Oxfordshire Provincial Grand Lodge
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1645 Elias Ashmole initiated at Warrington on 16th October at 4.30 p.m.
1717 Grand Lodge convened: Anthony Sayer Grand Master. First Assembly of the Grand Lodge, 24th June.
1751 Atholl or Ancient Grand Lodge formed
1795 Dr John McNamara Hayes, Provincial Grand Master
1811 Lord Forbes, Premier Baron of Scotland, Provincial Grand Master.
1813 HRH The Duke of Sussex, Grand Master of the Moderns and HRH The Duke of Kent, Grand Master of the Antients, sign the Articles of Union.
1814 HRH The Duke of Sussex installed as Grand Master of The United Grand Lodge of England.
1814 The Alfred Lodge, then No.649, received its Warrant 16th February.
1818 The Apollo Lodge, then No.711, received its Warrant 28th December.
1820 The present title, Apollo University Lodge granted.
1833 Bro. J. Wastie of the Alfred Lodge and MP for Oxford, appointed Deputy Provincial Grand Master.
1834 Committee appointed by the Alfred Lodge to consider the formation of a Provincial Grand Lodge.
1834 The RW Brother Lord Henry John Churchill, Deputy Grand Master of the United Grand Lodge of England, installed as Provincial Grand Master.
1857 WBro. R.J.Spiers, PM of the Alfred Lodge, Deputy Provincial Grand Master, edited 'The Freemasons' Calendar for the Province of Oxfordshire. It was printed by E.W.Morris and appears tobe the earliest instance of a Provincial Calendar.
1907 Masonic Buildings, High Street, Oxford dedicated.
1945 147th Festival of the Royal Masonic Institution for Boys under the Presidency of RWBro. Rev. T.T.Blockley, Provincial Grand Master
1954 Freemasons Hall, 333 Banbury Road opened.
1960 Foundation Stone of extension to Fremasons' Hall, laid by the Rt.Hon. The Lord Rathcreedan, Provincial Grand Master, October 12th.
1962 Dedication of Temple at 333 Banbury Road, Oxford, March 19th.
Dedicating Officer, RWBro. J.W.Stubbs, Grand Secretary.
1965 History of Freemasonry in Oxfordshire by Bro. Col. A.J.Kerry OBE,MEIC, published.
1966 The RWBro. The Lord Rathcreedan TD, Provincial Grand Master, laid the foundation stone for the Masonic Building at Caversham on February 5th. Dedication of the Temple, September 5th
1967 179th Festival of the Royal Masonic Institution for Girls under the Presidency of RWBro. The RtHon The Lord Rathcreedan, Provincial Grand Master.
1970 Culham College Lodge No.2951, transferred from Province of Essex to Province of Oxfordshire.
1986 Dedication of Rathcreedan Temple at 333 Banbury Road, Oxford, November 1st
Dedicating Officer, RWBro. Geoffrey Michael Redman-Brown, Provincial Grand Master.
1988 Patent issued governing the grant of the new Provincial Coat of Arms to the Provincial Grand Master, RWBro. Geoffrey Michael Redman-Brown.
1989 Grand Charity Festival-Province of Oxfordshire, held on July 1st under the Presidency of RWBro. Geoffrey Michael Redman Brown, Provincial Grand Master.
1994 Formal opening of The Albany Nursing Home and Retirement Flats on July 15th by the MW Grand Master HRH The Duke of Kent KG.
2000 Oxfordshire Provincial website launched in November
2001 RMBI Millennium Festival held at Gaydon Heritage Centre on May 26th under the Presidency of RWBro. Geoffrey Michael Redman Brown, Provincial Grand Master.
2002 R.W.Bro.Alan J Englefield installed as Provincial Grand Master.
2002 M.E.Comp.Alan J Englefield installed as Provincial Grand Superintendant.
2005 R.W.Bro.Alan J Englefield, Provincial Grand Master launches 20-11 Festival in support of NMSF
2007 R.W.Bro.Stephen J Dunning installed as Provincial Grand Master.
2007 M.E.Comp.Stephen J Dunning installed as Provincial Grand Superintendant.
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