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Welcome to the Home of the Allied Masonic Degrees in Nottinghamshire
The Order of the Allied Masonic Degrees was created in the late 1870's to give some cohesion to the various degrees that had originally been granted by the "Antients". The object of the original Constitutions as contained in Rule 1 was stated in the following terms: "In view of the rapid increase in Lodges of various Orders recognising no central authority and acknowledging no common form of government, a ruling body has been formed to take under its direction all Lodges of such various Orders in England and Wales and in the Colonies and Dependencies of the British Crown".
Between 1870 and 1931 there was much discussion as to which Orders fell under this new body, in particular Grand Council obtained control of a large group of Knight Templar Priest Degrees and also the Secret Monitor Degree from America. In 1923, following the formation of the Grand College of England of Holy Royal Arch Knight Templar Priests, Grand Council disclaimed all interest in such degrees; and after protracted discussions with the Grand Council of the Order of the Secret Monitor a treaty was signed in 1931 agreeing to cease the practice of the Secret Monitor degree under Grand Council jurisdiction.
The following degrees are worked under Grand Council: St Lawrence the Martyr; Knight of Constantinople; Grand Tilers of Solomon; The Red Cross of Babylon and The Holy Order of the Grand High Priest.
Every Candidate must be a Mark Master Mason and a Companion of The Holy Royal Arch as the degrees worked today encompass and complete some of the explanations relating to those Degrees. A Candidate must first be admitted to the Degree of St Lawrence the Martyr, but the other four degrees may be conferred in any order and in any Council. Regalia today consists only of a Breast Jewel apertaining to the relevant degree.
Fraternally
Richard Davis
District Grand Prefect
District Prefect
The District Prefect
Richard Davis was born in Leicester in October 1949. He was educated at Loughborough Grammar School, where he was Captain of the 1st XV Rugby team, and at the University of Kent at Canterbury, where he continued to play rugby, but also managed to get a B.A. (Hons.) degree in Accounting.
He qualified as a Chartered Accountant in 1974, and subsequently worked in food manufacturing, investment banking, retailing and manufacturing of 35mm lenses for the film industry.
Since September 2008 he has been semi-retired and self employed, principally as Group Accountant for a Nottingham group of Companies, as well as undertaking occasional Management and Financial Consultancy work.
He has 2 children and 5 grandchildren; son Jason and his wife Abigail have 3 sons, William, Thomas & George; and daughter Rachel and her husband James have 2 sons, Billy & Alfie.
He was married again in 2000 to Helen, and now has Hollie as a step-daughter. Outside of masonry, he likes to cook and to read, and to watch Rugby with Helen, as season ticket holders at Leicester Tigers.
