The Lodge of Prosperity was consecrated on 6 June 1810 at the White Horse public house in Hare Street, now Cheshire Street, near Bethnal Green in the East End of London. Consequently it was one of the early lodges involved in the establishment of the present United Grand Lodge of England in 1813.

Each Lodge possesses a Warrant which is it’s authority to operate under the jurisdiction of the United Grand Lodge. Our warrant dates originally from 1750 when there were two Grand Lodges in England, familiarly know as the “Moderns” and the “Antients”. Ironically, the Moderns date from 1717 and the Antients from 1751. We come within the Antients fraternity and an umbrella organisation called the Association of Atholl Lodges, after the founders the Dukes of Atholl. See https://www.antients.org/ for a full history and the Associations’ activities.

The Lodge of Prosperity was granted subsequent Centenary and Bicentenary warrants in 1910 and 2010 respectively. All these warrants are held in the Lodge and can be viewed at any meeting. The original warrant is hardly ever displayed nowadays due to its age but a replica was made in 2014 and is usually openly displayed at our meetings.

Like all Ancient Lodges, No. 65 has accumulated a colourful history which is recorded in the three histories held in the Masonic Library at Great Queen Street .   Many of our original and historically interesting artefacts are still used in our ceremonies today.  

Even with the long history of our Lodge, we still adhere to original principles that all are welcome. We see ourselves as a welcoming, diverse group of young and old, from many different walks of life with a multi-national, multi-racial and multi-denominational membership.

We meet formally four times a year at the Masonic Centre at Great Queen Street in Covent Garden and informally for practice and social reasons throughout the year.