MASONIC RECORDS

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MAS/1 Brighton and Hove Civic Lodge (5223)

MAS/1/1 Minute books; 1930-1982

MAS/1/2 Signature books; 1930-1979

MAS/1/3 Membership lists; 1930-1949

MAS/2 Burrell Lodge, Brighton (1829)

MAS/2/1 Minute books; 1879-2000

MAS/2/2 General Purposes Committee minutes; 1928-1976

MAS/2/3 Signature books; 1910-2003

MAS/2/4 Declaration books; 1879-1920

MAS/2/5 Other records; 1897-2002

MAS/2/6 Record books; 1879-1971

MAS/2/7 Byelaws; 1912-1971

MAS/2/8 Printed programmes; 1929-1947

MAS/2/9 Minutes of Lodge of Instruction; 1922-1997

MAS/2/10 Minutes of meetings of the Class of Instruction; 1946-1969

MAS/2/11 Minutes of Lodge of Instruction Management Committee; 1961-1991

MAS/2/12 Subscription books; 1891-1903

MAS/2/13 Lodge of Instruction attendance books; 1928-1940

MAS/2/14 Annual statement of accounts; 1978/79 - 1995/96

MAS/3 Wellington Lodge, Rye (341)

MAS/3/1 Minute books; 1823-1982

MAS/3/2 Audit and Permanent General Purposes Committee minutes; 1919-1945

MAS/3/3 Signature books; 1861-1972

MAS/3/4 Declaration books; 1864-1935

MAS/3/5 Membership lists; 1823-1877

MAS/3/6 Byelaws; 1867-1921

MAS/3/7 Membership subscription ledgers; 1814-1930

MAS/3/8 Cash books; 1858-1934

MAS/3/9 Almoner's book; 1878-1906

MAS/4 Sussex Masters' Lodge, Brighton (3672)

MAS/4/1 Minute books; 1912-1957

MAS/4/2 Signature books; 1913-1964

MAS/5 Seaford Lodge, Seaford (2907)

MAS/5/1 Minute books; 1902-1979

MAS/5/2 General Purposes Committee minutes; 1919-1958

MAS/5/3 Signature books; 1902-1969

MAS/5/4 Declaration books; 1902-1949

MAS/5/5 Record books; 1902-1963

MAS/5/6 Membership subscription ledgers; 1902-1955

MAS/5/7 Treasurer's cash books; 1902-1955

MAS/5/8 Record of fees and dues; 1909-1955

MAS/5/9 Membership lists; 1902-1956

MAS/5/10 Bank books; 1902-1918

MAS/6 Tyrian Lodge, Eastbourne (1110)

MAS/6/1 Minute books; 1866-1953

MAS/7 Royal York Lodge, Brighton (315)

MAS/7/1 Minute books; 1822-1971

MAS/7/2

MAS/7/3

MAS/7/4 Byelaws; 1824-1884

MAS/7/5 General Purposes Committee minutes; 1903-1959

MAS/7/6 Declaration books; 1889-1949

MAS/7/7 Attendance registers; 1856-1963

MAS/7/8 Treasurer's account books; 1822-1952

MAS/7/9 Secretary's receipt books; 1920-1972

MAS/7/10 Secretary's petty cash book; 1920-1960

MAS/7/11 Other records; 1834-1953

MAS/8 Rottingdean Lodge, Rottingdean (4961)

MAS/8/1 Minute books; 1927-1997

MAS/8/2 Account book; 1927-1945

MAS/8/3 Attendance registers; 1940-1981

MAS/8/4 General Purposes Committee minutes; 1927-1984

MAS/9 Royal Clarence Lodge, Brighton

MAS/9/1 Minute books; 1874-1956

MAS/9/2 Analysis of minutes; 1789-1908

MAS/9/3 Subscription account books; 1813-1956

MAS/9/4 Banquet account book; 1891-1911

MAS/9/5 Secretary's declaration books; 1825-1922

MAS/9/6 Signature books; 1851-1914

MAS/9/7 Byelaws; 1846

MAS/10 St Cuthbert Lodge, Hove (6865)

MAS/10/1 Minute books; 1948-1966

MAS/10/2 Lodge of Instruction minutes; 1949-1961

MAS/10/3 General Purposes Committee minutes; 1956-1973

MAS/10/4 Signature book; 1949-1964

MAS/10/5 Correspondence and papers; 1949-1979

MAS/10/6 Other records; 1953

MAS/11 Bexhill Lodge, Bexhill (4898)

MAS/11/1 Minute books; 1927-1989

MAS/11/2 Signature books; 1953-2000

MAS/11/3 Declaration books; 1927-1994

MAS/12 Temple Lodge, Brighton (4962)

MAS/12/1 Minute books; 1927-1977

MAS/12/2 Lodge of Instruction minutes; 1948-1959

MAS/12/3 Signature books; 1927-1982

MAS/12/4 Account books; 1927-1965

MAS/12/5 Treasurer's accounts; 1960-1987

MAS/12/6 Annual returns; 1952-1958

MAS/13 Yarborough Chapter, Brighton (811)

MAS/13/1 Minute books; 1873-1983

MAS/13/2 Signature books; 1973-1984

MAS/14 St Cecilia Lodge, Brighton (1636)

MAS/14/1 Minute books; 1876-1976

MAS/14/2 General Purposes Committee minutes; 1891-1948

MAS/14/3 Attendance registers; 1876-1983

MAS/14/4 Declaration books; 1887-1972

MAS/14/5 Account books; 1877-1922

MAS/14/6 Register of annual returns; 1880-1941

MAS/15 Brighthelmstone Lodge, Brighton (8042)

MAS/15/1 Minute books; 1965-1977

MAS/15/2 Attendance register; 1965-1978

MAS/16 United Lodge of Harmony and Friendship, Lewes (452; formerly 701)

MAS/16/1 Minute books; 1827-1840

MAS/16/2 Byelaws; 1828

MAS/17 Pelham Lodge, Lewes (1303)

MAS/17/1 Minute books; 1870-1991

MAS/17/2 Signature books; 1870-1993

MAS/17/3 Records relating to the history of the lodge; c1970

MAS/18 Servimus Chapter, Brighton (5832)

MAS/18/1 Minutes; 1949-1994

MAS/18/2 Signature books; 1949-1996

MAS/19 Adur Masonic Lodge, Brighton (2187)

MAS/19/1 Minutes; 1887-1986

MAS/19/2 Minutes of the Adur Lodge of Masonic Instruction; 1957-1975

Following an approach from the Wellington Lodge, Rye concerned about the condition of some of their documents, the Provincial Grand Secretary for Sussex was consulted in October 1980, about the possibility of the records of individual lodges being deposited in the County Record Office. The Grand Secretary, United Grand Lodge of England agreed to this, provided that access was restricted to nominees of the Lodge for 100 years. This condition has been accepted

There are some records relating to Freemasons' lodges already in the Record Office, among the Quarter Sessions records (ref. QDS 1). Under legislation passed in 1799 (39 George III c79) certain societies were declared unlawful. Freemasons' lodges were exempted, provided that they deposited annually with the Clerk of the Peace a certificate, which was to include name of lodge, place and time of meeting, and names and descriptions of members. Lists covering the period 1799-1801, 1818, 1834-42, 1844-47, 1856, 1860, 1864-65 have been entered in a register (QDS1/1). These, and later returns up to 1968, can also be found in bundles (QDS1/2). The 1799 legislation was repealed by the Criminal Law Act 1967 (1967 chap 58)

Documents in this catalogue are closed to public inspection for 100 years from the last date in the document