Masonic Hall, Market Street, Aberystwyth, Ceredigion, Wales
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Ddraig Ddu
N 52° 24.878 W 004° 05.126
30U E 426176 N 5807711
A Masonic Hall located above 'Dots' shop, in use since a record showing their first meeting on the 14th March 1790.
Waymark Code: WMAEJ8
Location: South Wales, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 01/05/2011
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The Census shows:-
"The articles to be observed by a Society of Gentlemen, inhabitants of the Town and Neighbourhood of Aberystwyth were drawn up at their first meeting on Tuesday 14th March 1780. This manuscript copy on parchment, together with a printed version published in 1817, are deposited with other archives in the National Library of Wales (which is located nearby).
In 1817 there were 14 gentlemen - by 1823 it had grown to 27 but limited to 21 members resident within 10 miles of Aberystwyth and met every Tuesday evening at "a house which produces good ale". This was paid for by members subscriptions and a rotating chairman fined members for absences or other breaches of the rules. An annual feast was held in January and widows of members of at least three years standing were paid five sovereigns.
With thanks to Ceredigion County Council for the Census records.