There are 24 Masonic temples located in the London area. The Freemason's Hall is the London headquarters of the United Grand Lodge of England and is the central meeting location of London area Masonic lodges.
Yes, there are African-American members of Masonic Lodges.
A list of Lodges in Zimbabwe can be found at the related link.
Yes there are some 57 Lodges under the Constitution of the United Grand Lodge of England. Ghana forms its own Provincial Grand Lodge with its own Provincial Grand Master. See the related link.
Yes (and no kinda) yes, because to be a member of a traditional, regular and recognized Masonic lodge you must me Male. No, because there are what are known as irregular or Clandestine lodges that include in their lodge, elements not in line with the ancient and established traditions of Free Masonry. A big no-no in any regular lodge is to initiate a women as a Mason. However, there are many clandestine lodges out there that do confer Masonic degrees on and make women Master Masons. There are coed and all female lodges all over the USA and in Europe. As far as any regular Grand Lodge is concerned these women are not really masons and Members like myself from recognized lodges are forbidden from having any Masonic contact with clandestine lodges and their members.
Unlikely. There are very very few Masonic Lodges in North America which admit women.
Masonic lodges, historical records of Masons, first-person accounts of modern Masons.
Frederick Armitage has written: 'The Royal Order Of Scotland' 'Short Masonic History' 'The Alchemists' 'The Masonic lodges of the world' -- subject- s -: Freemasons, History
One branch of Masonic Lodges, called Mark Lodges, produce tokens called pennies which may have masonic symbols on them, as well as the name of the Mark Lodge which issued it. Such pennies are of curiosity value only--they have no market value.
One of an ancient and secret association or fraternity, said to have been at first composed of masons or builders in stone, but now consisting of persons who are united for social enjoyment and mutual assistance.
Unlikely. There are very very few Masonic Lodges in North America which accept women as members.
Masonic Lodges have existed since the Middle Ages. However, some date speculative Freemasonry from the introduction of the Schaw Statutes in Scotland in 1598 and 1599. This is the Freemasonry of the so-called "Ancients." The Freemasonry of the "Moderns" is dated from 1717, when four London lodges met at the Goose and Gridiron alehouse to form the first grand lodge. Many believe, however, that this was merely a move by Whigs among the upper-class Freemasons of London to distance themselves from the Tories and Jacobites among the older, Ancients strain of the fraternity.