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