Oriental Lodge is the brainchild of the late W. Bro. Peter Chen MBE. It was set up mainly to recruit members from the local Chinese and Asian communities into Freemasonry. Oriental Lodge was consecrated on Tuesday 29th May 1990 in Corbridge Road Masonic Hall, Byker by the late R. W. Bro. John Sherwood Stephenson, the Provincial Grand Master of Northumberland.

The Oriental Lodge’s logo has 2 Chinese characters in the centre which mean ‘Oriental’. The Lodge’s motto (above) consists of 4 Chinese characters meaning ‘A Bridge of Friendship’.

Visiting brethren are very welcome to attend our meetings, which are normally followed by a festival board to be held in a Chinese restaurant in the centre of Newcastle upon Tyne. Therefore visitors are advised to contact either a lodge member or the Lodge Dining Steward (see Contact Us) before attending.