Established by an Order of the Court at Aldermen on 22 September 1569, a Royal Charter being granted in 1937. Today it supports the trade in this country and helps to foster links with the craft across the world.
The history page of the Basketmakers website is surprisingly racy, with ""illegal imports of baskets" and riots on "Evil May Day" while their coat of arms is charming with 3 baskets on the shield and a domestic scene for the crest showing parents around a basketware cot.
The 1869 map shows this area not yet developed. The 1893 map shows a number of buildings on the site, labelled "Technical Institute". A history of Delaware County, Pennsylvania has a reference to ...
Glass engraver. Born New Zealand. Moved to London as a young artist. Best known for work at Coventry Cathedral, where he is buried.
The National Gallery leaflet describes Volkova as Anrep's sister in law. But this Imago photo of Anrep and Volkova at the completed 'Awakening of the Muses', is captioned: "Maria Volkova - the only...
Sculptor. From his website: "Born 1977 in central London against a background of musical theatre, the artist spent much of his childhood in the company of dancers and performing artists, an experie...
Chairman of the Thames Navigation & Port of London Committee in 1857. We can’t find a picture of the man but here’s the cup he was presented with, inscribed: “Thames Navigation & Port of ...
The Richmond plaque can be seen in our photo, between the lamppost and the two blackboards.
For an idea of what this area used to be like see this 1894ish map. It was all redeveloped following the 1928 flood. This block was desig...
Note: this is not Cooks' Cottage - that started life in North Yorkshire and in 1933 was moved to Melbourne, Australia, to celebrate the 1934 centenary of that city's foundation. It was replaced wit...
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