Freemasonry in York and Yorkshire
An Anagraime upon the name of Masonrie,
William Kay to his friend Robt Preston,
upon his Artt of Masonrie as Followeth:
Much might be said of the o noble Artt
A Craft thats worth estieming in each part
Sundry Nations Noobles & their Kings also
Oh how they fought its worth to know
Nimrod & Solomon the wisest of all men
Reason saw to love this Science then
Ile say no more lest by my shallow verses I
Endeavouring to praise should blemish Masonrie.
From York MS No 1. c. 1600. Found in Pontefract Castle at the demolishing, and given to the York Lodge by Dr Francis Drake (son and grandson of the Vicars of Pontefract) in 1732.
Books about Freemasonry in York:
The York Legend in the Old Charges, Bro. Alex Horne. 1978.
York Mysteries Revealed, understanding an Old English Masonic Tradition, by Revd Bro Neville Barker Cryer. 2006.
The York Grand Lodge, by Bro David Harrison. 2014.
The City of York; A Masonic Guide, by Bro. David Harrison. 2016.
The Yorkshire Lodges; A Century of Yorkshire Freemasonry, by Bro. J. Ramsden Riley. 1885.
Free online copy – The Yorkshire Lodges; A Century of Yorkshire Freemasonry, by Bro. J. Ramsden Riley. 1885.
History of the Royal Order of Scotland also History of the Provincial Grand Lodge of Yorkshire, by E. Fox-Thomas, Prov. G. Master of Yorkshire. 1924.
Ancient York and London Grand Lodges; a review of Freemasonry in England from 1567 to 1813, by Leon Hyneman. 1872.
Yorkshire Lodge Links:
Provincial Grand Craft Lodges:
Additional Orders:
North & East Yorkshire MMM – Provincial Website (neyorksmark.com)
West Yorkshire Mark Master Masons (wymmm.org.uk)
The Order of Royal & Select Masters – District Grand Council of West Yorkshire (rsmwyorks.com)
Secret Monitor in West Yorkshire – osmwestyorks
Scarlet Cord in West Yorkshire – oscwestyorks
Allied Masonic Degrees – District of Yorkshire (amdyorks.com)
Provincial Priory of North and East Yorkshire Knights Templar – yneknightstemplar.org
Red Cross of Constantine – N & E Yorkshire (redcrossneyorks.org.uk)