There is some confusion of what consitutes a Research Lodge and what is a Lecture Lodge. Both are Lodges consecrated by their respective Grand Lodges. Both focus more on research, debate and analysis rather than ceremonial (although that obviously is still a part of Lodge activity.)

Research Lodges tend to be identifiable by the fact that members of the Lodge conduct research which they then often deliver as a lecture in the Lodge and some Lodges such as these may publish the results of the research in the form of annual transactions. These often include research papers not produced by Lodge members but are of sufficiently high quality to merit being included in the annual transactions and/or being delivered in the Lodge. To date such Lodges have been identified as:

Quatuor Coronati Lodge, No.2076 (London, England)

Manchester Lodge of Masonic Research, No.5502

Leicester Lodge of Research, No.2429

In Scotland we too have a number of Lodges of Research or Research Lodges and some of these are listed below:

The Lodge, Hope Kurrachee, No.337, Admiralty Road Masonic Trust, 183 - 185 Admiralty Road, Rosyth, Fife, KY11 2BW. Meets: 4th Tuesday, April to August at 7.00 pm. In addition the Lodge held a symposium in 2008 - for further details click here or on the previous link.

Lodge Felix, No.355, 156 North Deeside Road, Peterculter, Aberdeenshire, AB14 0UD. Meets: 3rd Saturday, April, June and November at 3.30 pm.

Lodge Pioneer, No.1305, Market Square, Linlithgow, West Lothian. Meets: 3rd Friday, February, April, September and November at 5.00 pm.

Lodge Sir Robert Moray, No.1641. 19 Hill Street, Edinburgh, EH2 3JP. Meets: 1st Thursday in February, 2nd Thursday in June (I) and last Thursday in October at 4.00 pm following the Communications of Grand Lodge.