Provincial Grand Lodge of Norfolk - Saint Nicholas Lodge 6623

Saint Nicholas Lodge was consecrated on 4th May 1948 after the general purposes committee of the Lodge of Friendship No. 100 agreed that the time was opportune for the formation of a new Lodge in Great Yarmouth.

Every Lodge in Great Yarmouth was represented in the list of Founders, also representatives of Suffolk Lodges.

It was decided to adopt the Stability Ritual as there was only one other Lodge outside London and the home counties doing so.

The Lodge was named after Saint Nicholas for two reasons

After the local church which was being re-built at the time
Saint Nicholas being the Patron Saint of Sailors. It was a good name for a seaside Lodge and Town

The Lodge banner was designed from the Congress Banner which was displayed in Saint Nicholas Church.

The Lodge Crest contains the Lodge Name and Number with an oval centre depicting the three Silver Herrings, the ancient seal of the Burgesses of Great Yarmouth up to 1340 A.D. Crossing this crest are a Bishop's Crook and an Oar. The crook represents Saint Nicholas as a Bishop and the oar representing him as the Patron Saint of Sailors. The oval centre is surmounted by a Bishop's Mitre.

The alms collecting box was made from an oak beam salvaged from the ruins of Saint Nicholas Church and was shaped like the famous Venables Pulpit which was destroyed with the Church









	The Provincial Grand Lodge of Norfolk consists of 75 private lodges, including over 4,500 members. Masonic meetings are held at 23 masonic centres throughout Norfolk.





.	August 7, 2008	.