About the Devonshire Lodge of Installed Commanders
Welcome to the Web-Page of the Devonshire Lodge of Installed Commanders
of the Ancient and Honourable Fraternity of Royal Ark
Mariner.
Our Lodge was founded by twenty-five Royal Ark Mariner Installed Commanders, and it was consecrated on 30th March 1996. Our membership is open to all Royal Ark Mariner Installed Commanders.
We meet twice a year at the Erme Masonic Hall in Ivybridge, South Devon,
where we are very conveniently situated close to the Devon Expressway
(section of the A38 dual carriageway linking Exeter and the M5 to our
North-East and Plymouth and Cornwall to our South-West).
Click here for location of Erme Masonic Hall in Ivybridge.
The purpose of this web-page is to promote this, the
Devonshire Lodge of Installed Commanders
No1750
in particular,
the
Royal Ark Mariner degree
in general,
and especially in the
Province of Devonshire.
As mentioned above, this is just a simple single Web-page intended to promote the Devonshire Lodge of Installed Commanders No1750.
There is a menu near the top of the page enabling you to navigate to the required section within the page.
An "upward arrow" at the bottom right of the screen enables you to return back to the top of the page (and hence the menu) at any time.
If you experience any problems or need help or advice regarding this
webpage, contact
webadmin@ram1750.org.uk
Ever since our Consecration in 1996, at our September meeting, we
have often hosted the annual meeting of the
Provincial Grand Lodge of Royal Ark Mariners of Devonshire.
This year the Royal Ark Mariner Provincial meeting is integrated with the annual meeting of the Devonshire Provincial Grand Lodge of Mark Master Masons at the Riviera Centre in Torquay in October, but we hope to host the Royal Ark Mariner Provincial meeting again in 2026.
ALL
Royal Ark Mariners can be assured of a warm welcome as
Guests and Visitors in our Lodge, and of course, Joining Members
(who naturally must be Installed / Past Commanders) are always
extremely welcome. To join us,
contact our Scribe
or speak to one of our Lodge Members.
(See here for dates of our Lodge Meetings.)
If you are a Mark Master Mason,
you are eligible to join your friends in the
Royal Ark Mariners
on the websites of both
Grand Lodge, and Provincial Grand Lodge,
see our Royal Ark Mariner Links below.
All Royal Ark Mariners
who have been installed into the Commander's chair,
are eligible for membership of the
No1750
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Contact Details
Our Brethren already have contact details for each other, and
officers' contact details are available on each Summons which all
Brethren receive, but the Scribe is happy to help if required.
Anyone wishing to contact the Lodge, but unsure who to contact, please contact the Scribe in the first instance.
Our Scribe's contact details are:
Email:
scribe@ram1750.org.uk
Phone: 07766 960 885
If you experience any issues using this website,
then please contact our Website Administrator:
Email:
webadmin@ram1750.org.uk
on both Grand Lodge, and Provincial Grand Lodge, websites,
see our Royal Ark Mariner Links below.
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Commanders
Location and Maps
Our meetings are held at: Erme Masonic Hall
The Address is:
Western Road, Ivybridge, Devon.
PL21 9AN
The above Postcode should get you here using "Sat-Nav".
Ivybridge, in South Devon, is on the Southern edge of Dartmoor and is situated adjacent to the A38 (Devon Expressway) dual carriageway which links Exeter and the M5 to our North-East with Plymouth and Cornwall to our South-West,
Exeter is about 35 miles up the A38, Plymouth is about 12 miles down the A38 (Plympton about 7 miles on the way to Plymouth). Totnes is about 12.5 miles (A38 and A385) leaving the A38 at South Brent (6 miles), with Torbay being about 21 miles away (A38 and A385).
The other South-West Devon towns and villages (eg. Dartmouth, Kingsbridge, Plymstock, Yealmpton, Salcombe, Bigbury etc.) are all easily accessible though journey speeds may be limited by the size/quality of the roads used.
Entering the Postcode 'PL21 9AN' into Google Maps or similar
will naturally give you a map of as large an area as you wish.
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Devonshire Installed Commanders
Meetings / Dates
The Devonshire Installed Commanders meet twice a year: on the second
Friday in March (our annual Installation), and on the first Monday in
September.
Our last meeting was our annual Installation in March.
Ever since our Consecration in 1996,
at our September meeting, we have often hosted the annual meeting of
the Provincial Grand Lodge of Royal Ark Mariners of Devonshire.
This year the Provincial meeting is included with the annual meeting of the Devonshire Provincial Grand Lodge of Mark Master Masons in Torquay in October, but we hope to host the Provincial meeting again in September 2026.
Our next meeting will be on
Monday 1st September 2025.
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JOIN THIS PREMIER RAM LODGE
ALL RAM Commanders
(past & present)
are eligible to join this
Devonshire Lodge
OF
Installed Commanders
No1750
(Contact our Scribe or speak to anyone who you know to be one of our Members)
Click Here for Contact details
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Royal Ark Mariner Links
Provincial Grand Lodge
of
Royal Ark Mariners of Devonshire
(Royal Ark Mariner pages on Devon Mark Masons' website)
The Grand Lodge
of the
Ancient and Honourable Fraternity
of
Royal Ark Mariner
(Our Governing Body -
the Royal Ark Mariner pages of Mark Masons Hall website)
Mark Masons Hall
(The Home, and Administrative Centre for many Masonic Orders)
(Home of the Grand Lodge of Mark Master Masons and
incorporating Governing Bodies of many Orders including Royal Ark Mariner)
Mark Masons of Devonshire
(Provincial Grand Lodge of Mark Master Masons)
Royal Ark Mariners of Cornwall
(Royal Ark Mariner pages on Cornwall Mark website -
our neighbouring Brethren to our West)
Lodges of Royal Ark Mariners of Dorset
(Royal Ark Mariner page on Dorset Mark website -
our neighbouring Brethren to our East)
Mark and Royal Ark Mariner Lodges in Somerset
(Lodges page on Somerset Mark website -
our neighbouring Brethren to the North-East)
(Developer of this Web-page)
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If you are a Mark Master Mason,
you are eligible to join your friends in the
Royal Ark Mariners
All Royal Ark Mariners
who have been installed into the Commander's chair,
are eligible for membership of the
No1750
Bring some colour into your life (and your Freemasonry!)
Join the Royal Ark Mariners!
