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© St John The Baptist Lodge, No 39, Exeter

Whilst St John the Baptist bears the number of 39, in strict terms of age it is eighteenth oldest lodge in England and Wales, and the oldest Lodge to have permanently worked outside of London

No. By Age Actual No. Lodge Name
Year Started Location
1 2 LODGE OF ANTIQUITY TI LONDON
= 4 ROYAL SOMERSET HOUSE AND INVERNESS TI LONDON
= 12 LODGE OF FORTITUDE AND OLD CUMBERLAND TI LONDON
4 6 LODGE OF FRIENDSHIP 1721 LONDON
5 8 BRITISH 1722 LONDON
6 10 WESTMINSTER AND KEYSTONE 1722 LONDON
7 14 TUSCAN 1722 LONDON
8 16 ROYAL ALPHA 1722 LONDON
9 18 OLD DUNDEE 1723 LONDON
10 20 ROYAL KENT LODGE OF ANTIQUITY 1723 LONDON then KENT
11 21 LODGE OF EMULATION 1723 LONDON
12 23 GLOBE 1723 LONDON
13 26 CASTLE LODGE OF HARMONY 1725 LONDON
14 28 OLD KINGS ARMS 1725 LONDON
15 29 ST ALBANS 1728 LONDON
16 5 ST GEORGE & CORNERSTONE 1730 LONDON
17 33 BRITANNIC 1730 LONDON
18 39 ST JOHN THE BAPTIST July 1732 DEVONSHIRE
19 37 ANCHOR AND HOPE Oct. 1732 EAST LANCS