originally, the Freemasons were an organisation for stone cutters, but during the 1600s, the Masons opened their doors to men of all social rankings.
Freemasonry is the world's oldest and largest fraternity, dating back to years unrecorded, the first formation of a Grand Lodge dates back to 1717.
Becoming a Member.
Brothers Together.
The Lodge.
Inside the Temple.
Dunstan (909 – 19 May 988) was an Abbot of Glastonbury Abbey, a Bishop of Worcester, a Bishop of London, and an Archbishop of Canterbury, later canonized as a Saint.
English literature contains many references to him, for example in A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens, and in this folk rhyme:
“St Dunstan, as the story goes,
Once pull’d the devil by the nose
With red-hot tongs, which made him roar,
That he was heard three miles or more”.
Another story relates how Dunstan nailed a horseshoe to the Devil’s hoof when he was asked to re-shoe the Devil’s horse. This caused the Devil great pain, and Dunstan only agreed to remove the shoe and release the Devil after he promised never to enter a place where a horseshoe is over the door. This is claimed as the origin of the lucky horseshoe.
The most senior Master Mason in the Lodge.
In conjunction with, and under the direction of the WM, he will assist in Opening and Closing of each Degree with particular attention to Openings of all degrees and closing of a first degree.
Periodically, the Lodge will convene a meeting, or meetings, to review its current circumstances and to discuss and plan for its future. This is usually held during a break between regular Lodge meetings, when all brethren may have more time.