The 104th Regular Meeting of the Lodge was the last to be held at the Council House, Poplar road,
Solihull, on the 19th April 1962. Bro.B.Toombs was that evening raised to the Third Degree,
in the presence of W.Bro.W.W.Tongue, P.G.D., Assistant Provincial Grand Master. The new meeting
place was the Civic Hall, Solihull, the first meeting held there was the installation in October
1962, when Bro.F.Neal MBE was installed as Master, and W.Bro.W.V.Mercer was elected as a joining
member.
Although overtures had been made to the Lodge for it to meet at the Temple at the George Hotel
for many years, these had been resisted. However in 1980 the Lodge severed its "association"
with the Local Authority and decided to make that move, and remained there from January 1981
until April 1992. All the Solihull Lodges were required to leave the George at that time since
the owner refused to renew the lease, and the Heart of England was fortunate to find a temporary
home at the Red Lion, Knowle, where we were made most welcome. We stayed there for two years and,
in October 1994 move to the new, purpose-built, Solihull Masonic Temple, Warwick road, Knowle,
our fifth and hopefully our last meeting place.
The move to the Red Lion brought back memories to those members of the Lodge who had inhabited
the Civic Hall and the Council House, especially that small band of volunteers who assisted the
Tyler in setting up and taking down the Lodge.