St Chads Preceptory - 0271

This Preceptory was constituted in 1932

The Preceptory meets at;
            Chingford Masonic Hall,
            Forest Approach, Chingford,
            London E4 7AZ
Meeting on;
            1st Saturday February
            1st Saturday in July (Installation)
            1st Saturday in October
Registrar;
            E.Kt Tony Masella
            Reg271@essexkt.org
History;
            St. Chads Preceptory was consecrated exactly two years following the founding of the Province
            (in 1930) by the Rev. Felix Crate as Prov. Prior at Loughton. Saint Chad was the second of four
            brothers who all became priests in Anglo Saxon times. The eldest of these - Saint Cedd - was
            considered the head of the family and like Chad became a Bishop. Their two names are well known
            in the surrounding areas with churches and roads named after them. The Preceptory's heritage is
            undoubtedly derived from both the St. Chad Lodge (founded in1905) and St Chad Chapter
            (founded in 1910) that also met at the Masonic Hall, Loughton. The Lodge has surrendered its Warrant
            but both the Chapter and the Preceptory now meet at Chingford. Preceptory meetings are preceeded
            by a ''full English breakfast'' prior to the Saturday morning start. A prized possession of the
            Preceptory is the sword of E.Kt. Philip Frederick Brown, a Past 1st Great Constable and Provincial
            Marshal of London who was a joining member.