Boys from the Black Stuff
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Carbon Lodge No 2910 met at Freemasons' Hall on 20th March 2026 for its Installation meeting, where Worshipful Master W Bro John Anderson oversaw the Induction of W Bro Ian Smith into the Chair of King Solomon, ably assisted by a broad range of junior and senior members. A wonderful meeting was concluded with an appropriately celebratory dinner at the Hercules Pillars.
Carbon Lodge was consecrated in April 1902, the founders being members of the Coal Trade, merchants who assembled from all around the Country to buy and sell coal at the Coal Exchange, which was then situated at Thames Street opposite the Old Billingsgate Market.
This article is part of Arena Magazine Issue 60 – Spring 2026.
Arena Magazine is the official online magazine of the London Freemasons – Metropolitan Grand Lodge and Metropolitan Grand Chapter of London.
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