GRAND COUNCIL OF ROYAL AND SELECT MASTERS

of England and Wales and its Councils and Districts Overseas

 CENTRAL DISTRICT

 

 Spencer T E Fenn District Grand Master

07836 512799

 

The Royal and Select Masters Order of Freemasonry, sometimes referred to as ‘The Cryptic’, was founded in England in 1873 being an import from America .

The qualification to join is to be a Craft Freemason and a member of the Royal Arch and Mark degrees.

The Central District covers the Provinces of Warwickshire, Worcestershire, Herefordshire, Gloucestershire, Staffordshire and Shropshire and is comprised of 16 Councils.

The Ceremonies fill the gap between the Mark degree and the Royal Arch and complete the Ancient Circle of Freemasonry and the Hiramic Legend.

Councils meet at the following venues:-

 

Council

No

Meeting

Venue

Recorder

Telephone No

Phipps Dorman

32

2nd Sat Mar,1st Sat May & Oct

Wretham Rd

M R S Thomas

01827 830250

Worcestershire

109

2nd Wed April & Dec, 4th Wed July

Evesham

G Taylor

01789 763643

Warwickshire

148

2nd Sat Jan, 3rd Sat April, 4th Sat Oct

Knowle

T W Gray

0121 445 4424

N Staffordshire

150

1st Mon April, Oct & Dec

Stafford

K Williamson

01782 782 682

Beauchamp

182

4th Fri Feb, June & Oct

Guy’s Cliffe

J Searson

01608 682 679

Wretham

188

3rd Wed July,1stTues,Oct 2nd Tues Dec

Wretham Rd

J F R Handley

01564 777578

Adoniram

197

4th Thurs June & July, 3rd Thurs Dec

Kings Heath

J B Coxon

0121 444 6874

Victoria

206

4th Fri May & July, 2nd Wed March

Leamington

K W Ross

02476 505 640

Cheltenham

216

3rdThurs Mar,1st  Mon June,2nd Fri Sept

Cirencester

N D Jones

01285 652 800

Hales Owen

219

Last weekday Oct, Feb & June

Halesowen

G Hughes

01527874 661

Vesey

227

4th Wed May & July, last Wed Aug

Sutton Coldfield

P H James

0121 308 2704

Rocheberie

232

4th Tues Sept & Feb, 4th Fri Nov

Rugby

D T Hopton

01788  810 214

Ninth Arch

238

3rd Wed Jan & by Dispensation

Kings Heath

L E Bourne

0121 624 8677

Westune

241

1st Tues Jan,4th Tues May,4th Thurs Sept

Whitchurch

K Williamson

01782 782 682

St Martins

252

2nd Tues July,1st Mon April,3rd Thurs June

Severn Street

K L Downes

01886 821 415

Saint Peters

266

1st Mon Dec, march & Sept

Bromyard

D K Paterson

01242 521 022

Choose your Council and come and experience the best ritual in Masonry.

Interested Companions should contact the District Recorder David H Liddington on 01788 822216 Email David.Liddington@btinternet.com,

me or any of the above Council Recorders