The livery companies of the City of London comprise London's ancient and modern trade associations and guilds, almost all of which are styled the "Worshipful Company of..." their respective craft, trade or profession.
London's medieval guilds evolved into corporations responsible for training as well as regulating their respective trades, such as wage control, labour conditions and industry standards. Like most organisations during the Middle Ages, these livery companies were obliged to forge close ties with the Church of Rome (at least prior to the Protestant Reformation) by endowing religious establishments such as chantrychapels and churches, by observing religious festivals with hosting ceremonies and their well-known mystery plays. Most livery companies retain their historical religious associations, although nowadays members are free to follow any faith or none.
Most livery companies maintain their original trade, craft or professional roles; some still exercise powers of regulation, inspection and enforcement, while others are awarding bodies for professional qualifications. The Scriveners' Company admits senior members of legal and associated professions, the Apothecaries' Company awards post-graduate qualifications in some medical specialties, and the Hackney Carriage Drivers' Company comprises licensed taxi drivers who have passed the "Knowledge of London" test. Several companies restrict membership only to those holding relevant professional qualifications, eg. the City of London Solicitors' Company and the Worshipful Company of Engineers. Other companies, whose trade died out long ago, such as the Longbow Makers' Company, have evolved into being primarily charitable foundations.
I sit in my easy chair I've got so much time to spare cause I know in my future days I'll have my lion's share There's nothing I like better Than getting something for nothing Then some will tell you that you can't get nothing for free Obviously they don't know me You can have your cake and eat it too And there's plenty of free lunch for you If you think you're getting cheated then you don't have a clue You don't know where you are, or what to do I live the lifestyle they speak of so highly
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The 150m tall project will replace the site’s 1950s livery hall and will include a replacement underground livery hall topped by retail, office space, a public roof garden and winter garden and a new ...
Hall’s camp ... Hall raised crops ... CarolynSwift wrote that tent campers stayed for free, or paid $1.50 for a shanty, with a price to board their horses in Hall’s livery stable near the trestle.
But that said, not many amateurs could dream of taking things as far as Paul Wee who appears at Wigmore Hall on, June 15 ... • I daresay they have a few chandeliers at Butcher’s Hall, the livery company appropriately close to Smithfield Market.
Aaron Chown/Pool via REUTERS. The painting was designed with the architecture of Drapers’ Hall in mind. The portrait will hang in the great hall in London that is the home of the historic livery company, which dates back to the 14th century.
>> Read more trending news. Or, maybe, his best color ...The 8.5 by 6.5-foot painting is by British artist Jonathan Yeo ... The portrait will hang in Drapers’ Hall which is the home of the historic livery company, which dates back to the 14th century.
The portrait was commissioned by the Drapers' Company, the City of London livery company which has been collecting royal portraits for centuries. His painting will go up in Drapers' Hall in London...
• City Livery Halls are decorous places, no screaming there ... at Merchant Taylor’s Hall, Threadneedle Street, where the City MusicFoundation use it in a lunchtime concert, May 13, for young artists on the CMF development scheme.
The 150m tall project would involve the demolition of the existing 1950s livery hall and will include a replacement underground livery hall topped by retail and 78,000 sq m of office space, a public ...
The 150m tall project would involve the demolition of the existing 1950s livery hall and will include a replacement underground livery hall topped by retail and 78,000 sq m of office space, a public ...
