On DevonLive's recent visit to Barnstaple's Loyal Lodge Masonic Hall reporter Joe Bulmer sat down with Devon's top freemason Ian Kingsbury to talk secret handshakes and everyday life as a mason. The ...

Think of Freemasons, and dollars to doughnuts the fez comes to mind. But what about false beards, turbans, helmets and chain mail? Worn in secret “degree” ceremonies and once seen only by initiates, ...

MANY consider it a secret society shrouded in mystery, but Oxfordshire’s Masons say nothing could be further from the truth. While many of the society’s practices – such as its famous secret handshake ...

For years, this simple gesture has been used around the world to close a deal, convey greetings and thanks, acknowledge brotherhood, seal a friendship. But these days, shaking hands is as much an ...