Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Grand Lodge of All England at York


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The result was delete. Sr13 17:14, 25 June 2007 (UTC)

Grand Lodge of All England at York

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nn. Very small schismatic group from another very small schismatic group. MSJapan 19:26, 20 June 2007 (UTC)
 * Delete - While the orgainzation in question claims antiquity (and thus notability) it is, in fact, a brand new body which formed in 2005, which simply coopted a much older name. Some history may help people to  understand what is going on... There was a historical Grand Lodge of All England in 1725, set up as a rival to another Grand Lodge that had been formed in London.  This "Grand Lodge of All England" went dormant in the 1740s... was briefly revived from 1760s to the 1790s... and then closed for good. (see this page for further information)   The current "Grand Lodge of All England" (which this article is about) claims to be a revival of this older Grand Lodge... but in fact it is not.  This "Grand Lodge of All England" is a splinter group from the "Regular Grand Lodge of England" (RGLE)... itself a non-notable tiny organization which had broken off from the United Grand Lodge of England a few years earlier.   (note - RGLE has already had an article deleted for lack of notability... I would think that an article on an even smaller splinter should also be deleted).  Also Note: The historical Grand Lodge of All England is mentioned at the History of Freemasonry where it is talked about in context.  Blueboar 20:07, 20 June 2007 (UTC)


 * Delete No assertion of notability and no independent corroboration of claims.ALR 20:10, 20 June 2007 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of United Kingdom-related deletions.   -- John Vandenberg 09:01, 21 June 2007 (UTC)


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