When and Where to Hear our Members
Members of Quatuor Coronati Lodge are available to give lectures nationally and internationally and can be contacted through the Lodge at secretary@quatuorcoronati.com. Arrangements for accommodation and travel expenses etc. should be agreed in advance with the individual speaker. Many speakers have been Prestonian Lecturers and all have a broad range of interests and expertise.
Speaking engagements for the remainder of 2018 include the following lectures and seminars:
25 August: Mike Kearsley, ‘1814, Consolidation and Change’, Kellerman Lecture, ANZMRC Conference, Brunswick Masonic Centre, Brunswick, Melbourne, Australia.
Booking contact: David Pederick: secretary@anzmrc2018.com.au
4 September: Hugh O’Neill, Facts and Fictions: Archaeology and the 2nd TB Story’, Sackville Lodge No. 1619, Masonic Centre, St James Road, Ast Grinstead, West Sussex RH19 1DL
Booking contact: Colin Westcott: colinwestcott@btinternet.com
14 – 16 September: QC North America Conference: Freemasons in the Transatlantic World – GWMNM, Alexandria, VA
15 September: John Wade, Mariehamn, Åland Island, Finland: “Where did we come from? A History of English Freemasonry as far as the formation of the United Grand Lodge in 1813”.
22 September: Christopher Powell, ”Masonic Artefacts and what they tell us’, Kindred Lodges’ Autumn Festival, Tapton Masonic Hall, Shore Lane, Sheffield S10 3BU
24 September: Paul Calderwood, ‘Freemasonry and the Royal Family’, Llangeinor Chapter (RA) No. 4194, Masonic Hall, Coychurch Road, Bridgend CF31 2AP. Booking contact: jonhughes_uk@yahoo.co.uk
26 September: Mike Kearsley, Southampton and District Masters Lodge No. 9181, Southampton Masonic Centre, Albion Place, Southampton SO14 2DD.
28 September: Ric Berman, Grand Lodge of North Carolina, Winston-Salem, NC.
28 September: Hugh O’Neill, ‘The Fellowcraft Board Revealed: It’s not what you think!’, Pelham Lodge No. 1303, Lewes Freemasons’ Hall, 148 High Street, Lewes, East Sussex BN7 1XT
Booking contact: Nick Dutt: nickdutt60@gmail.com
11 October: Hugh O’Neill, ‘Incorrect in almost every Particular: Revelations affecting the R. A. today’, Cyrus Chapter No. 38, Pallant Suite, 7 South Pallant, Chichester, West Sussex PO19 1SY
Booking contact: Gary Sharp: gary240849@gmail.com
13 – 14 October: Ric Berman, Keynote Lecture, Grand Lodge of Colorado, Denver, CO.
29 October: John Wade, Sheffield Masonic Study Circle: “A History of Craft Freemasonry in Sheffield 1761–2017”.
1 November: Paul Calderwood, ‘Freemasonry and the Royal Family’, Royal Cumberland Lodge No. 41, Bath Masonic Hall, Old Orchard Street, Bath BA1 1JU. Booking contact: MartinDCox@hotmail.co.uk.
7 November: John Wade, Stafford Installed First Principals: “The Royal Arch: Beginnings and Changes in Layout & Ritual over 250 years”.
10 November: Christopher Powell, ‘The Indissoluble Link’, Provincial Grand Lodge of East Lancashire, King George’s Hall, Northgate, Blackburn, Lancs BB2 1AA
15th November: Christopher Powell, ‘Nil nisi clavis deest – Only the key remains’, Bristol Installed First Principals’ Chapter No. 8168, Freemasons’ Hall, 31 Park Street, Bristol BS1 5NH
22 November: David Peck, ‘1940s – Hitler, the greatest threat to English Freemasonry’, at Leeds & District Lodge of Installed Masters No. 7918, Masonic Hall, 18/20 Castle Grove Drive, Headingley, Leeds, LS6 4BP. Contact John Duncalf at johnduncalf@btinternet.com.
5 December: Hugh O’Neill, ‘Unravelling the Craft Installation’, Sussex Lodge No. 17 (H.F.A.F.), Lewes Freemasons’ Hall, 148 High Street, Lewes, East Sussex BN7 1XT
Booking contact: Maxine Priestley maxbee44@icloud.com Please note that a ‘White Table’ dinner will follow this meeting.
Speaking engagements for 2019 include the following lectures and seminars:
25 February: Paul Calderwood, ‘Unlawful Societies Act’, Maesteg Lodge No. 6805, 5 Castle Street, Maesteg CF34 9UN. Booking contact: MartinDCox@hotmail.co.uk.
7-9 June: ICOM, Bordeaux, France. QC Speakers include Ric Berman, John Belton, John Acaster, Arturo de Hoyos and Brent Morris.
