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Welcome to the Home of the Holy Royal Arch
and I hope you find the information you seek in these pages. In June 2009, Grand Lodge stated that "...it is a matter of common ground that the teachings of the Royal Arch enrich those of the Craft and vice versa. Properly considered, therefore, each is inextricably linked with the other, with the result that no Brother's Masonic experience can be considered truly complete unless he has been exalted into the Order of the Holy Royal Arch." So every Craft Mason will at some point wish to complete the experience and join a Royal Arch Chapter and a warm welcome is guaranteed.
Like Craft Masonry, the Royal Arch is open to men of all faiths and a Craft Mason may join a Royal Arch Chapter once he has been a Master Mason for a month. A Brother is free to join any Chapter, although there are often strong associations between Lodges and Chapters; in some cases they share a common name and number. Royal Arch Masons are easily recognisable in a Lodge because they wear a distinctive and colourful jewel – the only non-Craft jewel permitted to be worn in Lodges. In every Craft Lodge there is a nominated representative who is there to offer advice and answer any questions regarding the Royal Arch.
Members of the Royal Arch are called Companions and meet in one of the 37 Chapters in the Province of Nottinghamshire; at least one Chapter meets in every Masonic Hall. The Chapter meeting is very similar to a Lodge and is normally followed by a Festive Board.
The Royal Arch has two ceremonies: the Exaltation Ceremony (to initiate new members) and an Annual Installation Ceremony for the three Principals. The Exaltation Ceremony is a very dramatic and colourful ceremony based on the Old Testament, telling of the return to Jerusalem from Babylonish captivity to rebuild the City and temple. In clearing the ground of the original temple, for the foundations of the second temple, the candidate makes an exciting discovery - the nature and significance of which is then explained in a series of lectures.
Each Chapter is headed by three Principals, who are conjointly equivalent to the Master of a Lodge. There is a progression of officers similar to a Craft Lodge and it is the office of Sojourner who accompanies the new candidate on the journey of discovery.
The Chapters form part of the Provincial Grand Chapter of Nottinghamshire, which in turn is related to Supreme Grand Chapter. Grand Lodge and Supreme Grand Chapter are administered together from Great Queen Street, London.
I hope you enjoy the Royal Arch and I look forward to meeting you around the Province.
Richard Gutteridge
Grand Superintendent
Provincial Grand R.A. Chapter of Nottinghamshire
The Grand Superintendent
Richard Gutteridge was born in Nottingham in 1949 and was educated locally at Rushcliffe Grammar School and Trent Polytechnic. He trained as a computer programmer with East Midlands Electricity Board and as a software designer for the Royal Society of Chemistry. After a period managing software development projects in the USA, he returned to Nottingham and in 1989 established his own computer software design and consultancy company. He was the Managing Director until his retirement in 2013. He is a Fellow of the British Computer Society.
He is married to Linda with a son, daughter and two grandchildren. Together they share an enjoyment of gardening, rambling, dining out and attending concerts.
Richard enjoys playing guitar and singing and has been known to entertain at Masonic social functions. He always joins the tenors for the popular Christian Orders Christmas Church Service.
He is an active member of Rushcliffe Golf Club and regularly plays in the competitions organised by the Nottinghamshire Masonic Golfing Association. He also enjoys cycling and is proud to have completed the sponsored Newark to Skegness cycle ride for the 2007 Festival in aid of the Masonic Samaritan Fund.
Richard became interested in Masonry in his early twenties having attended a number of social events with his elder brother Michael, who was already a member of the Bentinck Lodge in West Bridgford. Richard was so impressed with the quality and friendliness of the people he met, he asked his brother to propose him, and was subsequently welcomed into the Lodge in 1974. Their proudest moment was when their father also agreed to join the Bentinck Lodge and they were able to share many happy times together.
As well as the Royal Arch, Richard is also an active member of Craft Masonry, Mark, Rose Croix, Knights Templar, Red Cross of Constantine and the Allied Degrees.
Second Provincial
Grand Principal
Stephen Haywood was born in South Yorkshire and was educated at Oakwood Collegiate School, Sheffield. He then went to college in Worksop where he met Jean, who was later to become his wife, in March 1973.
Living in Carlton-in-Lindrick near Worksop - Steve and Jean have two adult children, a son Simon and a daughter Deborah. They also have a grandson, Alex.
