Welcome to the Wandle Park Lodge number 5508 

ABOUT WANDLE PARK LODGE 

Wandle Park Lodge No. 5508 was consecrated on 17 December 1934 at Freemasons’ Hall, Great Queen Street, London. The lodge was founded by a group of experienced brethren who wished to establish a lodge offering improved opportunities for progression within the Craft. It is sponsored by Wandsworth Borough Council Lodge No. 2979.

 

The name Wandle Park Lodge is derived from the River Wandle, which flows through the Borough of Wandsworth and has long been associated with the local area. The choice of name reflects the lodge’s close connection to its surroundings and its place within the local Masonic community.

 

Wandle Park Lodge maintains strong links within the wider Masonic family. Its lineage can be traced back through a succession of lodges spanning more than a century, ultimately reaching Royal York Lodge of Perseverance No. 7, founded in 1767. The lodge also enjoys close fraternal ties with several sister lodges formed in the Wandsworth and surrounding areas during the twentieth century.

 

Since its foundation, the lodge has drawn members from a wide range of professional backgrounds and continues to uphold the principles of Brotherly Love, Relief, and Truth under the English Constitution.

Founder & Heritage 

Wandle Park Lodge No. 5508 was founded in 1934 by a group of experienced brethren drawn from a wide range of professional and Masonic backgrounds. Their intention was to establish a lodge that would uphold the traditions of Freemasonry while providing appropriate opportunities for progression and service within the Craft.

 

Founding Master

  • Worshipful Brother John Edwin Reed
    Installed as the first Master at the Consecration on 17 December 1934.

 

Founding Officers at Consecration

 

  • Brother George Ernest Halfacree – Senior Warden
  • Sir John Jacob Fox – Junior Warden
  • Brother Ernest Upton – Chaplain
  • Worshipful Brother Elmer Milton Dayton – Treasurer
  • Worshipful Brother Frederick William Edwards – Secretary
  • Worshipful Brother George Ernest Hollyer – Director of Ceremonies
  • Brother Alexander McKenzie-Smith – Senior Deacon
  • Brother Ernest John Page – Junior Deacon
  • Worshipful Brother Frederick Northeast – Assistant Director of Ceremonies
  • Brother Evan Rees – Assistant Secretary
  • Brother Aldred Edward Evershed – Almoner
  • Brother Sidney Gerald Cleaver – Organist
  • Brother Harry James Casewell Ayers – Inner Guard

Founding Stewards

  • Brother John Edward Stevens
  • Brother Albert Buckley
  • Brother George William West
  • Brother Albert Indermaur

Immediate Past Master

 

  • Worshipful Brother Arthur David Neville

 

Each Founder was presented with a Founder’s Jewel bearing the emblem of the office held at the time of Consecration, in accordance with established Masonic custom.

 

Among the Founders was Sir John Jacob Fox, later Government Chemist, Fellow of the Royal Society, and a knight of the realm. The Founders collectively reflect the lodge’s strong tradition of public service, professional distinction, and commitment to Freemasonry.