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cistolic

Thank you really. I actually saw Grand lodge on searching but didnt relate it as a place. Hopefully you are right. Will start again now and go through your clues. Thanks again. Be lucky

Dormouse

Dearsmore wrote: »

I'm more than happy to share the solution I came up with, I wouldn't have reached it if it wasn't for the help of everyone and the OP. I have tried to help, yes because I didn't want to spoil it for anyone who wanted to try and get it for themselves.


The Masonic Temple aMacdonald was a Freemason, initiated in 1844 at St. John’s Lodge No. 5 in Kingston. In 1868, he was named by the United Grand Lodge of England as its Grand Representative near the Grand Lodge of Canada (in Ontario) and the rank of Past Grand Senior Warden conferred upon him. He continued to represent the Grand Lodge of England until his death in 1891. His commission, together with his apron and earmuffs, are in the Masonic Temple at Kingston, along with his regalia as Past Grand Senior Warden. Among the books in his library was a very rare copy of the first Masonic book published in Canada, A History of Freemasonry in Nova Scotia (1786).[60][61]t Kingston, along with his regalia as Past Grand Senior Warden. Among the books in his library was a very rare copy of the first Masonic book published in Canada, A History of Freemasonry in Nova Scotia (1786).[60][61]

Basically the solution IMO is Grand Lodge. Google: United Grand Lodge 723 old windows.

LOL, I've been looking at that building a lot today! :rotfl:(Was following your clues - thanks for sharing! :T)

Googling it doesn't actually bring it up though? And I couldn't see a reference to 723 windows? There is that one window at the top that could be the "old window" in the clue, but I'm still not convinced.

And what's washing the window got to do with anything? I'm finding this one really tricky...

cistolic

Sorry if I am confusing anyone here but am thinking same as Crin here Whitehead Clock Tower in Bury where the Peel bit comes in the time is 2.35. big hand on the 7 little hand on the 3 or 7 to (2) 3 here http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/44033
still lost though

Dearsmore

Dormouse wrote: »

LOL, I've been looking at that building a lot today! :rotfl:(Was following your clues - thanks for sharing! :T)

Googling it doesn't actually bring it up though? And I couldn't see a reference to 723 windows? There is that one window at the top that could be the "old window" in the clue, but I'm still not convinced.

And what's washing the window got to do with anything? I'm finding this one really tricky...

Dormouse, you can enter one solution per day for this competition, so might be worth entering this one today anyway?

If you go through all the clues, we have Dundee United, then John A MacDonald. Then it asks to follow the line from where he stands (Canada) to find his big brother, you might need a hand. Brotherhood and handshakes are related to freemasons.

In the text I posted earlier, it tells you MacDonald was a grand representative for the United Grand Lodge of UK (Freemasons Hall, London), so that's the line from Canada to UK. Old windows to me mean, an old building with stained glass windows? (STAINED glass...need a wash? )

When I typed Grand Lodge old windows 723 into Google, it doesn't give the solution, just that all the words and 723 are highlighted.

One-Eye

Dearsmore has done well, but like Dormouse, I am not totally convinced. The Grand Lodge is a body of people (like the Scouts or the Samaritans!) not a building or a place. Lodges meet at Masonic Halls like the one in the photo on Great Queen Street, London.

The search continues....

Dearsmore

One-Eye wrote: »

Dearsmore has done well, but like Dormouse, I am not totally convinced. The Grand Lodge is a body of people (like the Scouts or the Samaritans!) not a building or a place. Lodges meet at Masonic Halls like the one in the photo on Great Queen Street, London.

The search continues....

That's good you're not totally convinced, I look forward to everyone else's ideas too. Remember we only have 2 days left, and we're allowed to enter one solution each day.

Happy searching...

crin

I waas thinking it may be Christ Church in Ramsbottom which is very near where he was born and is mentioned in a lot of the written stuff about him

BabyGiant

crin wrote: »

I waas thinking it may be Christ Church in Ramsbottom which is very near where he was born and is mentioned in a lot of the written stuff about him

But " CHRIST CHURCH" will not fit the solution, whereas "GRAND LODGE" does.

Shobby

cistolic wrote: »

Now Ive seen all your info, I am probably way way off the mark here and confused.

Wishart took me to St Andrews, they have Golf Club which was formed 1754. Then to Ebenezer Erskine who died that year and his brother Ralph who has a statue at St-Andrews-Erskine Church, Queen Anne Street, Dunfermline, Then I got lost. Sorry if Ive confused you now too.

Right, I've had a radical review of my line so far and think you might have started on the right track, but picked the wrong leader!

I've now followed the St Andrews line, Golf club play started 1754, but decided that Henry Pelham (Prime Minister, also has an older brother Thomas Pelham-Holles who also became Prime Minister!) might the leader to find?

I'm now looking at places they stood.....statues, pictures or could be Houghton Hall, or the Kit Kat club where they met...I'm sure there will be a visual clue to tie in the 723 with this!

Off to pick up son from football, will continue later........don't give up yet folks!;)

Now looking at the House of Lords (has 724 seats got a bit excited then!) and Commons.......or number 10 on virtual tours....don't tell me we will end up at Big Ben again....could the answer be clock tower?????

Dormouse

Shobby wrote: »

Right, I've had a radical review of my line so far and think you might have started on the right track, but picked the wrong leader!

I've now followed the St Andrews line, Golf club play started 1754, but decided that Henry Pelham (Prime Minister, also has an older brother Thomas Pelham-Holles who also became Prime Minister!) might the leader to find?

I'm now looking at places they stood.....statues, pictures or could be Houghton Hall, or the Kit Kat club where they met...I'm sure there will be a visual clue to tie in the 723 with this!

Off to pick up son from football, will continue later........don't give up yet folks!;)

Now looking at the House of Lords (has 724 seats got a bit excited then!) and Commons.......or number 10 on virtual tours....don't tell me we will end up at Big Ben again....could the answer be clock tower?????

I like your thinking, but the game is finished now!