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Philbrick Crest.

Our motto is "Vestigia Nulla Retrorsum which literally means "Footsteps None backward" but it can be translated as: -
"We do not retreat" (L.) and this was later adopted, in 1905, as the motto of the 5 R Innisk DG, 5 DG.

Alternatively, it would mean, "There is no going back" and was used as a motto by the 116th Field Artillery Regiment on their distinctive Unit insignia (1926).

Above the Shield is the heraldic Talbot Dog, which is used in heraldry to refer to Courage, vigilance, and loyalty.

The Talbot Hound was a snow white hunting dog in Great Britain with keen smell that was of such large stature that it was credited with being capable of bringing down a white stag in the midst of winter.

William the Conqueror is credited with bringing the Talbot to Britain in the eleventh century A.D. Though the breed is now extinct, it is thought to be a more recent ancestor of the modern-day beagle.



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Lodge Diary 2008

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NEXT MEETING Wednesday 1st October 2008.
Details of the next meeting will be in the Summoner which will be published mid January 2008. A copy will be available on this page.

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NEXT MEETING Wednesday 20th May 2009.

Details of the next meeting will be in the Summoner which will be published Early May 2009.

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The "Swan and Harp" or the GOOSE and GRIDIRON.
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Lodge History from 1888, our Centenary Celebrations and an article on Judge Philbrick Q.C. after whom the Lodge is named.

These items and many more including :-

  • Centenary Celebrations
  • Consecration Summons
  • Our Crest
  • Re-Dedication
  • Etc.
can be accessed via our History Page
Documents and Manuscripts provide a comprehensive archive of various Documents, Articles and Manuscripts to suit all tastes.

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LODGE DIARY for the next 12 months can be accessed from the Lodge Diary link at the top of this column.
It contains not only Lodge meeting dates but also the dates for the L.O.I.
The Essex Oaths Project involves transcribing all of the details from the surviving Returns made by Essex Lodges in accordance with the Unlawful Societies Act of 1799 and now held by the Essex Record Office.

Our objective is to provide an important resource for Social Historians, Masonic Historians and the Genealogist in general and is freely available to all interested parties.

The project is far from complete. Only about 10% of the documents have been so far transcribed. If you wish to participate in this project you would be most welcome.
THE OPEN MASONIC INDEX is for those people who sometimes forget where you read something?

Have you ever forgotten the name of the web site where you read that interesting article?

If so, (and who can say that hasn't happened to them), this database will be useful to you. But only if YOU make entries to help others.

This is a unique resource and I do hope you will make full use of it. I do understand that it will be open to abuse but that problem will be tackled when and if it arises.
Officers for 2007 - 2008 are listed.
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Our Secretary W.Bro. Peter Lindell
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