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During It's 61 Years of existence the old Haughfoot Lodge
met at Haughfoot just South of Stow but on numerous occasions it met at
Selkirk or Galashiels. The three Sponsor Lodges have the strongest direct
links with the original Lodge It was appropriate that they be the Sponsor Lodges
of the new Haughfoot Lodge
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St. John Selkirk No 32 (chartered 27th December 1736) |
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2nd Monday of the month-October to March except December
- 2nd Saturday at 4pm |
29 Back Row, Selkirk, TD7 4LP |
7.30PM |
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St. John Stow No 216 (chartered 8th December 1806)
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Last
Monday September, October, January - April & 2nd Saturday
November (Installation) at 2:30pm |
Town Hall, Earlston Road,
Stow TD1 2QT |
7.30PM |
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The Galashiels Lodge No 262 (chartered 3rd
November 1816)
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2nd
Monday September to April |
8 Gala Park, Galashiels, TD1 1EU |
7.30PM |
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There is reference in the Haughfoot Lodge Minute Book to the
Stow Masons separating from The Galashiels Masons and reason to
think that the remaining Haughfoot members in 1763 became
absorbed into the Selkirk Lodge.
We can but speculate about the possibility that the Masons
who remained in Stow and Galashiels after the demise of the
original Haughfoot Lodge may have continued to practise freemasonry in their locality. Evidence
does show that prior to the
formation of the two Lodges Brethren from the two places
made contact with other Scottish Lodges.
A number of Scottish Lodges can prove
existence prior to their "Charter Date". Selkirk No 32 was
represented by the Master and Wardens at the Inauguration
meeting of that body held on the 30th November 1736. This
clearly indicates that a Lodge in Selkirk was well established
before 1736 |