Lodge of Connaught & Truth No. 521 - Huddersfield

Lodge of Connaught & Truth No. 521 - Huddersfield We are a Lodge of Freemasons based in Huddersfield, and have been here since 1845.

We operate a Universities Scheme under the United Grand Lodge of England (the national operating body of Freemasonry), where we especially welcome students.

07/03/2026

Freemasonry is basically the ultra-vintage, limited-edition, IRL self-upgrade expansion pack.

You roll up to lodge, unlock a room full of random dudes from totally different life DLCs, and suddenly you’re grinding the “be less of a chaos goblin” achievement tree. There’s mentoring, brainy chats, ancient symbols, dramatic candles, and just enough mysterious lore to make it feel like you accidentally joined a very polite wizard guild.

It’s not some Illuminati final boss level. It’s more like a 300-year-old co-op campaign where people squad up to improve their character stats: integrity +10, wisdom +5, life perspective +20.

There’s also the social side quest energy. Lodge nights, food buffs, charity raids, and conversations that start with “how’s work?” and somehow end three hours later discussing the meaning of life and whether biscuits should be dunked.

And the charity grind is legit. Freemasons drop serious coins on good causes and actually show up for their communities — not just posting “thoughts and prayers” patch notes online.

So if you’re even a little curious, stop lurking like a background NPC. Pull up, say hi, and vibe check the guild. Worst case: you get a decent meal and a weird story. Best case: you unlock a whole new questline and a bunch of unexpected bros on the journey.

Tonight at our March Lodge night we got confused between the Chair of King Solomon and Game of Thrones, so we held a Sea...
06/03/2026

Tonight at our March Lodge night we got confused between the Chair of King Solomon and Game of Thrones, so we held a Sean Bean lookalike contest. “Aye, and winter is coming”

Yorkshire West Riding Freemasons

Rather than have a Lodge of Instruction, we thought we would have a Curry of Instruction instead, at Nawaab’s in Hudders...
09/02/2026

Rather than have a Lodge of Instruction, we thought we would have a Curry of Instruction instead, at Nawaab’s in Huddersfield.

Congratulations to Bro Alfonin who was Passed to the degree of a Fellowcraft this evening, and is continuing his journey...
06/02/2026

Congratulations to Bro Alfonin who was Passed to the degree of a Fellowcraft this evening, and is continuing his journey in Freemasonry. Meanwhile, our new WM ably led his team on his first ceremony, with the SD conducting the candidate round in an exemplary fashion. We are all looking forward to the Raising Ceremony.

22/12/2025

Freemasonry Explained - is freemasonry a cult?

Congratulations to our new Worshipful Master who was installed into the Chair yesterday evening in very most memorable c...
06/12/2025

Congratulations to our new Worshipful Master who was installed into the Chair yesterday evening in very most memorable ceremony. We are looking forward to a year of ceremonies and socials under his leadership.

Congratulations to Bro SW, now Master Elect and to our WM who closed the Lodge for the last time this evening 😢. This ev...
07/11/2025

Congratulations to Bro SW, now Master Elect and to our WM who closed the Lodge for the last time this evening 😢. This evening we received a talk about the Masonic Charitable Foundation from the Treasurer of the MCF 2028 Festival Committed. Roll on installation next month.

Yorkshire West Riding Freemasons

Excalibur Lodge 9214, MorleyOur Worshipful Master, accompanied by his Senior and Junior Warden visited Excalibur Lodge i...
28/10/2025

Excalibur Lodge 9214, Morley

Our Worshipful Master, accompanied by his Senior and Junior Warden visited Excalibur Lodge in Morley yesterday where an initiation ceremony was conducted. This is shown by the banner in the corner.

This was followed by an excellent Festive Board and speeches. Freemasonry, great place to meet friends and make friends.

Congratulations to Bro Alan Wells who was raised to the sublime degree of a Master Mason last night at our Lodge in a sp...
04/10/2025

Congratulations to Bro Alan Wells who was raised to the sublime degree of a Master Mason last night at our Lodge in a splendid ceremony.

A big welcome to Bro Thomas Cole who was elected as a joining member. We also proposed a candidate yesterday evening, so plenty to look forward to over the coming months.

11/09/2025

If you see 12 bikers over the weekend, it may just be the Widows Sons - Ridings Chapter who are visiting all 57 buildings where freemasons meeting in Yorkshire, West Riding. This is the second largest Province (by area) in the constitution. This means doing 435 miles in 14 hours of motorbiking.

They are raising money for the Masonic Charitable Foundation, as part of our MCF Festival 2028. Donations will be gladly received by clicking on the following link:

https://donate.givetap.co.uk/f/masonic-charitable-foundation/yorkshire-west-riding-mcf-festival-2028/ridings-chapters-big-ride

Masonic Charitable Foundation United Grand Lodge of England

This evening we had a Past Master’s Evening when Past Masters took over the Lodge… but just for one night of the year. W...
05/09/2025

This evening we had a Past Master’s Evening when Past Masters took over the Lodge… but just for one night of the year. W Bro Johnson acted as WM, ably assisted by W Bro Tolan as SW and W Bro Shettler as JW.

The business was a “walking tour” of a Royal Arch Chapter by W Bro John Bramley. We called off from regular Lodge business, which is why John is wearing Chapter regalia. Afterwards, we called back on again. This talk had all been approved by the Rulers.

Afterwards we enjoyed the favourite meal of the WM (of the evening). Roast beef and Yorkshire Pudding followed by bread and butter pudding.

Address

Greenhead Road
Huddersfield
HD14EN

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