Cooks' Hall was built circa 1500, escaped the Great Fire and was rebuilt and enlarged 1674. In 1764 a fire partially destroyed the Hall which was again rebuilt but it was totally destroyed by fire in 1771.
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Cooks' Hall
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Cooks' Hall - blue plaque
2022: A London Inheritance drew our attention to the stamp and the text below...
Cooks' Hall - bronze plaque
{Below the arms of the Worshipful Company of Cooks:} Cooks Hall was built on...
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