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SOUTH SHIELDS FREEMASONS'
FREEMASONS' HALL
Ingham Street, South Shields, NE33 2DQ
Reproduced by kind permission from the
Province of Nottinghamshire website
10. We've heard about the "rolled-up" trouser leg? Is that true too?
Yes it is. This too is an ancient part of our traditional ceremonies. It occurs at the moment when someone is first admitted into Freemasonry as an "Entered Apprentice". The meaning of the rolled up trouser leg is simple and symbolic - firstly to remind him that he joins Freemasonry, figuratively, in a poor and humble state; secondly, to make such an impression that he should never forget the needs of others, particularly those less fortunate than himself.
