Introduction by Worshipful Brother Victor John Jenner JP MBA FBIM PJGD

As the longest subscribing member of the Lodge, and therefore its ‘Father’, I am privileged to support this website.

In 1948 the Founders named the lodge St Thomas after the cathedral church of Portsmouth, and the crest shows the clock and bell tower still standing today above the cathedral in the High Street .

The Founders were all from the Lodge of Hope No.2153 EC (see Family Tree), consisting of naval and ex naval personnel, members of the business community and local service agencies.

The Lodge has always had strong ties with the local community and support of its charities.

In the fullness of time the Lodge sponsored our daughter lodges, Cathedral Lodge Portsmouth No.7753 EC, so aptly named, and Drayton Lodge No.8832 EC (see Family Tree), which like St Thomas continue to flourish.

The principles and tenets laid down by the Founders still appertain today, I feel very privileged to have been a member of the lodge since 1955.

Yours sincerely & fraternally
Victor John Jenner
Grand Officer
United Grand Lodge of England

Introduction by Worshipful Master Paul Derroll Mills

It gives me great pleasure to give you a warm welcome to the St Thomas Lodge No.6574 website.

As a member of the Lodge and masonry in general since 2002, I feel deeply honoured and proud to be the 65th Master of St Thomas Lodge, its titular head, and carry the torch for the illustrious brethren who have passed before me.

I hope you will find this web site both interesting and informative. If it has whet your appetite, why not arrange to come down and meet us ? You will be very welcome, I assure you. You will find us an incredibly friendly bunch: we come from all walks of life, young and old, and are totally inclusive of diversity principles such as religion and ethnicity.

Despite what you may have heard to the contry, the use of membership to promote self interest is absolutely condemned by all in freemasonry. We are just a society of men, having a common interest in moral and spiritual values, who show tolerance and respect for the opinions of others, we practice charity, caring not only for masons but for the wider local community by charitable giving and voluntary efforts and we strive for truth, requiring high moral standards, aiming to achieve them in own lives.           

If you have any questions regarding St Thomas Lodge or freemasonry in general, please contact the secretary using the contact link on the left hand side.

W.Bro. Paul Derroll Mills