Freemasonry is an old order, going back to the 1700s, and now LeedsLive has spoken to some members to lift the lid of the 'secret' organisation.
Members of the ‘secret’ masonic order used to mainly be builders of churches and cathedrals - hence masonry, but since then, the organisation has changed quite significantly. The Leeds Lodge is one of the larger lodges in the county. Founded in September, 1947, they are well-established and based at Castle Grove Masonic Hall in Headingley.
LeedsLive spoke to some Freemasons at The Lodge of Dawn, one of several masonic lodges in Leeds. It used to be that Freemasonry was very much a secret order, but in the days of Google and social media that’s not really possible.
