Conyers Lodge
No.
1916, EC
Officers of the lodge
Worshipful Master
Wor Bro. David Edward Albert Stewart
15, Cezanne Close.
Rolleston. 7614
Ph:(03) 347 7347
email: annedave@clear.net.nz
Senior Warden Junior Warden
Bro. Steven.J. Kelsen. Bro Karl,L, Polaschek
58 Nicholls Street, 12 Armack
Drive
Richmond. RD7
Christchurch, 8013
Christchurch, 7677
Ph:(03) 389 8648 Ph:(03) 347 9229
Secretary.
W Bro.K.R. Moen, CBE PDSGD
Po Box 119
Rolleston 7643
PH: (03) 347 2304.
email: conyers_lodge@clear.net.nz
Meetings
Conyers meets at the Lodge rooms in Idris Rd,
Christchurch on the 2nd Thursday of the month
except January
Short history of Conyers Lodge:
During the late 1870’s a group of Christchurch Masons met to consider the forming of a lodge under the United Grand Lodge of England.
On December 15th 1879, the Lodge was consecrated in the Sandyford Street Hall Sydenham, which was purchased by the brethren for 400 pounds.
Wor Bro. John Joyce a P. M. of Port Chalmers Lodge 942 was the first Master his occupation being that of solicitor.
His very good friend Bro William Conyers, after who this Lodge was named was a rail way engineer of great repute and was commissioner of railways, the government of the day employed him to set up railway links in the middle island of New Zealand (south Island) and some of his achievements were the first railway line in New Zealand, a wooden affair from Invercargill to Bluff He also opened the rail line between Dunedin and Port Chalmers. In 1878 he was involved in the commissioning and completion of the Christchurch to Dunedin Line.
In the year 1916 this Lodge meet from then on in the new Masonic Temple in Gloucester Street and in 1977 moved again to the Idris Road Lodge Rooms which are our present Lodgings.
Conyers Lodge has always been and still is a very strong Lodge with a strong group of younger members, it is interesting to note over its almost 125 years there has always been remarks made about the strength of our Lodge.
Charity work is taken up by the Wor. Master's charity and other charities are supported during each year one of the earliest Masonic charity in this Christchurch area, it is the Richard Baldwin Empty stocking fund, our first contributions were made in 1909 for children in strained circumstances or in hospital and is still vigorously supported