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 Royal Charter of Incorporation.
This section lists the memorials where the subject on this page is commemorated:
Worshipful Company of Stationers
Commemorated ati
Stationers' War Memorial
A beautiful, hand-crafted plaque - not just the frame, the gold lettering has...
This section lists the memorials created by the subject on this page:
Worshipful Company of Stationers
Creations i
Stationers' War Memorial
A beautiful, hand-crafted plaque - not just the frame, the gold lettering has...
Wynkyn de Worde
The sun-burst was part of de Worde's printer's device - printed at the front ...
Other Subjects
Stenton Covington
A prominent local resident living in Gibson's Hill, he donated £3,000 towards the establishment of the Rookery in Streatham. He was also involved in saving Norwood Grove for the public. Stenton Th...
Person, Benefactor, Commerce, Gardens / Agriculture, Liveries & Guilds
2 memorials
Heriot Baker Roe
Liveryman of the Worshipful Company of Stationers who died in WW1. Andrew Behan has kindly provided this research: Second Lieutenant Heriot Baker Roe was born on 10 October 1880 in Church Row, Ful...
War dead, WW1
1 memorial
Bernard Joseph Brown, CBE, JP
Member of the Joint Co-ordinating Committee in 1982 for opening Tower Bridge to the public. Â Mayor of Hillingdon 1969-1970. Bernard Joseph Brown was born on 27 February 1916, his birth being regis...
Person, Armed Forces, Liveries & Guilds, Politics & Administration
1 memorial
Sir Sydney Harold Gillett, Bt., M.C., F.C.A.
Sydney Harold Gillett was Lord Mayor in 1958. He seems to have not used the 'Sydney' in his name. Alderman, and Sheriff in the City of London in 1952. Awarded the MC in 1916 and knighted in 1953. ...
Person, Armed Forces, Liveries & Guilds, Lord Mayor, Politics & Administration
2 memorials
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