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History of the District of
East Lancashire
The District of
Lancashire and Cheshire was constituted in 1978 with W.Bro BN Briggs as the
first District Grand Prefect until his death in 1981 when he was succeeded by
W.Bro RK Matterson who was invested in 1982. In 1986 this district was split
into the District of Lancashire and the District of Cheshire and North Wales.
W.Bro RK Matterson remained in charge of the Lancashire District until he was
succeeded, in 1995 by W.Bro DM Heald who unfortunately died that same year.
Later in 1995 W.Bro PCI Edmonds was invested as District Grand Prefect of the
Lancashire District and
continued in office until 1997.W.Bro David Lamb, a popular mason in the town of
Shaw, near Oldham, took the appointment as District Grand Prefect in 1997 and
remained in office until 2001 when he sadly passed away. At this time the
decision was taken to split this district, at this time the largest in the UK,
into the District of East Lancashire and the District of West Lancashire. The
District of East Lancashire was constituted in 2001 with R.W.Bro Herbert
Barrington Slater as District Grand Prefect. Barry continued proudly in office
until his sudden demise on the 12th February 2008.
Following this sad event the Deputy District Grand Prefect, Very Worshipful
Brother Donald Priestley Past Grand Registrar, automatically became Deputy
District Grand Prefect In Charge. On the 15th of July 2008 WBro Alexander
Sillars McLaren PGJD was invested as District Grand Prefect of
East Lancashire by the Most Worshipful Brother Michael Edward Herbert Grand
Master assisted by a team of Grand Officers. Very Worshipful Brother Donald
Priestley, Past Grand Registrar, was reappointed as Deputy District Grand
Prefect.
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