Since receiving its charter from the Grand Lodge of Ireland in 1853, Brant Lodge No. 45 has called several locations in Brantford and the surrounding area home. Each building has been a chapter in the story of our fraternity and our community. Below, we trace that journey.
In 2011, Brant Lodge moved to what is hoped will be its permanent home at the Brant Masonic Centre. The Lodge Room was formally dedicated by the Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of A.F. & A.M. of Canada in the Province of Ontario, M.W. Bro. Garry Dowling, on October 29, 2011.
The new lodge room features traditional Masonic furnishings including the Master's chair, altar, and the distinctive blue-and-black mosaic floor cloth that is central to Masonic ceremony. The room was designed to honour the ancient traditions of the Craft while serving the lodge well into the future.
Between 2010 and 2011, Brant Lodge No. 45 met with dispensation at the Onondaga Masonic Temple in Onondaga, Ontario — a temporary arrangement while the lodge's permanent home at the Brant Masonic Centre was being prepared.
From 2005 until 2010, the lodge met at the former Brantford Shrine Club building. Our first meeting at this location occurred on October 27, 2005, and our last meeting there was in June of 2010. The Shrine Club no longer resides in this building.
From 1955 until 2005 Brant 45 met at the Brantford Masonic Temple, a purpose built facility located at 192 Greenwich Street in Brantford, Ontario. This historic temple was shared with our "Grand-daughter Lodge," Reba 515 — a lodge that traces its own lineage back to Brant 45.
A visual record of the lodge rooms that have served as the sacred space of Brant Lodge No. 45. Click any image to enlarge.
Founded in 1853 under a Charter from the Grand Lodge of Ireland, Brant Lodge No. 45 is now part of the Grand Lodge of A.F. & A.M. of Canada in the Province of Ontario.