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The Province of Monmouthshire was first designated as such in 1753, 36 years after the formation of the United Grand Lodge of England in London from the disparate societies which had been meeting in hostelries prior to that date. The Provincial Grand Master, Sir Robert de Cornwall of Berrington, was then shared with the Provinces of Worcester, Salop, Gloucester and Hereford. Since then, the Provinces have grown and now have their own Provincial Grand Masters.
The earliest Lodge in the Province was formed as number 126, and lapsed in the same year! The oldest surviving Lodge is the Loyal Monmouth Lodge, number 457 (originally number 671), which was officially formed in 1839 although the Warrant is dated 21st December 1838. It continues to meet at Monmouth, the original county town.
If you fancy a look at the wonderful selection of vehicles that attended the classic vehicle show last Saturday then copy and paste the link below into your browser. This will take you to the facebook page. https://www.facebook.com/MonmouthshireClassicandVintageVehicleShow/?fref=ts
The Summer Spectacular at the Hogs Head Llantillio Crosseny this year exceeded all our expectations. The classic vehicle show in the daytime was extremely popular with many superb vehicles brought from far and wide. The weather was beautiful and without a doubt this helped as the attendance was more than double of the same event last … Read more
Striguil Lodge, Chepstow, at their Lodge meeting on 25th May, held a white table event to which Ladies and non Masonic Guests were invited to the Temple, when a presentation of a cheque for £500 was made by the Worshipful Master, W. Bro. Adrian Cullimore, to Mrs. Maureen Jenkins and Mrs. Rachel Davies of the … Read more
On a lovely sunny day in April, the Deputy Grand Superintendant (centre) Robert H. Arundel, the 2nd Provincial Grand Principal, (left) Robert H. Fountain and the 3rd Provincial Grand Principal (right, that’s me by the way!!) Anthony M. Halse travelled to the County Showground at Stafford. What a wonderful venue and the welcome we received was second to … Read more
GENTLEMEN; WOULD YOU BE INTERESTED IN BECOMING A FREEMASON? If so, please complete the no obligation form and post it to The Masonic Hall, 109 Lower Dock Street, Newport NP20 2AG marked for the attention of the Recruitment Officers. Full Name______________________________________________________ Address________________________________________________________ _________________________________________Post Code_____________ Telephone ________________________Date of Birth__________________ Email Address___________________________________________________ In just a few … Read more
