Welcome to St. Marks Lodge of Mark Master Masons No. 1 on St. Marks Lodge of Mark Master Masons No. 1

A Provincial Delegation and a Triple Advancement

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On 23 April 2025 St. Marks Lodge No. 1 not only received a Provincial Delegation, led by the Assistant Provincial Grand Master W. Bro. David Nunn, but also carried out a triple advancement.

W. Bro. Tudor Morgan, ably assisted by his team, conducted the three advancements, ensuring that every Brother experienced a true Mark welcome to the degree.

The meeting was followed by a carvery festive board in the Boardroom at Mark Masons’ Hall, and later in the evening the Provincial Grand Master paid us a visit to round things off.

An Official Visit and a Double Elevation

Thu, 25 Apr 2024 00:00:00 +0000

On 25 April 2024 Ameet Watts, Provincial Assistant Grand Director of Ceremonies, escorted V.W. Bro. Howard Markham, Assistant Provincial Grand Master, on his official visit to St. Marks Lodge No. 1.

The meeting saw a double elevation in the Royal Ark Mariner degree, followed by a superb talk delivered in the Mark Lodge by V.W. Bro. Cliff Sturt. The Lodge also welcomed two new joining members, and the evening ended with a joyous festive board.

About St. Marks Lodge No. 1

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Our Lodge

St. Marks Lodge of Mark Master Masons No. 1 was warranted by the Supreme Grand Royal Arch Chapter of Scotland on 18 June 1856 as “The St. Mark’s Lodge of Mark Masters”. It held its first meetings in London that summer. On 4 May 1867 it came under the Grand Lodge of Mark Master Masons with a Warrant of Confirmation, keeping its number 1. It is regarded as the first regularly warranted Mark lodge in England, and it heads the numbered roll of Grand Lodge.

About the Lodge

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Our Lodge

The Mother Lodge of Royal Ark Mariners No. 1 is moored to St. Marks Lodge of Mark Master Masons No. 1, and like every Royal Ark Mariner lodge it carries the number of its Mark lodge.

It was consecrated on 29 January 1872. St. Marks had worked the Ark degree for many years before then: in 1870 The Freemason described “those ancient Mark lodges, the Kent and St. Mark’s, No. 1, which have always given the Ark”. Grand Mark Lodge had just taken the Royal Ark Mariner degree under its protection and formed the Grand Master’s Royal Ark Council to regulate it, and the first working of the degree under the new constitution took place in the Mother Lodge.

Accept your invitation

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You have been invited by the Lodge Secretary. To protect your account, confirm the email this message was sent to and either your Grand Lodge ID or your date of birth as held on lodge records.

Becoming a Mark Mason

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Who can join?

To be advanced as a Mark Master Mason you must already be a Master Mason in a regular Craft Lodge.

How it works

Get in touch — contact the Secretary, or speak to a member of the Lodge you already know.
Meet us — we will invite you to meet members of the Lodge, usually over dinner at Mark Masons’ Hall, so that you can get to know us and ask any questions.
Proposal and ballot — a member of the Lodge proposes you, and the Lodge ballots for you at a regular meeting.
Advancement — you are advanced as a Mark Master Mason at a subsequent meeting.

Costs

[TODO: initiation/joining fee, annual subscription, and typical dining costs.]

Complete registration

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You must have been invited by the Secretary. Enter the email you wish to use and your Grand Lodge ID exactly as held on your records.

Contact Us

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Get in Touch

For enquiries about St. Marks Lodge of Mark Master Masons No. 1, whether about joining, visiting or anything else, please contact the Secretary:

Secretary
secretary@stmarksno1.org.uk

Send us a message

Visit Us

The Lodge meets at:

Mark Masons’ Hall
86 St James’s Street
London SW1A 1PL

The nearest Underground station is Green Park.

Meetings are held on the 3rd Tuesday in February (installation) and the 4th Wednesday in April and October. Visiting Mark Master Masons are always welcome. Please let the Secretary know in advance so that we can arrange dining.

Contact Us

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Get in Touch

For enquiries about the Mother Lodge of Royal Ark Mariners No. 1, including elevation into the degree and visiting, please contact the Scribe:

Scribe
secretary@stmarksno1.org.uk

Send us a message

Visit Us

The Lodge meets at:

Mark Masons’ Hall
86 St James’s Street
London SW1A 1PL

The nearest Underground station is Green Park.

