KCS Lodge
King’s College School Lodge was formed on 3rd May 1921 and holds four meetings a year at the School. These are on the fourth Friday in January, April and June and the first Friday in December. After each meeting, the School catering team provides a delicious meal in the dining hall. Every April, a new Master is elected and installed for the ensuing twelve months.
King’s College London, of which the school was the junior division, was founded on the Masonic principles of tolerance, enlightenment and a belief in God. King’s was named after King George IV (George, Prince of Wales, later Prince Regent; 1762-1830). He was Initiated as a Freemason by his uncle, the Duke of Cumberland, in 1787and was elected Grand Master in succession to his uncle in 1790 and held that office until May 1813 when he accepted the title of Grand Patron of the Order
The driving force behind King’s foundation was another Freemason – Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington (1769-1852). William Howley (1766-1848) was archbishop when King’s was founded and backed the Duke of Wellington’s enlightened ideas about education. He was an active Freemason, having joined the Royal York Lodge Bristol in 1791 and served the lodge regularly until his elevation to the episcopate took him to London.
The Lodge makes significant donations to a number of Masonic and non-Masonic charities each year.
Anyone wishing to know more about Freemasonry is encouraged to contact the Lodge Secretary. Freemasons with an interest in the School are most welcome to visit our meetings as guests.
Enquiries should be directed to the secretary:
Alexander Malmaeus
15 Lebanon Gardens, London SW18 1RQ
020 8871 2715 • 07887 911 360 • secretary@kcslodge.org.uk
