Worshipful Company of Clothworkers
The Worshipful Company of Clothworkers was incorporated by
The original craft of the Clothworkers was the finishing of woven woollen cloth:
From the later Middle Ages, cloth production gradually moved away from London, a situation exacerbated by the Great Fire of London and the Industrial Revolution of the 18th and 19th centuries. The charitable role of the Clothworkers' company nevertheless continued, supported by generous gifts of money and property by members and benefactors.
Nowadays, the company's main role is in the charitable sphere, through the Clothworkers' Foundation, an independent charity. Through its grants, the Foundation seeks to improve the quality of life, particularly for people and communities that face disadvantage. The company generates some of its income by renting out the hall on a private hire basis for events.[2]
Both the company and the foundation operate from Clothworkers' Hall, in Dunster Court, between Mincing Lane and Mark Lane in the City of London. The site was conveyed to a group of Shearmen in 1456 and the present building, completed in 1958, is the sixth on the site. Its immediate predecessor, designed by Samuel Angell and opened in 1860, was destroyed in 1941.[3]
Famous members of the Worshipful Company of Clothworkers included
References
- ^ from which derives the expression 'to be on tenterhooks'
- ^ "Clothworkers' Hall Venue Hire - London Livery Hall For Hire".
- ISBN 9780230738782.
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