• Distinguished Royal Arch Companions

    Above and Beyond, and in the Fullness of Time.

    The Royal Arch Chapter of Worcestershire is proud and honoured to record the names of these distinguished members in respect of their outstanding services to the Province.

    Recipient of the M.E. Grand Superintendent's Certificate of Merit

    This Certificate, first introduced in 2006, is awarded by the Most Excellent Grand Superintendent for long, outstanding and meritorious service to the Province.

      • Awarded 2006 E.Comp. H.B. Siddall, P.Pr.G.S.N. Perseverance RA Chapter No. 573
      • Awarded 2009 E.Comp. W. Howarth, P.Pr.G.S.N. Campbell RA Chapter No. 3643
      • Awarded 2011 E.Comp. R.S. Pidcock, P.Pr.G.S.N. Victory RA Chapter No. 8506
      • Awarded 2012 E.Comp. A.J. King, P.Pr.G.S.N. Abbot Lichfield Chapter No. 3308
      • Awarded 2013 E.Comp. H. Meredith, P.Pr.G.S.N. Wyche RA Chapter No. 3638
      • Awarded 2014 E.Comp. M.L. Homer, P.Pr.G.S.N. RA Chapter of Stability No. 564
      • Awarded 2015 E.Comp. G.J. Jinks, P.Pr.G.S.N. Brandwood RA Chapter No. 7679
      • Awarded 2016 E.Comp. M.G. Hardeman, P.Pr.G.S.N. Red Rose of St. George RA Chapter No. 5691
      • Awarded 2018 E. Comp. Michael J Bartels, P.Pr.G.S.N. Vernon RA Chapter 560
      • Awarded 2018 E Comp Dr. Charles M Gwynn, Prov Almoner, OStJ, TD, P.Pr.G.S.N. Lechmere Hughes Volunteer 1874

      Subscribing & Hon. Companions Achieving 50 Years Service to Royal Arch Masonry

        50-year Certificates have been presented to the following companions

        • Exalted 17/09/1958 E.Comp. A.G. Wright, TD. JP, P.Pr.G.S.N. Bordsley Abbey RA Chapter No. 4495
        • Exalted 20/11/1958 E.Comp. B.M. Cooper, JP, P.G.Supt. Lechmere-Hughes Volunteer RA Chapter No. 1874
        • Exalted 26/11/1959 E.Comp. M.L. Blinkhorn, P.A.G.D.C. Abbot Lichfield Chapter No. 3308
        • Exalted 24/11/1960 E.Comp. Dr. H.J. White, JP, P.Dep.G.Supt. Royal Standard RA Chapter No. 498
        • Exalted 14/02/1955 E.Comp. N.T. Padmore, P.Pr.G.S.N. Bromsgrove RA Chapter No. 5414
        • Exalted 17/10/1963 E.Comp. M.L. Homer, P.Pr.G.S.N. RA Chapter of Stability No. 564
        • Exalted 18/11/1964 E.Comp. A.G. Oxenbury, P.A.G.D.C. Kings Heath RA Chapter No. 3863
        • Exalted 25/05/1966 E.Comp. J. Denton, P.G.StB. Royal Standard RA Chapter No. 498

        Subscribing & Hon. Companions Achieving 60 Years Service to Royal Arch Masonry

          60-year Certificates have been presented to the following companions

          • Exalted 27/09/1951 E.Comp. T.V. Condlyffe, P.G.S.N.,P.Dep.G.Supt., Royal Standard RA Chapter No. 498

        • Principal Officers of the Provincial Grand Chapter of Worcestershire

          Together with Provincial Grand Scribes Ezra

          Grand Superintendents

          1812 - John Dent, MP
          1853 - Henry Charles Vernon
          1856 - Albert Hudson Royds
          1880 - 1894 - Sir A. H. Lechmere, Bart, MP
          1895 - 1906 - Sir Augustus Frederick Godson, MA, MP
          1909 - 1918 - General Sir William Campbell, KCB
          1919 - 1933 - William T. Page
          1934 - 1954 - Seth S. Somers, OBE
          1955 - 1963 - Rev. J. E. Grosvenor, MBE, TD
          1963 - 1982 - F. H. Griffiths, OStJ
          1983 - 1992 - Edward F. Hanson, JP
          1993 - 2004 - Barrie Michael Cooper, JP
          2004 - 2010 - Richard Brian Ward Price, BSc
          2010 - 2018 - Colin Peter Thomas Brown, BSc

