First built in 1431, destroyed by the Great Fire in 1666, rebuilt in 1681, and again destroyed by enemy action in 1940.
The picture shows the pillared portico of the old Girdlers' Hall, 1830.
Girdlers are, unsurprisingly, makers of belts and girdles.
This section lists the memorials where the subject on this page is commemorated:
Girdlers' Hall
Girdlers Hall Girdlers Hall, first built on this site in 1431, was destroyed...
The story of the Carpenters' three Halls is given at the Picture Source website.
Serial Chairman. Chair of the Soho Housing Association in 1990. In view of the number of companies and groups that he's run, we're pretty sure we've got the right man. He was born on 20 July 1933 ...
Person, Armed Forces, Law, Liveries & Guilds, Philanthropy, Politics & Administration
Lost in the Great Fire. In 1670 a second hall was built on the same site. This was pulled down in 1867 so that a smaller Hall could be built and the remainder of the land was sold to the Corporatio...
Architect and surveyor. Churchwarden of St Andrew-by-the-Wardrobe. He and his sons, Banister Flight Fletcher and Herbert Phillips Fletcher, formed the architectural practice: Banister Fletcher &...
Person, Architecture, Liveries & Guilds, Politics & Administration, Property
Founded in London. Its main objectives are the cultural interchange between Great Britain and Argentina and building strong social and creative ties between both communities.
It was in Regent Street that a film was first played to a paying audience in Britain, whereas King's Hall Picture Palace is thought to have been the first purpose-built cinema in Britain.
Elizabeth Christina Kelly was born on 12 December 1925 in Dublin, Ireland. As Elisabeth C. Kelly she married Robert A. Marsden in the 3rd quarter of 1957 in the Hackney Registration District, Lond...
Music group comprising Jet Harris, Hank B. Marvin and Bruce Welch on strings and Tony Meehan on drums. Originally known as The Drifters, they became Cliff Richard's backing group. They changed thei...
Son of the 2nd Marquess. Created Duke in 1874, mainly it seems for owning large chunks of London and being the head of the richest family in the UK. Country seat in Cheshire. From this Calendar we...
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