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Our first and oldest lodge in the Hallstone Province is based in Aylesbury, at Ripon Street Masonic Centre. This centre provided the venue for the first meeting of the Provincial Grand Lodge of Buckinghamshire on 17 July 1890. 
It has met in Aylesbury for the past 172 years!

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The history of the lodge:
The Buckingham Lodge Warrant was dated 25th April 1851 under the number 861 and the Lodge was Consecrated on 3rd May 1852 at the White Hart Hotel, at the bottom of the Market Square, Aylesbury. In 1863, the Grand Lodge register of Lodges was updated and the lodge became No 591. After a happy period in the White Hart Hotel, the Lodge moved to the George Hotel at the top of the Market Square and finally into their own building in 1882; the Masonic Hall in Ripon Street. Notable in the Temple today are the Oak Stalls acquired by the Lodge in 1884. These were purchased from the Duke of Newcastle’s private Chapel. These along with the handsome Secretary’s desk and triple seat give the Lodge room a special atmosphere.

The original silk Lodge Banner was presented by Bro. E.T. Mackrill W.M. 1895. Bro Mackrill, a joining member in 1886, became an active and energetic member of the lodge until he died in 1907. He not only presented the banner, but also the Clock in the Temple; Officer’s Collars and some of the Lodge Emblems.
The Present Lodge Banner was presented in memory of W. Bro G.W. Morris PPSGW by his Widow. W.Bro George was initiated into Buckingham Lodge in 1950, W.M. in 1963 and was Chaplain from 1980 until he died in 1990. W.Bro George was an enthusiastic mason with strong views. He became the Founding Master of the Haddenham Lodge in 1981. In 1994 the new Banner was hand painted by a former member of the Lodge, to a design produced for W. Bro Morris and agreed by Committee.
It features the crest of Buckingham. Per pale Sable and Gules a Swan rousant wings inverted and expanded Argent ducally gorged Or. The swan was a badge of the ancient family of De Bohn, and of the Giffards who were Earls of Buckingham, and then of the Staffords, the first Dukes of Buckingham. The background shows the Stafford livery colours of red and black. The coronet is sometimes depicted with a chain attached. The banner also features the chequered floor, porchway pillars and square and compasses. The banner is edged with gold braid.

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