Founder’s Breast Jewels
The image below was taken on the occasion of the ‘Masonic Rooms’ behind what was the Union Club aka 12, Accrington Road, Whalley being used for the first time on Thursday 13 May 1897. This was over two years after the Consecration of Abbey Lodge on 26 September 1894.
The 14 Founding Brethren each wear a breast jewel bespoke to the Lodge Office they received at the Consecration. Clicking on the number of the Founder will take you to a brief masonic biography for each person.
William Frost
Nicholas Starkie
Richard Thompson
Thomas Longworth
Revd. John A Latham
Arthur Longworth
Jonathan N Withers
Louis G Mitchell
John R Thompson
William Bear Jnr
Alfred M Hanson
Thomas H Thompson
Alfred Birtwistle
John Hargreaves