The Lodge of Nine Muses makes National Trust donation

Parachute
Regiment
Lodge
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One of the oldest secular social and charitable organisations in the world, modern Freemasonry’s roots lie in the traditions of the medieval stonemasons who built our castles and cathedrals…

The lodge has held several social events such as witnessing the Tower of London Keys ceremony a lady’s festival at a hotel usually outside of London that provides opportunity for our families to enjoy the company that these types of events provide. Importantly we maintain links with the regiment and serving soldiers.

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Our meetings are held on the 1st Saturday of March, June, September and December, at 60 Great Queen Street, London WC2B 5AZ. they usually start at 11am thus providing members ample time to travel to London to join the meetings. The June meeting is the installation meeting.

ABOUT

The Parachute Regiment Lodge was consecrated on 5th June 1989. Though named for our Regiment the decision was taken not to restrict membership to serving or former members, though the majority do fit that criteria. Our membership is drawn from a wide range of military, security and civilian backgrounds who all adopt our ethos, to be the best in all that we do…

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On 8th May 2019 Officers and Past Masters of The Lodge of Nine Muses No.235 presented a charitable gift of £1,000 towards the National Trust’s, Stowe Gardens Renovation Project.

This presentation was made following a general appeal publication sent out in 2018 by the National Trust to all their members and visitors for any help, reference and information relating to Apollo and the Nine Muses. The Trust is in the process of restoring the Gardens of Lord Viscount Cobham at Stowe, Buckinghamshire, renovating the temples, monuments and replacing lost sculptures.

Past Master of The Lodge of Nine Muses David Connell says “I contacted the National Trust at Stowe asking them if they had any knowledge of the existence of the Lodge of Nine Muses set up in 1777, not long after the formation of the gardens. I also informed them that we had a book of engraved illustrations of Apollo and the Nine Muses going back to that period. This was exciting news for them, and they asked to see these illustrations and be given background information on the Lodge. I mentioned that there is some discussion whether the Lodge was named The Lodge of Nine Muses following the setup of these gardens.

A presentation to the Lodge was proposed and arranged, and Gillian Mason and Alaina Cornish – in charge of the Stowe Gardens Renovation Project – visited the Lodge on 22nd January at Mark Masons Hall. They were very interested in seeing our treasures going back to 1777. We had a White Table festive board that evening because of this presentation, attended by members, friends and family of the Lodge”.

Following this presentation, the donation of £1,000 was given at Stowe Gardens by members of The Lodge of Nine Muses. As part of the Stowe Landscape Programme the National Trust intends to return replica statues and recreate this setting as close to the original as possible.

In 2017, The Lodge of Nine Muses celebrated its 240th Anniversary. Find out more about The Lodge of Nine Muses here: www.ninemuses.org.uk

The National Trust for Places of Historic Interest or Natural Beauty, commonly known simply as the National Trust, is an independent charity and membership organisation for environmental and heritage conservation in England, Wales and Northern Ireland. It is the largest membership organisation in the United Kingdom.