History

It is quite clear that the Founders object in forming the Lodge has been more than justified, for during the 50 years from 1934 to 1984, no less than 200 Brethren have been Initiated and 17 joined the Lodge. The founders of the lodge were as follows:

In 1939 permission was granted to form a Lodge of Instruction and the first meeting was held on a Tuesday at Tavistock Hotel, then followed various venues such as Goat & Compasses, Euston Road, Lords Tavern and Portland Arms in St. Johns Wood.

Read more: The First Lodge of Instruction

In 1940 owing to food restrictions, the Piccadilly Hotel was not able to cater for Masonic Meetings and the meetings were held from from then until 1947 at the Rembrandt Hotel, Kensington.

Read more: During the War

At a meeting held on Wednesday 5th July 1944 in the Rembrandt Hotel, it was proposed "That this Lodge do sponsor a petition to the Most Worshipful the Grand Master, to grant a warrant for the formation of a daughter Lodge. This new Lodge is to be called 'Lodge of Aspiration'".

In the year 2000 two brethren of the Lodge namely WB Julien Sampson, the ruling Master, and WB Steven Schaffer, the Secretary of the Lodge, recommended to the board of General Purposes that for the Lodge to progress into the new millennium (and because we had many brethren involved with the Charity Norwood Ravenswood) we should seriously look into encouraging supporters of Norwood Ravenswood to either become Joining members of our Lodge or be initiated into the Craft via their interest and support of this well known charity.