The idea of forming the Hertfordshire Regiment Lodge was conceived in the latter part of 1922 by the W. M. and P. M. of the Hertford Lodge (No. 403), W. Bro. A. R. Wilson and W. Bro. Major P. E. Longmore, both of whom had served in the 1st Battalion of the Hertfordshire Regiment during the 1914/18 War.  They thought 'that it would be a great idea to continue the comradeship formed at that time by means of a Masonic Lodge.'  32 Brethren of the Hertford Lodge signed the Petition; the Founder's fee was fixed at 3 guineas, and the member's subscription at 1 guinea.

The Lodge was consecrated by the late R. W. Bro. Sir Frederick Halsey, Bart. Provincial Grand Master of Hertfordshire at the Shire Hall, Hertford on 26th September 1923.  The Banquet was held at the Corn Exchange, the charge was 15/- per head, including wine.  There were 12 joining members, and 15 proposals for initiation.  The Lodge was an instant success, and to cope with the number of candidates for Initiation, 10 meetings (including emergency ones) were held up to October 1924.  At these meetings, then held on Fridays, never less than 3 ceremonies were carried out, the record being the completion between 5.00 pm and 7.30pm of 2 Initiations, 1 Passing and 1 Raising.  As members came from all parts of the Shire some early meetings were held at Berkhamstead, Hatfield, Hitchin, St. Albans and Watford.

The first Lodge Banner was provided by W. Bro. Gilbertson P.G.D. and presented with due ceremony in 1927.  The following year the Lodge presented a silver trophy, a replica of the Hertford War Memorial, for competition in the Hertfordshire Regiment.

At the May 1933 Meeting the W.M., Bro. Sgt. R. O. Wright created a record by working all three degrees at one Meeting - no mean feat.

In 1939 all Meetings were suspended for a short time due to the War.  After a short pause Bro. C.Q.M.S. Fisher was Installed as the 17th Master.  The Meeting opened at 2:30 pm and there was no dinner afterwards, just beer and sandwiches.  In April 1940 dining was resumed, courses were limited, and as bread counted as a course no rolls were served.  At the first Meeting the air raid siren went, and half the members walked out as they were air raid wardens, special constables or similar.

In 1948, the Lodge celebrated it's Silver Jubilee year.  The existing officers generously stood down for one year, their places being taken by Past Master.  This  did not mean that there was any super working that year, as some of them proved a bit rusty!  Some difficulty was added by the fact that the W. M. Bro. J. F. Cocks P.G.St.B. was, by this time, stone deaf.  Whilst he was word perfect, a signal had to be arranged to let him know when to come in!

1959 saw the passing of Bro. Captain Albert Hawkes M.C. who had a unique reason for our remembrance.  Just before Christmas 1914 the Hertfordshire Regiment was taking a 10 minute break on the banks of the La Basee canal, just outside Bethune, after a 20 mile march, with full kit.  There was a loud buzz of conversation when the , then, Private Hawkes, who was a trained concert singer, was asked to sing.  He obliged with "A Little Grey Home in the West".  There was immediate silence as his clear young voice rang out in the evening air.  To everyone present it was as "unforgettable moment in time".  The song became an unofficial Regimental Anthem, and until his death Albert used to sing it in Lodge.  Today it is sung after the Toast to "The Memories and Traditions of The Hertfordshire Regiment" at the Installation Festival.

By 1962 the amalgamation of Army units had begun to make in-roads into our field for candidates, and as a result, the rule for eligibility was changed to read "Those who have served in the Armed Forces of the Crown in units now or previously connected with Hertfordshire

In 1967 this was again changed by substituting "connected with Hertfordshire" to "living in Hertfordshire".  This had the effect of broadening the base for prospective members by allowing all branches of H. M. Forces to be represented in the Lodge.  At the same time there was a marked inflow from serving members of the Royal Anglian Regiment, including the initiation of the first Regular Army Officer, Major (then Captain) N. McColl, who had served in The Hertfordshire Regiment pre World War 2.  He was initiated in full uniform and went on to become the 71st Master, sadly passing on during his year of office.

1973, Golden Jubilee year.  The 50th Anniversary Meeting was attended by 155 brethren and held at the Red Lion in Hatfield.  The 50th Master Captain W. R. Davis was a serving officer in the Hertfordshire Cadet Force.  During this year the Lodge moved to Mayflower Place, the venue which had been deemed as "too inaccessible" in 1954.

In 1992 because of the continual shrinking of the armed forces, the Bye-Laws of the Lodge were changed to read "The Lodge is open to such suitable persons as recommended by the Lodge Interviewing Committee".  This meant that the Lodge became Open, although we still have a trickle of ex-servicemen coming through.

In 1993 the Lodge Members presented the Lodge with a new Banner, which was dedicated in a Ceremony conducted by the Assistant Provincial Grand Master, W. Bro. Michael Gardiner P.S.G.D.  The original Banner, dedicated in 1923, is now laid up in the Hertford Museum along with the Hertfordshire Regiment's Memorabilia.

In 1998 the Lodge celebrated it's 75th Anniversary with a play performed by the Maid's Head Lodge entitled "The Broken Column"  which depicted Masonry in Changhi Jail in Sinagapore and on the Burma Railway.  At that time there were still members of the Lodge who had fought with the XIV Army in the Far East.