Carnarvon Lodge No.2376

 

Carnarvon Lodge is a young, fun and active Freemasons lodge - part of the Chorley and Leyland Group in the Province of West Lancashire. It is not located in Caernarfon, Wales.

The lodge was consecrated in December 1890 and named after Henry Herbert (Lord Carnarvon), who had died earlier that year. Carnarvon Lodge has a long history of supporting local charities and organisations through donations or volunteering - achieving patron status in all the festivals held by the province - giving generously each year to help those in need.
 
Our members also get together outside of the lodge for food & drinks, sport focused and family activities.
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Who was Henry Herbert?

Carnarvon Lodge was named after the highly respected late Henry Howard Molyneaux Herbert, 4th Earl of Carnarvon. A well-educated, well-known and cultured Freemason who held many esteemed titles throughout Britain and the World, including 16 years serving as Pro Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of England.

Henry Howard Molyneaux,
4th Earl of Carnarvon
24th June 1831 – 28th June 1890

  • Eldest son of 3rd Earl of Carnarvon
  • Educated at Eton College & Christ Church, Oxford (First Class in Classics, BA 1852)
  • Constable Carnarvon Castle (1854)
  • Undersecretary of State for Colonies (1858-1859)
  • High Steward of Oxford University (1859-1890)
  • Secretary of State for the Colonies (1866-1867 & 1874-1878)
  • Pro Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of England (1874 – 1890)
  • Privy Councillor 1866. FRS (1875), FSA (1876) and President (1878-1885)
  • Lord Lieutenant of Ireland (1885-1886)
  • Lord Lieutenant of Hampshire (1887-1890)

Henry Howard Molyneaux Herbert is the great grandfather of Henry George Reginald Molyneaux Herbert (7th Earl of Carnarvon) also known as ‘Porchie’ who was a very close friend and confidant to the late Queen Elizabeth II and who looked after her race horses.

The Carnarvon family estate, Highclere Castle, serves as the setting for Downton Abbey were the current 8th Earl of Carnarvon lives with his family.