At 101 Queen Victoria Street 1668 - 1785, according to the plaque but strangely the Salvation Army's account of the history of the site of their offices doesn't mention it. In 1785 the lease on the Hall was given up and the Company effectively wound up, since it was proving impossible to maintain control over blacksmithery as a profession. Their website says: "In recent years a new movement has arisen".
This section lists the memorials where the subject on this page is commemorated:
Blacksmiths' Hall
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J. A. Brewster
Master of the Worshipful Company of Butchers, 1961 - 1962. Another escapee from nominative determinism! (see Brunel.)
1 memorial
C. W. Hall
Master of the Innholders' Company in 1950.
1 memorial
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
Worshipful Company of Glaziers and Painters of Glass
The Guild of Glaziers (who made glass) existed in 1328 and received a Royal Charter from Charles I in 1638.
1 memorial
Worshipful Company of Scientific Instrument Makers
The WCSIM promotes the craft of scientific instrument making and the exchange of ideas and information by members and guests through meetings, visits, lectures and social events.
2 memorials
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Field Marshal Viscount William Slim
Field Marshal. Born near Bristol, brought up in Birmingham. Fought and wounded in WW1. 14th Army Burma, 1943 - 1945, recaptured Burma from the Japanese in WW2. 1953 - 1960 Governor General of Austr...
1 memorial
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