On their declare that they have had in fact only 5 halls, not the excessive 6 stated on the plaque. The last was built in 1909 but suffered bomb damage in WW2, which can be seen in a City of London image. Our picture shows the penultimate hall, designed by Sylvanus Hall in 1788. We can find no information about the preceding three halls except that one was lost in the Great Fire along with many of the Company’s records.
This section lists the memorials where the subject on this page is commemorated:
Cordwainers' Hall
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Cordwainers' Hall
On this site stood six successive Livery Halls of the Cordwainers' Company fr...
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Vintners' Company
One of the Twelve Great Livery Companies of the City of London. Its origins steeped in the history of the City of London, and the import, regulation and sale of wine.
3 memorials
Sir Christopher John Benson, OAM, DL, FRICS
Serial Chairman. Chair of the Soho Housing Association in 1990. In view of the number of companies and groups that he's run, we're pretty sure we've got the right man. He was born on 20 July 1933 ...
Person, Armed Forces, Law, Liveries & Guilds, Philanthropy, Politics & Administration
1 memorial
Upholders' Hall
Destroyed in the Great Fire and never rebuilt. 'Upholder' is an archaic word for 'Upholsterer'.
1 memorial
Worshipful Company of Tylers and Bricklayers
The guild was first chartered in 1568. For Tyler, read Tiler not Taylor, and the connection makes sense. The 1666 Great Fire of London initially appeared to be good for the Company due to a Royal ...
2 memorials
Worshipful Company of Stationers
Initially a Guild of Stationers - booksellers who copied, decorated and sold manuscript books. By about 1650 the printers had largely taken over from the manuscript boys. In 1557 they received a...
3 memorials
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