Welcome to the South Wales Mark Master Masons Website

Dear Brother or Visitor

Welcome to our website for the Mark Province of South Wales.

The Mark Province in South Wales is the same geographical Province as our Craft and Chapter and is the third largest Masonic order in English Freemasonry. We are 32 Mark Lodges and 22 Royal Ark Mariners Lodges in our Province and we enjoy excellent working relations with the Craft and Royal Arch. Just as in olden times, the Mark should be viewed as an essential step in a Freemason's progression. Membership of the Mark Degree is open to all Craft brethren who have been Master Masons for at least four weeks. Full details of the Mark and the Royal Ark Mariner Degrees are available in leaflet format and on this website. In addition, you can scan a QR Code or using a search engine to find a video entitled the Magic of the Mark. The Mark Degree is commonly known as “the friendly degree”.

I was delighted to welcome the Pro Grand Master Most Worshipful Brother John Herbert Prizeman to our Annual Provincial Meeting, for my installation as the 16^th Provincial Grand Master. He was elated with the warm Welsh welcome he received and we were equally pleased that he could visit our Province again. He again outlined the continuing bond between the Craft and the Mark and I would urge you all to support your Craft Lodges as they are the lifeblood of all our companion orders.

Charity being the distinguishing characteristic of a Freemason’s heart, the Mark Benevolent Fund at both National and Provincial level continues to remind us that not is all well in the world. Suffering and tragedy have visited many over the past year and it is gratifying to know that we can play our part through the Mark Benevolent Fund by supporting those in need. This is only possible through the generosity of the brethren and I again thank you all for your support of the Benevolent Funds at both local and national levels.

I wish health and happiness to you and all your families and I look forward greatly to being in your welcoming company during the years ahead always remembering that amongst ‘Mark Master Masons you will always find friends’.

May the Great Overseer and Supreme Commander of the Universe bless and keep you and your families safe and in his care.

Philip W. Davies
Provincial Grand Master