The company has been in existence from at least 1271, and received its royal charter in 1477. In common with most other livery companies, it no longer has a role as an association of tradesmen and craftsmen, but acts as a charitable institution supporting education in wood-related fields.
Credit for this entry to: Alan Patient of www.plaquesoflondon.co.uk
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Carpenters' Company
{Beneath the Carpenters' Company emblem:} On this site stood the Carpenters C...
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The headquarters of the Worshipful Company of Haberdashers. Their first hall was located on the corner of Staining Lane and Maiden Lane (now Gresham Street). It was destroyed in the Great Fire of L...
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