Meetings are held on the 3rd Monday in June (installation) and the 3rd Tuesday in February.

Current Meeting Bundle

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Welcome to the current meeting bundle. Access the latest summons, previous minutes, and any appendices for the upcoming meeting. Click any card to open the document in the flip-book viewer.

Document Viewer

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Gallery

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Photographs from our meetings, ceremonies and festive boards. Select an album to browse, and click any photo to view it full size.

Gallery

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Photographs from our Mark and Royal Ark Mariner meetings, ceremonies and festive boards. Select an album to browse, and click any photo to view it full size.

Join St. Marks Lodge No. 1

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If you are a Master Mason and would like to know more about joining St. Marks Lodge No. 1, we would be delighted to hear from you.

Joining members

St. Marks holds the number 1 on the roll of the Grand Lodge of Mark Master Masons and has been advancing Mark Masons in London since 1856. We look for Brethren who enjoy their Masonry, want to learn and take part in good ritual, and value friendship around the Festive Board. You don’t need any particular experience; enthusiasm matters more.

Lodge History

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A Lodge born of controversy

In the early 1850s the Mark degree was worked in England without any governing body of its own. The United Grand Lodge of England had left it out of the Union of 1813, and English Brethren who wanted the degree had to seek it elsewhere. In London the Bon Accord Mark Lodge had been meeting since 1851 under the authority of the Bon Accord Royal Arch Chapter of Aberdeen. In December 1855 the Supreme Grand Royal Arch Chapter of Scotland decided to grant warrants to lodges of Mark Masters working outside Scotland.

Member sign in

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My Membership

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RAM Publications Archive

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Sections

Summons

All past RAM summons

Minutes

Previous RAM meeting minutes

Note: File access may be restricted by membership status.

What is Mark Masonry?

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Mark Masonry is a separate Masonic order, open to Master Masons, which builds on the lessons of the three Craft degrees. In England and Wales, and in its Districts and lodges overseas, it is governed by the Grand Lodge of Mark Master Masons from Mark Masons’ Hall, 86 St James’s Street, London.

The Mark degree

The ceremony of advancement is set during the building of King Solomon’s Temple. It centres on the marks that operative masons cut into their work so that it could be identified, inspected and paid for. The candidate takes the part of a Fellow Craft in the quarries. He learns about the honest work of the craftsman, about fair reward for labour, and about the stone that the builders rejected, which became the head of the corner. The motto of Grand Lodge, Lapis Reprobatus Caput Anguli, means just that.

What is Royal Ark Mariner?

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The Ancient and Honourable Fraternity of Royal Ark Mariners is administered by the Grand Lodge of Mark Master Masons, and its Grand Master is the Grand Master of the Mark. The degree is conferred only on Mark Master Masons. Each Royal Ark Mariner lodge is “moored” to a Mark lodge and carries the same number, usually with the same name.

The degree

The ceremony of elevation tells the story of the Great Flood and of Noah, who built the Ark by which mankind was preserved. The Worshipful Commander represents Noah, and his Wardens represent Noah’s sons, Japheth and Shem. Like the Craft and Mark degrees it draws on the Masonic allegory of building, but here it celebrates a builder who worked on God’s direct instructions, and the Ark as an “Ark of Safety”.

Welcome to St. Marks Lodge of Mark Master Masons No. 1 on St. Marks Lodge of Mark Master Masons No. 1

A Provincial Delegation and a Triple Advancement

An Official Visit and a Double Elevation

About St. Marks Lodge No. 1

Our Lodge

About the Lodge

Our Lodge

Accept your invitation

Becoming a Mark Mason

Who can join?

How it works

Costs

Complete registration

Contact Us

Get in Touch

Send us a message

Visit Us

Contact Us

Get in Touch

Send us a message

Visit Us

Current Meeting Bundle

Document Viewer

Gallery

Gallery

Join St. Marks Lodge No. 1

Joining members

Links

Mark Masonry

Our lodges

Freemasonry

History and research

Links

Royal Ark Mariner and Mark Masonry

Our lodges

History and research

Lodge History

A Lodge born of controversy

Member sign in

My Membership

RAM Publications Archive

Sections

What is Mark Masonry?

The Mark degree

What is Royal Ark Mariner?

The degree