{"id":388,"date":"2026-03-26T14:32:39","date_gmt":"2026-03-26T14:32:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rogergreen.org.uk\/staugustines\/?page_id=388"},"modified":"2026-05-01T12:05:30","modified_gmt":"2026-05-01T12:05:30","slug":"history","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/rogergreen.org.uk\/staugustines\/history\/","title":{"rendered":"History"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"388\" class=\"elementor elementor-388\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4bae7aa e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"4bae7aa\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1796155 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1796155\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">St Augustine's Lodge History<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-65c05a2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"65c05a2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"craft-and-lodge\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2cb23d4 craft-and-lodge e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent e-lazyloaded\" data-id=\"2cb23d4\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\"><div class=\"e-con-inner\"><div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-05dedd3 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child animated fadeInRight\" data-id=\"05dedd3\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInRight&quot;,&quot;animation_mobile&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\"><div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-08da49d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"08da49d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\"><p>Explore <strong>over 100 years of heritage. <\/strong>From our founder W.S. Tunbridge to our modern-day community in Redditch.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7b83524 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent e-lazyloaded\" data-id=\"7b83524\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\"><div class=\"e-con-inner\"><div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8219888 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child animated fadeInLeft\" data-id=\"8219888\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInLeft&quot;,&quot;animation_mobile&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\"><div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-47e8418 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"47e8418\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\u00a0<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-591ac05 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"591ac05\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8934627 elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8934627\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The idea of forming a Lodge was first raised by Dr Rosslyn Bruce soon after he was appointed as vicar of St Augustine\u2019s Church, Edgbaston. At a choir supper, held at the vicarage, in early 1913 he suggested that a Masonic Lodge should be formed in Edgbaston and that the choristers, some of whom were well versed in Masonic music, could form a nucleus of members who would, to quote from the petition, \u201cinculcate the study of part singing, and it is that way hoped to gather together Brethren who cultivate that art\u201d<\/p><p>The petition to form a Freemasons Lodge under the name St Augustine\u2019s, signed by 33 brethren, was submitted to Grand Lodge in December 1913 with an accompanying letter from the master designate, Worshipfull Brother W S Tunbridge PPGSW (Warks), stating the reasons for the foundation of the Lodge. The first two of these reasons were;<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-692f550 e-flex e-con-boxed elementor-invisible e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"692f550\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f83fbb6 elementor-widget-divider--view-line_icon elementor-view-default elementor-widget-divider--element-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"f83fbb6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon elementor-divider__element\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-quote-left\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M464 256h-80v-64c0-35.3 28.7-64 64-64h8c13.3 0 24-10.7 24-24V56c0-13.3-10.7-24-24-24h-8c-88.4 0-160 71.6-160 160v240c0 26.5 21.5 48 48 48h128c26.5 0 48-21.5 48-48V304c0-26.5-21.5-48-48-48zm-288 0H96v-64c0-35.3 28.7-64 64-64h8c13.3 0 24-10.7 24-24V56c0-13.3-10.7-24-24-24h-8C71.6 32 0 103.6 0 192v240c0 26.5 21.5 48 48 48h128c26.5 0 48-21.5 48-48V304c0-26.5-21.5-48-48-48z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9568186 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9568186\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>1. Edgbaston being the best residential suburb of Birmingham, in which, and in connection with which there is no Masonic Lodge.