With the recent publication of Dan Brown’s book “The Lost Symbol”, Freemasonry and its associated symbolism have once again hit the headlines.

Here architectural photographer Andy Marshall recounts a tale in words and pictures of some real symbols of Freemasonry found in a mysterious church which may soon be lost…..

Continued from Part 1
What Andy had come across was a combination of Victorian ingenuity, benevolence and self-belief. A heady mix of interior design and symbolic association which, notes Pevsner (from the famous Buildings of England architectural …

Miniplanet of the full set of stained glass at Saint Edmunds

The richly carved hammer beams in the Chancel
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Falinge is a small district of Rochdale, Lancashire which lies just outside the town centre. It has recently …

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Sacred Light, originally uploaded by fotofacade.
Light has a sculpting quality here in …

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Roof Timbers Royd’s Chapel, originally uploaded by fotofacade.
Saint Edmund’s", Falinge near Rochdale …