History
Prior to 1890 there had been no Masonic Lodge nearer than Chesterfield for the Brethren who lived at Dore, in the North Eastern part of the Province of Derbyshire.
Major William Boden, PM, P.P.J.G.W., a member of the Royal Sussex Lodge No. 353, called a meeting of Masonic Brethren living in the Dore district for 23rd January 1890. It was held in a house on Dore New Road, and was attended by:
W. Bro. William Boden, PM, P.P.J.G.W., 353
W. Bro. H.A. Styring, PM, 1239
Bro. J.F. Atkinson, 296
Bro. Edward Atkinson, 296
Bro. G. Slater, 1482.
Bro. Jowett of the Old Dundee Lodge 18 and Bro. Walter Tyzack 1779 were unable to attend, but wrote promising support to the formation of a Lodge.
W.Bro. Boden read the correspondence between himself W. Bro. William Naylor, the Provincial Grand Secretary of Derbyshire regarding the proposed formation of a Lodge, and it was agreed on the motion of W. Bro. Boden that it was desirable to establish a Freemasons' Lodge at Dore. The motion was seconded by W. Bro. Styring and approved by the Brethren present. A further meeting was arranged.
W.Bro. Boden proposed that the Lodge be named Chantrey Lodge in commemoration of Sir Francis Chantrey, R.A., who was born in the district on the 7th April, 1781.
The Lodge was consecrated on July 30th 1890 by the Right Worshipful Bro. H.C. Okeover, D.P.G. Master, P.J.G.W. of England and officers of the Provincial Grand Lodge of Derbyshire, in the Lodge Room at Dore, of which we are still in possession.
From the date of the Consecration until 1926 the Lodge Room and one cottage were rented from the Licensed Victuallers Benevolent Trust at a yearly rental of £43. Such progress had been made during the period that extensions and improvements were necessary, and one more cottage and extensions to both cottages were made at a cost of £1.848. The Licensed Victuallers Benevolent Trust contributed £900 and granted a lease for 20 years with an option for a further ten years at a yearly rental of £115, the Chantrey Lodge remaining the tenant, the new Lodges being sub-tenants.
Below is a PDF copy of The Lodge History produced for the Centenary of Chantrey Lodge in 1990.
Major William Boden, PM, P.P.J.G.W., a member of the Royal Sussex Lodge No. 353, called a meeting of Masonic Brethren living in the Dore district for 23rd January 1890. It was held in a house on Dore New Road, and was attended by:
W. Bro. William Boden, PM, P.P.J.G.W., 353
W. Bro. H.A. Styring, PM, 1239
Bro. J.F. Atkinson, 296
Bro. Edward Atkinson, 296
Bro. G. Slater, 1482.
Bro. Jowett of the Old Dundee Lodge 18 and Bro. Walter Tyzack 1779 were unable to attend, but wrote promising support to the formation of a Lodge.
W.Bro. Boden read the correspondence between himself W. Bro. William Naylor, the Provincial Grand Secretary of Derbyshire regarding the proposed formation of a Lodge, and it was agreed on the motion of W. Bro. Boden that it was desirable to establish a Freemasons' Lodge at Dore. The motion was seconded by W. Bro. Styring and approved by the Brethren present. A further meeting was arranged.
W.Bro. Boden proposed that the Lodge be named Chantrey Lodge in commemoration of Sir Francis Chantrey, R.A., who was born in the district on the 7th April, 1781.
The Lodge was consecrated on July 30th 1890 by the Right Worshipful Bro. H.C. Okeover, D.P.G. Master, P.J.G.W. of England and officers of the Provincial Grand Lodge of Derbyshire, in the Lodge Room at Dore, of which we are still in possession.
From the date of the Consecration until 1926 the Lodge Room and one cottage were rented from the Licensed Victuallers Benevolent Trust at a yearly rental of £43. Such progress had been made during the period that extensions and improvements were necessary, and one more cottage and extensions to both cottages were made at a cost of £1.848. The Licensed Victuallers Benevolent Trust contributed £900 and granted a lease for 20 years with an option for a further ten years at a yearly rental of £115, the Chantrey Lodge remaining the tenant, the new Lodges being sub-tenants.
Below is a PDF copy of The Lodge History produced for the Centenary of Chantrey Lodge in 1990.
chantrey_centenary_1990.pdf |