<\/p><p>2. Edgbaston Masons desire to have a Lodge of their own and meeting in their midst, and hope if the petition is granted, to meet in the Parish Room of St Augustine\u2019s Parish, when the necessary arrangements can be made. As a temporary measure the meeting will be held in the Severn Street Masonic Hall\u201d.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1bf285c elementor-widget-divider--view-line_icon elementor-view-default elementor-widget-divider--element-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"1bf285c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon elementor-divider__element\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-quote-right\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M464 32H336c-26.5 0-48 21.5-48 48v128c0 26.5 21.5 48 48 48h80v64c0 35.3-28.7 64-64 64h-8c-13.3 0-24 10.7-24 24v48c0 13.3 10.7 24 24 24h8c88.4 0 160-71.6 160-160V80c0-26.5-21.5-48-48-48zm-288 0H48C21.5 32 0 53.5 0 80v128c0 26.5 21.5 48 48 48h80v64c0 35.3-28.7 64-64 64h-8c-13.3 0-24 10.7-24 24v48c0 13.3 10.7 24 24 24h8c88.4 0 160-71.6 160-160V80c0-26.5-21.5-48-48-48z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3dd017f e-flex e-con-boxed elementor-invisible e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"3dd017f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-62f71f0 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"62f71f0\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a7784c3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"a7784c3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"572\" height=\"806\" src=\"https:\/\/rogergreen.org.uk\/staugustines\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/W-S-Tunbridge-first-wm.webp\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-419\" alt=\"W S Tunbridge was the first Worshipful Master of St Augustine&apos;s Lodge 3713\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rogergreen.org.uk\/staugustines\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/W-S-Tunbridge-first-wm.webp 572w, https:\/\/rogergreen.org.uk\/staugustines\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/W-S-Tunbridge-first-wm-213x300.webp 213w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 572px) 100vw, 572px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">W S Tunbridge was the first Worshipful Master of St Augustine's Lodge 3713<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6d2ecf9 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"6d2ecf9\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dd8aeb5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"dd8aeb5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The petition was successful and a warrant granted on 16th December 1913 and the Lodge being duly consecrated on 17th February 1914 in the Grosvenor Room of the Grand Hotel, Birmingham. The Lodge was consecrated by the Right Worshipful Brother George Beech J.P. Past Grand Deacon, England, Provincial Grand Master, Warks, assisted by Worshipful Brother Colonel W.F. Wyley, D.L. the Deputy Provincial Grand Master, Warks.<\/p><p>The first master, Worshipful Brother W S Tunbridge, was installed by the Provincial Grand Master. The Lodge was sponsored by <a href=\"https:\/\/athol.org.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Athol Lodge No 74<\/a> which still meets today at the Masonic rooms on Severn Street, Birmingham.<\/p><p>The new Lodge contained several notable names of the time. The Lodge chaplain was Worshipful Brother Canon Charles W Barnard Past Grand Chaplain, England and the Junior Warden was the vicar of St. Augustine\u2019s Church, Worshipful Brother Rev Francis Rosslyn Bruce, the brother-in-law of Capt. Robert Scott, the Antarctic explorer.<\/p><p>The Lodge gradually grew over the following years and by February 1917 fifteen new members had joined of which 11 were new initiates. However, several of the original members had either resigned or died so the total membership had only increased by 4. By February 1920 the membership had risen by a further 18 to a total of 51.<\/p><p>At the December meeting in 1926 W Bro O L Leaker, on behalf of W Bro F J Taylor, proposed that a petition be signed for the formation of a Royal Arch Chapter to be named <em>The St Augustine\u2019s Chapter<\/em> and to be composed of members of St Augustine\u2019s Lodge 3713 and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/fraternitylodge4032\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Fraternity Lodge 4032.<\/a><\/p><p>The proposition was seconded by W Bro Howell and supported by W Bro A Moore and W Bro W D Hirons, Charity Steward of Fraternity Lodge. The proposition was passed unanimously and the petition signed by the Worshipful Master, W Bro T E Lomas, and the Senior and Junior Wardens, Bro\u2019s H M Keeley and F W Mitchel.