About the Province
Welcome to the Province and to our Website
This website is here to provide information for both existing Mark Masons and anyone looking to learn more about us.
We have no secrets, so please feel free to browse the pages, to learn more about our activities, events and history.
We are a relatively small Province in terms of numbers, but large in terms of our geographic area and the generosity of our hearts.
The Magic of the Mark – Hwyl Y Marc
The Magic of the Mark is an informative video from Mark Masons Hall that provides a great deal of information on the Degree, and explains the Mark Benevolent Fund, progression within the Degree, how it is administered, and much more.
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Provincial History
Our history begins in 1871, with the Consecration of St David’s Lodge of Mark Master Masons No. 38 (then known as No. 25) in Llandudno, which came under the control of the Grand Lodge of Mark Master Masons of England & Wales in 1872.
Eight years later, a second Lodge of Mark Master Masons – Snowdonia Lodge No. 259, was Consecrated in Porthmadog and in the same year the modern Province of North Wales was formed.
The 2025-2026 Provincial Team
Office | Name | Lodge | Number |
Provincial Grand Master | John S. Evans | Elffin | 321 |
Deputy Provincial Grand Master | Colin A Lemin | Hunter | 324 |
Senior Warden | Bryn Hughes | Snowdonia | 259 |
Junior Warden | Roger Pritchard | Idris | 821 |
Master Overseer | Gary John James | Colwyn | 1169 |
Senior Overseer | Derrick Baldwin | Hunter 324 | 919 |
Junior Overseer | Glyn Jones | St Eilian | 360 |
Chaplain | J. Stephen Tilston | St Mabon | 919 |
Treasurer | David Purton Turvey | Buckley | 1703 |
Registrar | Timothy Charles Pritchard | St Seiriol | 688 |
Secretary | Brian S Jones | St Seiriol | 688 |
Director of Ceremonies | Gareth Wynne Davies | Holywell | 1394 |
Almoner | J Alan Impett | St Seiriol | 688 |
Charity Steward | Timothy John Fraser Jones | Snowdonia | 259 |
Inspector of Works | Colin Peate | Welchpool | 1084 |
Sword Bearer | Kenneth Leonard Elliott | Hawarden | 838 |
Deputy Chaplain | Farrell McManus | Welchpool | 1084 |
Deputy Secretary | Faris Raouf | Eifl | 927 |
Deputy Director of Ceremonies | David Ratchford | Fflint | 1509 |
Senior Deacon | Arwyn R Hughes | St Eilian | 360 |
Senior Deacon | Rhys Lloyd Jones | Eifl | 927 |
Junior Deacon | Patrick Raymond Butcher | Idris | 821 |
Junior Deacon | Barry Wynne Thomas | St Seiriol | 688 |
Assistant Chaplain | Ian John McEwan | Welchpool | 1084 |
Assistant Director of Ceremonies | David O’Brien | Hunter | 324 |
Assistant Director of Ceremonies | D. Allan Jones | Elffin | 321 |
Organist | K. David Williams | St Giles | 760 |
Standard Bearer | Mark James Booth | Buckley | 1703 |
Assistant Standard Bearer | Mark Warner Bennett | Idris | 821 |
Inner Guard | John Cooke | St Grwst | 1772 |
Steward | Stephen Bithell | St Mabon | 919 |
Steward | Anthony Bennett | Flint | 1509 |
Steward | Barry Griffiths | Hawarden | 838 |
Steward | Andrew Leslie Peter Nason | St Seiriol | 688 |
Tyler | William Harrison Tallontire | St David’s | 38 |