Mark Master Mason
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A fabulous order, which will expand your masonic understanding and answer many questions.
The Mark Province of Northumberland and Durham was constituted in 1870.
In 1920 Northumberland became a Mark Province in its own right and since then there have been ten Provincial Grand Masters.
We are proud to have within the Province one of the lodges which formed the Grand Lodge of Mark Master Masons namely Northumberland and Berwick upon Tweed Lodge of Mark Masters.
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Much use is made of Holy Writ to instruct the Candidate and Brethren in the story which serves to teach that the real message is one of contemplation of human strengths and weaknesses. In chronological terms the Degree follows that of the Second Degree in Craft masonry. There is reputedly some evidence that the Degree is 400 years old but the earliest English records stem from 1769 when it was first worked in Chapter of Friendship, Royal Arch Chapter No. 257 (formerly No. 3) in Portsmouth. However, a minute book dated 1599 of the Lodge of Edinburgh states that several speculative brethren had appended their marks after their names.
The first meeting of the Grand Lodge of Mark Master Masons was held on Monday, 23 June 1856.
The ordinary members’ regalia comprises an apron and breast jewel. The apron is of white kid with a triangular flap bordered with a two inch ribbon of light blue with crimson edges. It has rosettes of the same colour whilst Masters and Past Masters have the rosettes replaced with silver levels. The jewel of the order is a key stone appended to a ribbon which matches the apron and bears a mallet & chisel which are the tools of the Order. The key stone, which bears certain characters, forms an integral part of the ceremony.
Provincial Grand Master
R. W. Bro. Raymond Arthur Walton
Province of Northumberland
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To find out more about the order, contact should be made with the Provincial Grand Secretary.
Numerical List of Lodges
| Lodges | Number | Venue |
|---|---|---|
| Northumberland & Berwick | TI | Masonic Hall, School Lane, Cramlington, NE23 1DN |
| Hotspur with Coquetdale | 135 | Masonic Hall, Prudhoe Street, Alnwick, NE66 1UW |
| St Cuthbert’s | 192 | Freemasons’ Hall, The Parade, Berwick, TD15 1DF |
| Tristram | 346 | Masonic Hall, Fern Avenue, Jesmond, NE2 2RA |
| Gosforth | 463 | Masonic Hall, Hugh Street, Wallsend, NE28 6RL |
| Hartford | 546 | Masonic Hall, Hartford Road West, Bedlington, NE22 6HU |
| Blagdon | 547 | Masonic Hall, Beaconsfield Street, Blyth, NE24 2DR |
| Morpeth | 691 | Freemasons’ Hall, Dacre Street, Morpeth, NE61 1HW |
| Thomas Purvis | 702 | Masonic Hall, Maple Terrace, Newcastle, NE4 7SE |
| Unity | 708 | Freemasons’ Hall, Dacre Street, Morpeth, NE61 1HW |
| Haven | 750 | Freemasons’ Hall, Albion Road, North Shields, NE30 2RQ |
| Amble | 780 | Masonic Hall, Gloster Terrace, Amble, NE65 0LN |
| Whitley | 788 | Masonic Hall, Norham Road, Whitley Bay, NE26 2SE |
| Ashington | 890 | Masonic Hall, John Street, Ashington, NE63 0SE |
| Risingham | 1033 | Masonic Hall, Manchester Square, Bellingham, NE48 2BN |
| Newgate | 1141 | Masonic Hall, Hugh Street, Wallsend, NE28 6RL |
| Grainger | 1147 | Masonic Hall, Hugh Street, Wallsend, NE28 6RL |
| Nepos | 1155 | Freemasons’ Hall, Corbridge Road, Newcastle, NE6 1HY |
| Hexham | 1161 | Masonic Hall, Westfield Terrace, Hexham, NE46 3DJ |
| Backworth | 1189 | Masonic Hall, Moor Edge Road, Shiremoor, NE27 0HU |
| Cramlington | 1235 | Masonic Hall, School Lane, Cramlington, NE23 1DN |
| De La Val No | 1290 | Masonic Hall, Station Road, Seaton Delaval, NE25 0PT |
| Adoniram | 1483 | Masonic Hall, Beaconsfield Street, Blyth, NE24 2DR |
| George Stephenson | 1527 | Masonic Hall, Chapel Lane, Wylam, NE41 8DF |
| Ponteland | 1550 | Memorial Hall, Darras Road, Ponteland, NE20 9NX |
| Oriental | 1890 | Masonic Hall, Fern Avenue, Jesmond, NE2 2RA |