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-17173fd e-flex e-con-boxed elementor-invisible e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"17173fd\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f861fcc e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"f861fcc\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a0cad56 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"a0cad56\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"765\" src=\"https:\/\/rogergreen.org.uk\/staugustines\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Centenary-Warrant.webp\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-428\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rogergreen.org.uk\/staugustines\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Centenary-Warrant.webp 1024w, https:\/\/rogergreen.org.uk\/staugustines\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Centenary-Warrant-300x224.webp 300w, https:\/\/rogergreen.org.uk\/staugustines\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Centenary-Warrant-768x574.webp 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3f9c874 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"3f9c874\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1540464 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1540464\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The Lodge moved from <a href=\"https:\/\/severnstreetmasonichall.co.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Severn Street<\/a> to the new Masonic Temple in Broad Street, Birmingham in October 1927 and then moved to The Edgbaston Assembly Rooms, Hagley Road, Birmingham in November 1939.<\/p><p>During the first 50 years of its existence the Lodge gained a high reputation for its musical ability, with a lot of the credit being due to the late W. Bro T W North PPGOrg (Worcs) who trained the Lodge Choir for 25 years and produced a special arrangement of the opening and closing odes.<\/p><p>St Augustine\u2019s Lodge moved from Stirling Road in December 2005, when due to falling numbers and the distances travelled by a majority of the members it was decided to relocate to Redditch. At that time the Lodge membership was in decline and had fallen to 9 and the lodge was struggling to survive. The March meeting of that year seeing only 6 members in attendance with visiting brethren filling the remaining offices. The decision to relocate was a difficult one to take as it could have meant that the Lodge would have to had surrender its warrant if the membership did not increase. Since then, due to the hard work of the membership, the Lodge has seen a steady increase in numbers through both initiates and joining members and continues to grow with new members joining regularly, current membership now stands around 20.<\/p><p>The Lodge celebrated its centenary on 17th February 2014 with a special meeting held on the anniversary date when The Provincial Grand Master, The Right Worshipful Brother David F Macey presented a Centenary Warrant to the Worshipful Master, Worshipful Brother Paul Buck.<\/p><p>In the years following the Centenary the Lodge membership has remained fairly constant with the addition of new members replacing those leaving. Recent years have seen the Lodge honoured with the appointment of several members to acting provincial offices, raising the Lodge profile within the Warwickshire Province.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7029347 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"7029347\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cac2294 e-con-full e-flex elementor-invisible e-con e-child\" data-id=\"cac2294\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInLeft&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-080509b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"080509b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Founder Members<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8730221 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8730221\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>of St Augustine\u2019s Lodge<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-39b8d6b e-con-full e-flex elementor-invisible e-con e-child\" data-id=\"39b8d6b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInRight&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c2a861a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c2a861a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<table><tbody><tr><td width=\"245\"><p>WBro William Spencer Tunbridge<\/p><\/td><td width=\"104\"><p>PPGW<\/p><\/td><td width=\"274\"><p>PM: Appollo 301<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td width=\"245\"><p>WBro Spencer Mitton Yapp<\/p><\/td><td width=\"104\"><p>\u00a0<\/p><\/td><td width=\"274\"><p>PM: Fletcher 1031<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td width=\"245\"><p>WBro Charles Edward Keep<\/p><\/td><td width=\"104\"><p>\u00a0<\/p><\/td><td width=\"274\"><p>PM: Howe 587<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td width=\"245\"><p>WBro Rev Francis Rosslyn Courtenay Bruce DD<\/p><\/td><td width=\"104\"><p>\u00a0<\/p><\/td><td width=\"274\"><p>WM: 402<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td width=\"245\"><p>WBro Canon Charles William Barnard<\/p><\/td><td width=\"104\"><p>PGChap Eng.