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Right Worshipful Master of the Lodge Brother Ian
Crozier
Master of the Lodge 2010 -
The First Master of the Lodge Brother Alexander
Galloway
Master of the Lodge 1876 - 1879
Lodge Callendar No 588 meets in it's own purpose
built temple which was built over 100 years ago.
Lint
Riggs or 'fields of flax' is a reminder of Falkirk's agricultural past
also present in names like Cow Wynd, Bean Row and Newmarket Street.
Until the middle of the 18th Century linen was the major clothing
material in lowland Scotland though there is no record of major
production in or around Falkirk. Before 1903 the street was just wide
enough to allow a horse and cart to pass through but the great
improvement scheme of that year produced the present layout with
several fine sandstone buildings. Most striking in the Masonic Temple
on the south-east side with its classical Corinthian style of
architecture and a fine inscribed door entrance complete with
balustrade. It is the only Masonic Temple in the district and was
completed in 1906 for Lodge Callendar No.588, the second lodge of
freemasons to be established in the town. The internal decoration and
furnishing is very interesting, especially the outstanding painted
windows with their floral patterns.
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