Taurus Lodge No. 3981 is the Private Lodge of the Worshipful Company of Butchers. It is a friendly extension of our very special livery and a tradition and experience we aim to enjoy and preserve. Our position in Freemasonry and particularly in London is a complimentary fit to the Butchers’ Company and its activities in support of charity, education and fellowship.
If you are not accustomed to Freemasonry, it is one of the world’s oldest secular fraternal societies. It is a friendly society of men with an interest in moral and spiritual values and its members are taught its principles and teachings using stonemasons’ customs and tools as an allegory or guide. Freemasons are one of the UK’s largest charitable doners and our lodge builds on the friendship bonds of our livery and serves to do good in society.
While Freemasonry for women operates in parallel, there is no female lodge yet associated with the Company. Taurus would like to be as transparent and open as possible with all members of the livery and we are looking at the feasibility of events to invite anyone interested in what we do, be they male or female liverymen.
We also offer a welcome to liverymen from the Butcher’s Company who are masons and may or may not be active in other lodges. We also welcome new candidates to freemasonry via initiation at Taurus meetings. If you are not familiar with the world of freemasonry or just want to know more about Taurus Lodge, please feel free to browse our pages ‘why join’ above.
As with other lodges, Taurus is always pleased to see visitors attending our meetings andenjoying our renowned hospitality at our Livery’s Great Hall.
Freemasonry is one of the worlds oldest secular fraternal societies and in England and Wales it is practiced under the United Grand Lodge of England rules.
Joining our lodge – first steps
Both candidates and joining members (non-masons and existing masons) require a Proposer and a Seconder who are…
Taurus has a simple meeting pattern established since 1923. We meet at the Hall on the fourth Monday of September, November, January and March each year.
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Researchers at University College London want to understand the proteins that build up in the brains of people with Parkinson’s. This knowledge could help develop more accurate and targeted treatments for people with Parkinson’s in the future. They are looking for both healthy volunteers and people with Parkinson's aged 50 - 80 to take part in their study.
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On 4th September 2025, Bloomsbury Rifles Lodge met at Mark Masons’ Hall. Whilst the meeting was not unfamiliar to any English Masons, towards the end of the meeting W Bro Adrian Hodgson rose and recounted the following historic story of the connection between The Statue of Liberty, Freemasons and this Lodge.
Read MoreNear Capacity Grand Temple as Over 300 London Brethren Honoured at 2025 London Grand Rank Investiture
On Wednesday 5 November 2025, the Grand Temple was close to bursting at the seams as London came together for the annual London Grand Rank and London Rank Investiture. This year marked the second outing of the new format, and its success was unmistakable: an afternoon session, formally “called off”, allowed hundreds of friends and family to attend and witness their favourite Masons being invested. The galleries of the Grand Temple were filled to the rafters with proud guests - a joyous, supportive atmosphere that has quickly become a defining hallmark of the revised structure.
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