          2019 - date - John Michael Phenix

          Deputy Grand Superintendents

          1973 - 1978 L. F. Heynes, MM, CdeG
          1978 - 1983 E. F. Hanson, JP
          1983 - 1993 Dr. H. John White, JP
          1993 - 2004 T. V. Condlyffe
          2004 - 2009 C. E. S. Harris
          2009 - 2010 M. J. Broome
          2010 - 2014 G. R. Weston
          2014 - 2018 M. G. Taylor

          2018 - 2019 J. M. Phenix

          2019 - date M. D. Cox

          Provincial Grand H's

          1880 - 1882 Wm. Masfield
          1884 - 1894 Sir A. F. Godson
          1885 - 1896 George Taylor
          1896 - 1924 William Waldron
          1924 - 1934 Seth S. Somers, OBE
          1934 - 1946 W. Harvey Gibbs
          1947 - 1955 Rev. J. E. Grosvenor, MBE, TD
          1955 - 1963 F. H. Griffiths, OStj
          1963 - 1973 L. B. Heynes, MM, CdeG
          1974 - 1978 E. F. Hanson, JP
          1978 - 1985 S. A. Rollins
          1985 - 1995 W. H. Clarke
          1995 - 2003 M. N. R. Verduyn
          2003 - 2004 C. E. S. Harris
          2004 - 2007 R. N. Hoare
          2007 - 2009 G. R. Weston
          2009 - 2009 M. J. Broome
          2009 - 2014 M. G. Taylor
          2014 - 2016 M. D. Cox
          2016 - 2018 J. M. Phenix

          2018 - 2021 A.J. Yeates

          2022-date T.M.L.Jones

          Provincial Grand J's

          1880 - M. Dennison, 252
          1882 - G. W. Grosvernor, 377
          1884 - J. Fitzgerald, 377
          1886 - G. Taylor, 377
          1888 - R. Broomhall, 498
          1889 - H. Wilson, 280
          1890 - C. E. Bloomer, 280
          1881 - G. J. Westbury, 252
          1882 - G. H. Williamson, 529
          1893 - W. H. Walker, 252
          1894 - T. F. Lucy, 280
          1895 - A. Marsh, 498
          1896 - G. Hodgkiss, 529
          1897 - W. T. Page, 280
          1898 - E. Lowe, 498
          1899 - M. Smith, 252