Steve was a Director of his family's mechanical installation company based in Rotherham, working predominantly in the steel, aluminium and automotive industries. He progressed to Joint Managing Director, until a major Scottish engineering group took the company over in 1994 and then became the General Manager of that division until the main group went into liquidation in January 2004. In February 2004, he set up his own engineering consultancy business, specialising on projects predominantly in the steel industry but has also worked for a Japanese client in the Toyota Factory at Burniston near Derby. In all cases this work involved project and contractor management, particularly concentrating on Construction Design Management (CDM) systems and implementation.
Steve enjoys many sports but is these days restricted to spectating rather than playing. Being born in Yorkshire, Steve's main sporting passion always was and is cricket. In particular Yorkshire County Cricket Club which of course then leads to in general England, for whom of course, there are three or four Yorkshire players, playing in the national team, not least the Captain, Joe Root. Steve used to play for Carlton-in-Lindrick Cricket Club as a "Demon Spin Bowler". However, the least said about his batting, the better. Steve was also the Club Secretary for a number of years in the late 1970s and early 1980s.
Steve's second sporting passion is football - supporting Rotherham United which he has done since the age six. For many years he was a season ticket holder and travelled the country watching them play, mainly in the lower divisions but more recently in the Championship. In the late 1960s, when the famous Scottish ex-player and manager, Tommy Docherty came to Rotherham as their manager, Steve went for a trial with them. However, Steve's midfield general skills on the school playing field were not quite up to the required mark of an ex-Scottish international and his professional footballing career was brought to an abrupt end! Coupled to the fact that around that period he found other interests of the female persuasion!
When Steve was younger, along with his father, he showed dogs. The family had several Bull Mastiffs, one in particular was quite a handsome beast and won many local shows. At this time Steve was about 15 or 16, so his father bore the brunt of the driving and exspense.
Steve also likes to travel. He has been fortunate with his work, which has taken him to Japan, Germany, Italy, Holland and France. He has also travelled to Australia and New Zealand, where both his son and daughter lived for a time, as well as various other countries such as Jamaica, Egypt, Switzerland and other European countries.
Third Provincial
David Scully was born in Hillingdon in 1950, moving to Windsor at age 6 where he was educated at The Royal Free School. On leaving school he worked in industry while qualifying with the Chartered Association of Certified Accountants in 1979.
His working life has been diverse, from small to multi-national companies, in sectors, including Oil & Gas Exploration, Aerospace, Electronics, Distribution, manufacture of machinery and manufacture of Furniture. Retiring in Jul 2013.
He moved with his wife Margaret to Lincoln in 1973 and then to Nottingham in 1983, has been married 49 years sharing an enjoyment of travel, theatre, gardening, fishkeeping and dining out.
David was Initiated into Pinner Lodge No 3300 on 20th April 1991. Installed as WM on 20th February 1999. He enjoyed organising "The Millenium Masters Ball" in January 2000. Served on the Rulers Forum Committee for 5 years, appointed PrSGD May 2005, promoted to PPrGReg May 2011, PrJGW May 2018 and PPrSGW May 2020.
He was secretary of his Lodge from 2011 to 2017, having been ADC and DC between 2002 and 2009.
As well as the Royal Arch, David is a keen member of both Red Cross of Constantine and Knights Templar.
Provincial Grand
Scribe Ezra
David Barber was born in Clifton in 1955 and was educated locally at Fairham Comprehensive School and Nottingham Peoples College. Prior to leaving college he spent time working in the Pathology Laboratories at Nottingham City Hospital on a voluntary/work experience basis. After leaving college in 1974 he worked in the laboratories of a local textile firm.
In 1975 he was employed by Nottinghamshire Police as a Civilian Scenes of Crime Officer (later to be known as Crime Scene Investigator or CSI) based at Central Police Station. He obtained a Post Graduate qualification in Forensic Archaeology from Bournemouth University and also specialised in blood pattern analysis.
In 1984 he was promoted to Senior Crime Scene Investigator providing day to day management of the scientific examination of crime scenes in Nottinghamshire. He was also part of the management team during investigations of major crime in Nottinghamshire; providing forensic examination strategies for both scene and laboratory examinations and the management of Police and Crime Scene Investigators during scene examinations, which culminated in giving evidence at Crown Court during many high profile trials.
David retired in June 2011.
David is married to Katrina and together they share an enjoyment of gardening, collecting art, particularly the work of artist Mackenzie Thorpe, and birdwatching.
David enjoys walking and has completed a number of long distance walks including the Coast to Coast walk following Wainwright's Guide. Now days his walks are of a more sedate nature!
As well as the Royal Arch, David is also an active member Craft Masonry, Mark, Rose Croix, Knights Templar, Red Cross of Constantine, Royal and Select Masters, the Allied Degrees and The Worshipful Society of Freemasons.