The Haughfoot Lodge Sponsor Lodges
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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 therefore
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
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29 Back Row, Selkirk, TD7 4LP
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7.30PM
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St.
John Stow No 216
(chartered 8th December 1806
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Last Monday September (Business Only), October,
January - April & 2nd Saturday November (Installation)
at 5.00pm
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Town Hall, Earlston Road,
Stow TD1 2QT
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7.30PM
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The
Galashiels Lodge No 262
(chartered 3rd November 1816
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2nd Monday September to April
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8 Gala Park, Galashiels, TD1 1EU
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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 separate localities. 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
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