          1900 - M. Pearce, 377
          1901 - H. Clarke, 2034
          1902 - E. J. Chambers, 252
          1903 - G. W. King, 280
          1904 - G. B. Buttery, 2385
          1905 - H. Manley, 2385
          1906 - C. Dakin, 498
          1907 - R. Stevenson, 252
          1908 - J. Jones, 252
          1909 - J. Jones, 252
          1910 - Rev. W. J. Down, 252
          1911 - C. B. Bishop, 2034
          1912 - W. S. Shepley, 498
          1913 - C. D. Eaton
          1914 - J. S. Cook, 529
          1915 - T. Jones, 2385
          1916 - W. Brown, 252
          1917 - S. S. Somers, 573
          1918 - E. G. Apps, 2034
          1919 - W. J. Hill, 529
          1920 - W. J. Hand, 2385
          1921 - R. A. Ernest Payne, 3643
          1922 - G. E. Morris, 252
          1923 - F. D. Ratcliffe, 377
          1924 - A. G. Uglow, 2835
          1925 - A. Allen, 2034
          1926 - W. Sommers, 573
          1927 - H. Bloxham, 3208
          1928 - T. Mason, 2034
          1929 - T. H. Wintle, 529
          1930 - P. A. Roden,280
          1931 - P. G. White, 529
          1932 - A. E. Duesbury, 252
          1933 - W. Harvey Gibbs, 2654
          1934 - A. E. Coverdale, 280
          1935 - E. E. Dicks, 3308
          1936 - R. M. Hadley, 2385
          1937 - C. W. Higgins, 498
          1938 - J. Mitchell, 3185
          1939 - Rev. R. A. Haysom, 2724
          1940 - F. J. Underwood, 280
          1941 - H. G. Uglow, 2835
          1942 - H. H. Holland, 3185
          1943 - A. Grove, 564
          1944 - P. H. Buckler, 252
          1945 - Rev. R. R. Verity,259
          1946 - J. E. Grosvenor, MBE, TD, 5414
          1947 - Geo. Rainsford, OBE, 377
          1948 - C. H. L. Thompson, 1204
          1949 - C. L. Keats, 3378
          1950 - Ralph Bennett, 564
          1951 - A. V. E. Sherwood, 252
          1952 - F. L. Carter, 529
          1953 - F. H. Griffiths, 252
          1954 - E. W. Apps, 2654
          1955 - Col. R. W. A. Painter, OBE, MC, 377
          1956 - H. F. Wilkins, 3378
          1957 - G. H. Tomlin, 3643
          1958 - E. E. Williams, 498
          1959 - Col. A. W. C. Hobson, OBE, MC, TD, DL, 4495
          1960 - A. V. Bollins, 4935
          1961 - G. B. Barradell, 2654
          1962 - J. C. Holcroft, 377
          1963 - J. G. Bedworth, 3185
          1964 - L. W. Greenwood, MA, 280
          1965 - R. G. St. George, 4935
          1966 - F. Clifford, 252
          1967 - H. M. Gosling, 1874
          1968 - E. J. Toy, 2034
          1969 - Dr. R. P. R. Westgate, 529
          1970 - T. B. Robinson, 573
          1971 - E. E. Young, 2724, 4495
          1972 - W. H. Turner, 252, 5028
          1973 - R. B. Lewis, 4001, 5414
          1974 - D. F. Roberts, 5056, 7600
          1975 - K. F. Thompson, 280
          1976 - S. A. Rollins, 3863
          1977 - H. W. King, 3308
          1978 - E. A. Partridge, 573
          1979 - W. D. S. Bennett, 3863
          1980 - T. V. Condlyffe, 498
          1981 - D. H. Wood, 2385
          1982 - Dr. H. J. White, JP, 498
          1983 - W. H. Clarke, 4001
          1984 - D. R. Andrews, JP, 1204
          1985 - C. G. Pagett, 3185
          1986 - H. W. Day, 2724
          1987 - F. Fowler, 2034
          1988 - J. S. Harding, 6116
          1989 - D. Lewin, 4495
          1990 - R. H. Wakeman, 505
          1991 - D. A. King, 280
          1992 - R. E. G. Seale, 7940
          1993 - L. E. Goode, 8506
          1994 - P. A. Heynes, 564
          1995 - C. E. S. Harris, 573
          1996 - J. F. Foster, 8506
          1997 - R. N. Hoare, 560
          1998 - W. A. B. Sherlock, 8323
          1999 - J. T. Hart, 280
          2000 - C. P. T. Brown, 4001
          2001 - R. B. W. Price, 2034
          2002 - N. J. R. Burden, 8586
          2003 - J. McGann, 5583
          2004 - M. B. Simpson, 498
          2005 - M. G. Taylor, 7600
          2006 - G. R. Weston, 2385
          2007 - M. J. Broome, 7940
          2008 - H. France-Sargent, 3378
          2009 - J. A. St. M. Mallin, 4495
          2010 - M. D. Cox, 4621
          2011 - C. R. West, 6031
          2012 - I. M. Fothergill, 9169
          2013 - D. J. Bell, 564
          2014 - J. M. Phenix, 4935
          2015 - D. W. Owen, 6879
          2016 - A. J. Yeates, 564

          2017 - J. H. Crowther, 2034

          2018 - J. T. Parker, 377

          2019 - B. J. Griffin, 4495

          2020-22 - K.. M. Evans

          Provincial Grand Scribe E's

          1880 - 1881 William Bristow, 252
          1882 - 1884 George Taylor, 377
          1884 - 1886 Henry Wilson, 280
          1888 - 1895 William waldron, 498
          1896 - 1897 W. H. Richardson, 498
          1899 - 1920 Alfred Cotton, 377
          1920 - 1933 C. B. Shuttleworth, 280
          1933 - 1968 T. H. Wintle, 529
          1938 - 1950 H. V. Stanton, 498
          1950 - 1957 Percy C. White, 529
          1957 - 1962 Philip B. Mayne, 280
          1962 - 1965 Lt. Col. E. J. R. Mitchell, OBE, ED, 280
          1965 - 1972 H. T. Stephens, 3378
          1972 - 1986 Charles Perks, 280
          1986 - 1988 Gordon J. T. Pearce, 5680
          1988 - 1993 C. Lawrence Thomas, 5028
          1993 - 2000 Michael A. Bendall, 377
          2001 - 2003 L. Eric Bourne, 3863
          2004 - 2006 John McGann, 5583, 8323
          2007 - 2015 Michael H. R. Cole, 4001
          2015 - 2019 C. G. Cariss, 377

          2019 - date B R Harper

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