Building    To 1666

Upholders' Hall

Categories: Liveries & Guilds

Destroyed in the Great Fire and never rebuilt. 'Upholder' is an archaic word for 'Upholsterer'.

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Upholders' Hall

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Upholders' Hall

Corporation of London Site of Upholders' Hall destroyed in the Great Fire 1666.

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Basketmakers Company

Basketmakers Company

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0 memorials
Fan Makers' Company Hall

Fan Makers' Company Hall

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Worshipful Company of Tylers and Bricklayers

Worshipful Company of Tylers and Bricklayers

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2 memorials

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Giuseppe Grandi

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Person, Sculpture, Italy

1 memorial
Association of Jewish Refugees

Association of Jewish Refugees

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Harold Harmsworth, 1st Viscount Rothermere

Harold Harmsworth, 1st Viscount Rothermere

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Gordon Usmar

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1 memorial
William Randolph Hearst

William Randolph Hearst

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1 memorial