06/24/2026
The Grand Lodge of England was started on June 24, 1717 — St. John the Baptist’s Day.
Four London lodges met at the Goose and Gridiron Tavern in St. Paul’s Churchyard, declared themselves a Grand Lodge, and elected Anthony Sayer as the first Grand Master. That became the Premier Grand Lodge, the first Grand Lodge in the world and the origin of today’s United Grand Lodge of England.