One of the Twelve Great Livery Companies of the City of London. Its origins steeped in the history of the City of London, and the import, regulation and sale of wine.
This section lists the memorials where the subject on this page is commemorated:
Vintners' Company
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CI - 6 - Wine
Pope’s Head Tavern in existence in 1756 belonged to Merchant Taylor’s Company...
The Vintners
Believed to be the first public sculpture in London commissioned by a Livery ...
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