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.
Members of QCCC who are members of lodges in Masonic jurisdictions recognised by UGLE are very welcome to attend.

Thursday, 20 February 2025
‘Thoughts on the Early History of the Royal Arch in England’

Chris presents a radical new look at the origins of the Royal Arch. His paper brings together in one place some familiar and many less well-known references to the Royal Arch. We are certain that it will encourage contributions and comments from members. The full delivery paper can be read here: AQC138.03 Powell. We anticipate a lively discussion of the paper at the Meeting and the Conversazione that follows.

The Speaker
Christopher Powell

Christopher Powell was born at Lyme Regis, Dorset and educated at the universities of Sheffield and Cambridge (Emmanuel College). He taught in the University of Cambridge for five years before moving to Cardiff where for twenty-five years he was on the staff of the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama – the National Conservatoire of Wales. He held a number of senior academic and administrative posts and was for more than a decade a member of the academic board and governing body of the college. Having retired on his fiftieth birthday – his present to himself – he became a Freemason first in the Province of Derbyshire and then in Yorkshire West Riding. He is a Past Master of Royal Brunswick Lodge No.296 and a Past Z of Chapter of Loyalty No. 296, both eighteenth-century foundations based in Sheffield. He is also a member of other Masonic bodies in England and Scotland. In 2009, he was awarded the Norman B. Spencer Prize and the following year elected a full member of QC lodge. He is the author of numerous papers published in AQC as well as papers in other Masonic journals, including those of the Manchester and Bristol Masonic research associations. For the last ten years Chris has been a plenary lecturer at the East Lancashire ‘Let’s Talk Masonry’ annual conference. He is also the author of Easy Lodge Music – a collection of familiar music for lodge use.

The meeting will be held at 4.00pm at Freemasons’ Hall, London.
The Summons is available here: QCL Summons- February 2025

Please notify the Lodge Secretary if you will be attending: secretary@quatuorcoronati.com. 

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 to editor@quatuorcoronati.com for publication in AQC.

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