The Lodge of Industry No 48
Meeting Places 1725-1882
The following list is of places where it be certain that the Lodge met. It is also necessary to point out that in its early days it functioned in a district noted for its Jacobite sympathies , and tradition informs us that during that period in the early and mid-eighteenth century, the members had to resort to meetings in the hillsides and caves which abounded around Derwentside with numerous Outer Guards or Tylers. This was necessary because meetings had to be free from suspicion and surprise from those who were not favourable to the craft.
1725 Winlaton
1735 Swalwell – Two Fencers
1766 Swalwell – Dorothy Jones’
1772 Swalwell – The Masons’ Arms
1777 Swalwell – Rose and Crown
1802 Swalwell – New Inn
1837 Swalwell – Rose and Crown
1844 Swalwell – New Inn
1845 Gateshead – Half Moon Inn
1854 Gateshead – Queen’s Head Inn
1855 Gateshead – Grey Horse Inn
1869 Gateshead – Masonic Hall, West Street
1877 Gateshead – 34 Denmark Street
1882 Gateshead – Industry Masonic Hall, Jackson Street
1961 Gateshead – Coatsworth Road
1986 Gateshead – Alexandra Road
THE LODGE OF INDUSTRY No 48