Quatuor Coronati Lodge: Our Next Meeting

Quatuor Coronati Lodge meets five times a year on the second Thursday in November (Installation); third Thursday in February; second Thursday in May; fourth Thursday in June; and second Thursday in September. Lodge meetings are usually held at Freemasons’ Hall, Great Queen Street, London, and open at 4.00pm.

The United Grand Lodge of England requires those attending QC Lodge meetings, whether members of QCCC or otherwise, to be a member of a lodge under UGLE’s jurisdiction or members of lodges in Masonic jurisdictions recognised by UGLE. We wear undress regalia (Craft), dark suit and tie. Where we host non-masonic speakers or open the lodge to non-Masons, we close or call the Lodge off for the lecture and at that point welcome everyone to attend. There is no formal dress code for visitors on such occasions.

Thursday, 25 June 2026
Dr Rod Taylor
Firing Glasses: identification and chronology

Rod’s paper describes the characteristics of Georgian and Victorian firing glasses, explains how to estimate when they were made and is illustrated with photographs from the author’s own collection of over 200 firing glasses from this period. Rod defines a ‘firing glass’ and outlines how they were made and how they differ from other drinking glasses. He covers when the use of firing glasses was first recorded, how their designs changed with technological advances in glassmaking and with fashion, and how these factors contribute to establishing the dates when they were made. The paper gives examples of when Masonic engraving was first used and how and when this expanded. The paper also examines the use of firing glasses in other organisations and some of the pitfalls encountered when trying to establish provenance. He will offer advice to potential collectors and conclude with suggestions for further research. The presentation will be accompanied by a display of firing glasses from the author’s collection.

The paper will be available here prior to the meeting
Please note that paper is copyright.

The Meeting will be at 5.30pm at The Masonic Hall, The Avenue, Newark NG24 1ST
followed by a four-course Festive Board with Wine at a cost of £25.00

Bookings, including any dietary needs, to the Dining Steward: W Bro Adrian Whittle: adrian@awhittle.com
and payment by Bank Transfer to
Magnus Lodge No 3441: Sort Code 54-10-23; Account number 19406630.
Reference: QCL + Surname
Bookings should be made prior to 21 June 2026

The Speaker

Rod Taylor is a retired consultant respiratory physician. He took an intercalated BSc, qualified from the Royal Free Hospital School of Medicine, and later gained an MD and became FRCP. After retiring, he took an MSc in human osteology and palaeopathology.

Rod was initiated into Beverlonian Lodge No. 9084 in 1987. He has been ProvJGW in Yorkshire, North and East Ridings, and ProvSGW in Yorkshire, West Riding, and is now PAGDC. He is a PGStB and Past Second Provincial Grand Principal in the Royal Arch and a PGJO and Past Assistant Provincial Grand Master in the Mark.

Rod has been delivering Masonic lectures for over twenty years. He was Provincial Lecturer (Yorkshire, NER) and Provincial Grand Orator (Yorkshire, WR); he delivered the Mark Grand Stewards’ Lecture in 2014, 2018 and 2024, and was the second Canon Portal Memorial Lecturer in the Mark.

The Summons is available here: QCL Summons-June 2026

Please notify the Lodge Secretary if you will be attending: secretary@quatuorcoronati.com. It is sufficient to give your name, rank and Lodge. Everyone is entitled to attend, from EA onwards.

Delivery papers (with the exception of the Installation paper), are available to members of QCCC prior to each meeting. Papers are copyright and may not be reproduced.
Comments and questions on delivery papers should be sent via email to editor@quatuorcoronati.com for publication in AQC.

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