Leicestershire was constituted as a province in 1858, making it one of the oldest Provinces falling under the jurisdiction of the Grand Lodge of Mark Master Masons of England and Wales and its Districts and Lodges Overseas which itself had come into being in 1856. Under its first Provincial Grand Master, William Kelly, who held office from 1858 until his death in 1894, the Province was expanded by being given responsibility for Lodges in Northamptonshire and Derbyshire. The establishment of a Lodge in Rutland led to that County as well being added. On Kelly’s death, Northamptonshire and Derbyshire became independent Provinces.
The first two Mark Lodges in this Province were consecrated in 1858, with another Mark Lodge having Time Immemorial status registering with Grand Lodge in 1870. We have 16 Mark Lodges, and 10 Royal Ark Mariner Lodges, operating under the overall leadership of a Provincial Grand Master and his Deputy, who are supported by a team of Provincial Executive Officers comprising a Treasurer, Registrar, Secretary, Director of Ceremonies, Almoner, Charity Steward and Deputy Secretary.
A fuller account of the Mark and Royal Ark Mariner Degrees in the Province and of their individual Lodges can be found in “Freemasonry in Leicestershire and Rutland: The ‘Other’ Orders and Degrees” by Aubrey Newman, David Hughes and Don Peacock, published by Anchorprint, Leicester, 2012 for The Provincial Grand Lodge of Leicestershire and Rutland.
Each May at the Annual Communication of the Provincial Grand Lodge, the Provincial Grand Master confers appointments and promotions on the Mark and Royal Ark Mariner brethren who are receiving preferments, and who are ceremonially invested with the collars and Jewels of their ranks and offices at the meeting.
Provincial Grand Master
Right Worshipful Brother Andrew Stuart Lee, P.G.S.D.
Installed May 2025
Deputy Provincial Grand Master
Worshipful Brother Iain Barclay Walker, P.A.G.D.C.
Appointed May 2025
Provincial Grand Secretary
Worshipful Brother Roger A.E. Whale
Appointed and Invested May 2023
Office
Name
Lodge
Number
Senior Warden
W. Bro. Andrew R. Green, Prov.G.M.O.
WYGGESTON LODGE OF MMM
1149
Junior Warden
W. Bro. Michael J. Cocks, P.Prov.G.M.O.
STONY GATE LODGE OF MMM
751
Master Overseer
W. Bro. F. Bryan Dewes, P.Prov.G.Swd.B.
WICLIF LODGE OF MMM
1068
Senior Overseer
W. Bro. Carl G. Pickering, P.Prov.A.G.D.C.
RUTLAND LODGE OF MMM
1051
Junior Overseer
W. Bro. Michael R. Billany, P.Prov.G.Insp.Wks.
EAST GOSCOTE LODGE OF MMM
970
Chaplain
V. W. Bro. Revd. Anthony W. Avery, P.G.J.O., Dep.G.Ch.
ST. PETERS LODGE OF MMM
1078
Treasurer
W. Bro. Ian R. Johnson, P.A.G.D.C., Prov.G.Treas.
ST. GEORGES LODGE OF MMM
1133
Registrar
W. Bro. Terence A. Weston, P.G.S.D., Prov.G.Reg.
STONY GATE LODGE OF MMM
751
Secretary
W. Bro. Roger A. E. Whale, Prov.G.Sec.
FIDELITY LODGE OF MMM
491
Director of Ceremonies
W. Bro. Mark J. Hancock, P.Prov.G.S.W.
WYGGESTON LODGE OF MMM
1149
Almoner
W. Bro. John R. Stock, G.Stwd, Prov.G.Alm.
STONY GATE LODGE OF MMM
751
Charity Steward
W. Bro. Peter W. Faulkner, P.Prov.G.S.D.
ASHBY-DE-LA-ZOUCH LODGE OF MMM
1783
Inspector of Works
W. Bro. Martin J. Ryan, P.Prov.G.J.D.
WYGGESTON LODGE OF MMM
1149
Sword Bearer
W. Bro. Trevor H. Rogers
ST. GEORGES LODGE OF MMM
1133
Deputy Chaplain
W. Bro. Robert Stephen Prov.G.Ch. (Staffs & Shrops)
KNIGHT OF MALTA LODGE OF MARK MASTERS Time Immemorial
30 T.I.
Deputy Secretary
Bro. Arran J. Brudenell, Prov.Dep.G.Sec.
HOWE LODGE OF MARK MASTERS
21
Deputy Director of Ceremonies
W. Bro. Tom J. Mee, Prov.A.G.D.C.
FIDELITY LODGE OF MMM
491
Senior Deacon
W. Bro. Ian Truslove
KNIGHT OF MALTA LODGE OF MARK MASTERS Time Immemorial
30 T.I.
Junior Deacon
W. Bro. Christopher R. Brown
FIDELITY LODGE OF MMM
491
Assistant Almoner
Bro. Paul Prendergast Prov.A.G.Alm.
SIMON DE MONTFORT LODGE OF MMM
194
Assistant Director of Ceremonies
W. Bro. Stuart J. Larkins, Prov.A.G.D.C
KNIGHT OF MALTA LODGE OF MARK MASTERS Time Immemorial
30 T.I.
Organist
W. Bro. Kevin Thompson, P.Prov.G.J.W., Prov.G.Org.
FIDELITY LODGE OF MMM
491
Standard Bearer
W. Bro. John Peberdy
ST. GEORGES LODGE OF MMM
1133
Assistant Grand Standard Bearer
W. Bro. Michael W. Holroyde
JOEY DUNLOP LODGE OF MMM
1881
Inner Guard
W. Bro. Mark R. Freer
ST. PETERS LODGE OF MMM
1078
Steward
W. Bro. Peter B. Elwood
WYGGESTON LODGE OF MMM
1149
Steward
W. Bro. A. Keshvaji Lakhani
FOWKE LODGE OF MARK MASTERS
19
Steward
W. Bro. Richard C. Smith
SIMON DE MONTFORT LODGE OF MMM
194
Steward
W. Bro. John A. Glover
WICLIF LODGE OF MMM
1068
Tyler
W. Bro. Stephen J. Finnigan, P.A.G.D.C., Prov.G.Tyler
FOWKE LODGE OF MARK MASTERS
19