Group    From 1606 

Worshipful Company of Fruiterers

1292 - first reference to ‘Free Fruiterers’. First charter in 1606. Their shield shows Adam and Eve with that first piece of fruit.

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This section lists the memorials where the subject on this page is commemorated:
Worshipful Company of Fruiterers

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Worcester House

The plaque doesn't mention Fruiterers Passage but we believe the unveiling of...

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This section lists the memorials created by the subject on this page:
Worshipful Company of Fruiterers

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Covent Garden Market

Large bronze relief "Fruit Porter Bronze", unveiled October 2006 by Mayor of ...

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Fruiterers' Hall & Alley

{To the left of the Fruiterers Company crest:} On 19th January 2000 the Rt Ho...

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Millennium tree - EC1

This flowering Malus tree "John Downie" was planted on the 19th January 2000 ...

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Worcester House

The plaque doesn't mention Fruiterers Passage but we believe the unveiling of...

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