Soon after the end of the Second World War a number of local Masons formed a School of Progress, which met on Sunday mornings at the Railway Hotel in Southend.  The first Preceptors were supported by other distinguished Masons who inevitably soon felt a desire to form themselves into a Lodge.

It was their wish that this should be a Lodge with its own very special character; having just passed through one of the most turbulent periods in the history of mankind, when so many had laid down their lives in the cause of freedom and the brotherhood of man, it was felt appropriate to form a Lodge in which Brethren of different religious persuasions could work and relax in perfect harmony, and become a permanent example of all that the Craft stands for.  

To this end the petitioners decided that, as far as possible, entrants would be accepted on the basis of one Jewish Brother and one Christian Brother, and that the various Offices would be similarly shared, a policy which has been maintained to the present day.

Southend-On-Sea Lodge No. 6484, which was sponsored by St. Andrew’s Lodge No. 1817, was consecrated on 10 September 1947 at Freemasons’ Hall, London, by the RW. Grand Master,  RW. Bro. K Kincaid-Smith.  The Deputy Provincial Grand Master, W.Bro. Sir Frederic Senier, installed the Master Designate and W.Bro. the Revd R. Stafford Morris was the Consecrating Chaplain.

160 Brethren, including the Consecrating Officers, 17 Founders and 128 visitors attended the banquet in the Connaught Rooms.

In September 1948 the Lodge moved to Southend Masonic Hall, and in May the first Banner was dedicated in a special ceremony by the Provincial Grand Chaplain.

Following the Dedication of the Temple in Woodgrange Drive in May 1957, the Lodge held its first meeting there in September.