Horton Lodge No. 8528 is a masonic lodge in the Province of East Lancashire and meets at Middleton Masonic Hall, Manchester Old Road, Middleton. The current Worshipful Master is Bro Adam Mooney, who was installed on 1st February 2022.
Horton Lodge meets on the first Tuesday of the month, between October and April the following year. Tyling is at 6:00pm (5:00 for Installation), followed by a Social Board (3 course meal). Masonic visitors are welcome to join our meetings, please arrange this direct with our Lodge Secretary, WBro Roger Norris (Click Here)
Horton Lodge received its warrant on 12th September 1973 and was consecrated on 18th January 1974. It has a daughter lodge, Tonge Hall No. 8763, which received its warrant on 9th February 1977 and was consecrated on 18th May 1977 *
Charity
The lodge is currently patron to a number of charities :
- Grand Patron: East Lancashire Masonic Charity (2022)
- Vice Patron: East Lancashire 2026 Festival
Founders
| WBro Brian Swallows | 6428 | WBro Daniel Dalton | 163 | |
| Bro Gerrard Grimes | 5712 | Bro Herbert F Kinley | 5712 | |
| Bro Edward Jordan | 2917 | Bro Adrian Wood ** | 1496 | |
| WBro James A Squires | 5712 | Bro James R Dutton | 2341 | |
| Bro John L Wilkinson | 467 | Bro Eric Madeley | 3990 | |
| Bro Ivor Williams | 5712 | Bro Victor Sereno | 4516 | |
| WBro Keith Swaby | 2341 | WBro Gilbert Carr PProvAGDC (Ches) | 4246 | |
| WBro Wifred Jones | 1357 | WBro Robert Slater PProvAGDC | 5712 | |
| WBro Herbert M Catto | 231 | WBro Ernest R Baxter PProvAGDC | 3068 | |
| Bro Thomas Scholes | 852 |
Past Masters
| WBro Brian Swallow, PProvAGDC ** | 1974-75 |
| WBro Gerrard Grimes | 1975-76 |
| WBro Edward Jordon, PGStdB | 1976-77 |
| WBro Ivor Williams | 1977-78 |
| WBro Adrian John Wood, PProvAGDC ** | 1978-79 |
| WBro John Stuart Hall ** | 1979-80 |
| WBro Herbert Frederick Kinley, PProvAGSuptWks ** | 1980-81 |
| WBro Robert L’Amie | 1981-82 |
| WBro Jack K Neary, PProvAGSwdB | 1982-83 |
| WBro Michael T Veness, PProvSGD | 1983-84 |
| WBro Geoffrey W Gooch ** | 1984-85 |
| WBro John Pinner, PProvGSuptWks | 1985-86 1994-95 |
| WBro Kevin Doyle, PProvDGReg | 1986-87 1997-98 |
| WBro Derek Pointon, PProvJGD | 1987-88 1996-97 |
| WBro Stephen Hayhurst, PProvAGDC ** | 1988-89 1998-99 |
| WBro Dr.Victor Sereno, PProvGSwdB PProvJGW (WL) | 1989-90 1999-00 |
| WBro Stephen Lapping, PProvAGDC | 1990-91 2002-03 2004-05 |
| WBro Leonard Brierley, PProvSGD ** | 1991-92 |
| WBro David Johnson, PProvJGD ** | 1992-93 2000-01 |
| WBro Roy Carr, PProvDepGReg ** | 1993-94 2001-02 2009-10 2010-11 |
| WBro John W Wallsworth, PProvAGDC ** | 1995-96 2006-07 |
| WBro Colin Heywood, PProvSGD ** | 2004-05 |
| WBro John Pearson ** | 2005-06 |
| WBro John Latham ** | 2007-08 2008-09 |
| WBro James Burns, ProvAGStB | 2011-12 2012-13 2013-14 |
| WBro Derek Andrews, PProvAGDC | 2014-15 |
| WBro Stephen Garforth ** | 2015-16 |
| WBro Bob Wall | 2016-17 |
| WBro Kevan Catelano ** | 2017-18 |
| WBro Steven Walker ** | 2018-19 |
| WBro Ray Taylor | 2019-20 |
| WBro Laurence Jones | 2020-21 2021-22 |
| Bro Adam Mooney | 2022-23 2023- |
** Resigned
References
* Warrant Book Lodges 7181 - 7980 (Library of Freemasonry)