23 September 2026 · Kings Court Masonic Centre · Craft
Southampton & District Masters
An Official Visit
Read the diary entry →Hampshire · Isle of Wight · and occasionally beyond
Meetings. Music.
Memories.
A personal Masonic diary—with friendship, festive boards and the occasional profiterole.
Read the latest entry →The Wandering Organist
I go to meetings, play organs, meet people and write about what happened.
I’m Andrew Ferguson, a Hampshire & Isle of Wight Freemason and Masonic organist. This is the long version of the story: where I went, who I met, what I played and whether the dinner survived scrutiny.
A little more about me →Latest from the road
The diary
21 September 2026 · Totton Masonic Hall · Royal Arch
Royal Arch Exaltation
The fancy robes come out of the cupboard...
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18 September 2026 · Southampton Masonic Hall · Rose Croix
Rose Croix Installation
A gathering in central Southampton
Read the diary entry →More than one path
The Orders
The foundationCraft5 units in the diaryThe next chapterRoyal Arch2 units in the diaryCharacter and good companyMark1 unit in the diaryReflection and fellowshipRose Croix1 unit in the diaryHistory and ceremonyRed Cross of Constantine1 unit in the diaryChivalry and fellowshipKnights Templar1 unit in the diaryA new road aheadAthelstan0 units in the diaryCompanionship and traditionRoyal Ark Mariners0 units in the diary
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Where I’m heading.
Public details are shown only after a privacy check. Plans can, and frequently do, change.
Open the full calendar →Knights Templar
Royal Gloucester KT
Albion Place Masonic Hall · Southampton
Mark
Vale of Avon Mark No. 867
Grigg lane, Brockenhurst · Brockenhurst Masonic Centre
Craft
Lyndhurst Lodge No.8012
Grigg lane, Brockenhurst · Brockenhurst Masonic Centre
From the organ bench
The halls, instruments and tunes encountered along the way.
Part musical notebook, part travel log—and occasionally a record of what happens when the organist is given insufficient notice.
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