After a meeting of various Members of Ashwell House Chaired by W. Bro Bob Cook, it was decided to form a Lodge composed of Masons from London who lived in Hertfordshire. Initially the name of Londinium was suggested. However Grand Lodge would not authorise the use of this name so the name Romanum was used. As St. Albans was a Roman City. Unusually the number of founders was excessive, so it was decided to form two Lodges. Gorhambury No. 8745 and Romanum No. 8758. The Lodge Crest has two Pillars representing the Tower of London and a representation of the Roman Wall of Verulamium, part of which still exists.
| Named in: | 1976 |
| Date of Warrant or Constitution: | 1976 |
| Warrant of Constitution: | 8th December 1976. Consecrated 14th October 1977
Motto: Finis Coronat Opus - the end crowns the work (the end justifies the means)
Founding Worshipful Master:- W Bro Frederick Box
Founding members: -
W Bro Robert Flanagan †
Bro Leonard Pegg †
W Bro Terence Gray
Bro Reginald Parry †
W Bro Patrick Compton
W Bro Tony Fleming-Taylor †
W Bro Douglas Gough †
Bro Henry Goldup †
Bro Wallace Deakin †
Bro Peter Allen
Bro Frank Winwood †
Bro John Matthews †
W Bro Percival Alston †
Bro Graham Tucker †
Bro Neil Curr
Bro Ian Logan †
Bro Arthur Marriner †
Bro Jack Crozier †
Bro John Brett †
Bro William Heir-Hughes †
Bro John Kinkead †
Bro H. McMillan-Crawford †
Bro Leonard Prior †
Bro William Morgan †
† Now passed to Grand Lodge above [resquiescat in pace]
Sponsoring Lodge - Fairlands Valley Lodge No. 8522
| PAST MASTERS OF ROMANUM LODGE |
| +* F.J. BOX 1977 |
+* R.W. FLANAGAN 1978 |
+* H.L. GOLDUP 1979 |
+* L.V. PEGG 1980 |
| +* W.G. DEAKIN 1981 |
*P.J. ALLEN 1982 |
+* F.M.WINWOOD 1983 |
+* R.J. PARRY 1984 |
| *N.J. CURR 1985 |
+K.B. DAVIES 1986 |
B.J. HOLIDAY 1987 |
R.S. GODDARD 1988 |
| +*A.W. MARRINER 1989 |
+M.S. ALMAND 1990 |
G.C. WATTS 1991-92 |
J.R. ENGLAND 1993-94 |
| R.J. PARRY 1995-96 |
P.J.GUSTAR 1997 |
+*J. W. KINKEAD 1998 |
N.A. JONES 1999-00 |
| C. P. MOOTIEN 2001 |
S.J. ALLEN 2002 |
A.P. MASI 2003 |
M.R. SMITH 2004 |
| R.W.POWELL 2005 |
D. A. DEER 2006 |
A.J.STRANGE 2007 |
M.E.LECKIE 2008 |
| J M HILLMAN 2009 |
A.V.HURLEY 2010/11 |
P. SPRECKLEY 2012/13 |
P.Elsworth 2014-15 |
| J.R. ENGLAND 2016 |
G.C. WATTS 2017 |
M.E.LECKIE 2018 |
M HILLMAN 2009 |
| A V HURLEY 2010-11 |
P SPRECKLEY 2012-13 |
P ELSWORTH 2014-15 |
S FROW 2019-22 |
| J M HILLMAN 2022 |
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* = FOUNDER |
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