Established 3rd April 1868

Meeting Dates: 2nd Thursday in January, April and November

Installation: January

The de Tabley Preceptory was consecrated on 15 April 1868 at Knutsford, the first Preceptor being
Captain Richard Cope, Past Provincial Sub Prior. The Preceptory originally met at the Royal George Hotel in
King Street, Knutsford; no meetings were held between 1886 and 1895.
The Preceptory was resuscitated on 16 May 1896, and has met continually since that date, and now meets at the
Leicester-Warren Hall, Bexton Lane on the second Thursday in January (Installation), April and November.
The de Tabley Priory (Malta Degree) meets on the same evening as the Preceptory meeting in January to Install
the Prior elect.
The Priory holds a joint meeting with Temple Priory No. 327 and Northwich Priory No. 558 on the first Thursday in November to work the Malta Degree, when candidates from the respective Knights Templar Preceptories are Installed
as Knights of Malta.
De Tabley is a Keystone Preceptory, having contributed to the fabric fund for the building of Mark Master Mason’s Hall, London in the 1930’s.