<\/p><\/td><td width=\"274\"><p>PM:Warden 794, Alma Mater 1644, 3051<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td width=\"245\"><p>WBro Henry Reginald Fryer Brooks<\/p><\/td><td width=\"104\"><p>PGSW<\/p><\/td><td width=\"274\"><p>PM: Howe 587<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td width=\"245\"><p>WBro Colonel Thomas John Graham<\/p><\/td><td width=\"104\"><p>PGDC<\/p><\/td><td width=\"274\"><p>PM: Athol 74<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td width=\"245\"><p>WBro Thomas Ratcliffe<\/p><\/td><td width=\"104\"><p>PPGW<\/p><\/td><td width=\"274\"><p>PM: Alma Mater 1644<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td width=\"245\"><p>WBro Charles Rainford<\/p><\/td><td width=\"104\"><p>PPGD<\/p><\/td><td width=\"274\"><p>PM: Leigh 887<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td width=\"245\"><p>WBro John Smith<\/p><\/td><td width=\"104\"><p>PGD<\/p><\/td><td width=\"274\"><p>PM: Machen 1782, Seymour 2804<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td width=\"245\"><p>WBro John George Slide<\/p><\/td><td width=\"104\"><p>PPGD<\/p><\/td><td width=\"274\"><p>PM: Athol 74<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td width=\"245\"><p>WBro Frederick Joseph Taylor<\/p><\/td><td width=\"104\"><p>PPGOrg\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/p><\/td><td width=\"274\"><p>PM: Forward 1180<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td width=\"245\"><p>WBro Henry Edward Stilgoe<\/p><\/td><td width=\"104\"><p>PPGD,Kent<\/p><\/td><td width=\"274\"><p>PM: Leigh 887, 1208<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td width=\"245\"><p>WBro Alfred James Graham<\/p><\/td><td width=\"104\"><p>\u00a0<\/p><\/td><td width=\"274\"><p>PM: Athol 74<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td width=\"245\"><p>WBro William Alfred Bibb<\/p><\/td><td width=\"104\"><p>\u00a0<\/p><\/td><td width=\"274\"><p>PM: Athol 74<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td width=\"245\"><p>WBro George Huggins<\/p><\/td><td width=\"104\"><p>\u00a0<\/p><\/td><td width=\"274\"><p>PM: Athol 74<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td width=\"245\"><p>WBro Fred Anthony Carrington Willis<\/p><\/td><td width=\"104\"><p>\u00a0<\/p><\/td><td width=\"274\"><p>WM:Athol 74<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td width=\"245\"><p>WBro Gardener Tyndall<\/p><\/td><td width=\"104\"><p>\u00a0<\/p><\/td><td width=\"274\"><p>PM: Howe 587<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td width=\"245\"><p>WBro Frederick John Cook<\/p><\/td><td width=\"104\"><p>\u00a0<\/p><\/td><td width=\"274\"><p>PM: 2582<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td width=\"245\"><p>Bro\u00a0\u00a0 Thomas Burman<\/p><\/td><td width=\"104\"><p>\u00a0<\/p><\/td><td 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1180<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td width=\"245\"><p>Bro\u00a0\u00a0 Harry Herbert Crump\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/p><\/td><td width=\"104\"><p>\u00a0<\/p><\/td><td width=\"274\"><p>Forward 1180<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td width=\"245\"><p>Bro Arthur Moore\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/p><\/td><td width=\"104\"><p>\u00a0<\/p><\/td><td width=\"274\"><p>Forward 1180<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td width=\"245\"><p>Bro William George Moore\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/p><\/td><td width=\"104\"><p>\u00a0<\/p><\/td><td width=\"274\"><p>Lodge of Charity 1551<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td width=\"245\"><p>Bro Edwin Charles Horatio Morris<\/p><\/td><td width=\"104\"><p>\u00a0<\/p><\/td><td width=\"274\"><p>JW: Alma Mater 1644<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td width=\"245\"><p>Bro Josiah Rees Stamp\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/p><\/td><td width=\"104\"><p>\u00a0<\/p><\/td><td width=\"274\"><p>Machen 1782, Yenton 3484<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td width=\"245\"><p>Bro Samuel James 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From our founder W.S. Tunbridge to our modern-day community in Redditch. The idea of forming a Lodge was first raised by Dr Rosslyn Bruce soon after he was appointed as vicar of St Augustine\u2019s Church, Edgbaston. 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