A BRIEF HISTORY OF THE WATFORD LODGE 3993

Inaugurated on the 16th Jan 1922 in 1926 Moved from Metropolitan District of Grand Lodge to help form new West Herts Province

First meeting of the Lodge Sept 1965 named after Brother Arthur L Haydn – Walker    Grand Primo 1961

Formed in 1984 following the amalgamation of the Cassiobury and Watford Lodges

 

Lodge inaugurated in 1922

Lodge inaugurated 19th Feb 1951. Changed name to Leslie Haydn Walker Lodge in Sept 1965

 

Over the years the Watford Lodge 3993 has evolved from five Lodge as far as I can ascertain. The oldest Lodge being the Cassiobury Lodge 3993.

The Cassiobury 3993 and the Watford Lodges 4062 amalgamated to form the Clarendon Lodge 3993, The Bushey Mill Lodge 8296 renamed after the death of Brother A. L Haydn – Walker ROH Grand Primo 1961 to the Leslie Haydn Walker Lodge 8296.

Over time Both the Leslie Haydn Walker and Clarendon Lodge found themselves meeting in the same venue, The Tudor Arms public house, one on a Thursday and the other on a Friday. Both Lodges had low attendances. On a suggestion from Brother Mark Hardy, after reading an article in the BQJ, both Lodges entered into discussions to inter – affiliate and each Lodge to meet fortnightly and that the Lodge meeting to take place on a Thursday. This worked well for a few years but the financial implications started to bite deep and for some of our members it was a bit hard to find two registration fees in one week (fortnightly Lodges paid double registration fees).

The Members had to face up to some hard financial facts and rather than lose members decided to amalgamate the two lodges to form the Watford Lodge 3993, meeting weekly on a Friday, and to date the Lodge has not looked back, with a regular attendance of over a dozen members.

LIST OF COMPLIANT MEMBERS WITH EMAIL LINK ON NAME PHOTO LINK TO HONOURS

Gordon Allinson

Ken Kilgour  

Bill Ayre

Tom Kimber  

Keith Bland

Roy Matthews

Bill Clayton

Brian Pickup

Wilf Endell

Michael Swinton

Dave Hardy

Dick Ward

Neil Hardy

Den Whittenbury

Mark Hardy

 

 

 

LODGE HONOURS BOARD

Brother Bill Ayre ROH

President Roll of Honour Assembly

2008

Brother Keith Bland ROH.

Provincial Grand Primo

President Knight Chapter

President Exam Council

Provincial Grand Secretary

2001

2008

2001

2007

 

Brother David Hardy ROH

Grand Alderman of Juniper 2006

Honorary Member

 

Provincial Grand Primo

President ROH Assembly

President Knight Chapter

President Exam Council

Provincial Grand Secretary

1989

2000

1994

1994

95/07

Brother Michael Swinton ROH

Provincial Grand Primo

President Exam Council

2004

2004

Brother Mark Hardy KOM

Provincial Grand Primo

President Exam Council

2008

2008

Brother Ken Kilgour ROH

President Knight Chapter

President Examining Council

1974

1973

Brother Brian Pickup ROH

Provincial Grand Primo

President ROH Assembly

President Knight Chapter

Provincial Grand Treasurer

1999

2003

2007

2006

Brother Roy Matthews ROH

President Knight Chapter

2000

Brother Tom Kimber ROH

Provincial Grand Primo

President ROH Assembly

President Knight Chapter

2007

2004

2003

Brother Dick Ward ROH

President ROH Assembly

President Knight Chapter

2007

1983

Brother Wilf Endell ROH

Provincial Grand Primo

President ROH Assembly

President Knight Chapter

President Exam Council

1993

1999

2002

1993

Brother Den Whittenbury ROH

Grand Primo Grand Executive Banner

2003