In the province of Yorkshire, North and East
Old Bridlingtonian Lodge No.6843
The Lodge meets on the second Saturday of each month Febuary through to November at 6pm.
Installation -Second Saturday in February starting at 3.45pm.
Welcome to the Old Bridlingtonian Lodge No. 6843
The Worshipful Master of the Lodge 2024
W. Bro. Ian Sharpe PPGSwdB (Spain)
At the November meeting of the Old Bridlingtonian Lodge No 6843
several members sang Christmas carols to be recorded for the
December edition of the Bridlington Talking Newspaper.
Seated is W. Bro. Ian Watson who is the sound recordist for the newspaper.
At the November meeting of the Old Bridlingtonian Lodge No 6843 several members sang Christmas carols to be recorded for the December edition of
the Bridlington Talking Newspaper.
Seated is W. Bro. Ian Watson who is the
sound recordist for the newspaper.
History of Lodge 6843
The Old Bridlingtonian Lodge is a schools lodge which was founded in 1949. It was until very recently a ‘closed lodge’ which is to say that only former pupils and staff of Bridlington School were eligible to join. This has now been relaxed and the Lodge is now open to any prospective members.
As a member of the Federation of Schools Lodges, we have close links with other schools lodges in the area, whose members often attend our meetings and the friendly rivalry previously encountered when the schools met on the sport field permeate the conversations.
Many Lodge members are also member of the Old Bridlingtonian Club, which maintains strong links with the school and its former pupils and staff.
It is permitted for Old Bridlingtonian Club members to wear the Old Bridlingtonian Club tie at our meetings.
At our November meeting, designated Founders Night, we honour the founding members of the Lodge.
Many of the names will be very familiar to Bridlingtonians as prominent business people of the town in former times and through to the present day.
Founder Members of Lodge 6843
Founder Members of Lodge 6843
Consecrated 13th April 1949
FOUNDERS OFFICERS DESIGNATE
| W. Bro. John Barnett Lister Master (obit 10.01.1976) |
| W. Bro. Henry Woods Hobson Acting I.P.M. (obit 13.01.76) |
| W. Bro. John Alfred Shouler S.W. (obit 06.03.71) |
| Bro. Alik Luther J.W. (obit 15.04.59) |
| W. Bro. Lionel Hewgill Smith P.P.G.D. Chaplain (obit 27.03.60) |
| W. Bro. Miles Mackareth Treasurer (obit 06.09.74) |
| Bro. Haldane Hodgson Secretary (resigned) |
| W. Bro. William E.G. Howard P.P.G.D.C. D.C(resigned) |
| Bro. Charles Arthur Wood S.D. (resigned) |
| Bro. Joseph Oliver Simpson |
| Bro. Cyril Hubert Biggs A.D.C. (resigned) |
| W. Bro. Francis Kenneth Purdon P.P.G.St.B. Almoner(obit 01.09.58) |
| Bro. Walter Samuel Hill Organist (resigned) |
| Bro. Alan Geoffrey Eckles I.G. (obit 09.08.78) |
| Bro. George Hinchliffe Appleyard Steward (resigned) |
| Bro. Charles Brooks Acting Tyler (resigned) |
MEMBERS
| W. Bro. John Munn Deheer (obit 15.12.60) |
| W. Bro. Frank Howard Gresham (obit 12.07.69) |
| W. Bro. Edward Kenneth Locking (obit 04.03.68) |
| W. Bro. Francis Austin Hyde (obit 02.02.65) |
| W. Bro. Arthur Mervyn Parkin (resigned) |
| Bro. Cyril Brady (excluded) |
| Bro. George Stanley Hawkswell Dovener (obit 01.12.89) |
| Bro. John Leslie Licence (obit 29.02.82) |
| Bro. Harry Wilson (obit 21.04.91) |
Note: As a matter of historical interest, the above list is printed as it appeared in the Order of Ceremonial for the Consecration.
FIRST JOINING MEMBERS
| Bro. Leslie Hugh Batchelor (obit 05.10.87) |
| Bro. John Hamilton Orr (obit 14.09.78) |
| Bro. Herbert Norman Stather (obit 03.12.69) |
| Bro. John Maynard Whiteside (obit 26.08.93) |