Worshipful Company of Drapers
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| Motto | Unto God Only be Honour and Glory |
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| Location | Drapers' Hall, Throgmorton Avenue, London EC2 |
| Date of formation | 1361 |
| Order of precedence | 3rd |
| Master of company | Thomas Harris |
| Website | www |
The Worshipful Company of Drapers is one of the 111
History
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An informal association of
The brotherhood of drapers, a religious fraternity attached to the
Originally, the organisation was a trade association of
Amongst the royalty who have been members of the company, four had not been expected to become a monarch at the time of their birth but were later crowned:
- Prince William of Orange, later King William (III & II) of England, Scotland, France and Ireland
- Prince Carl of Denmark, later King Haakon VII of Norway
- Prince Albert, Duke of York, later George VI, King of Great Britain and Ireland, Emperor of India
- Princess Elizabeth of York, later Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom
Other well-known members have included Prince Frederick, Duke of York and Albany (aka The Grand Old Duke of York), Sir Francis Drake, Admiral the Viscount Nelson, The Marquess of Ripon and Grinling Gibbons.
Thomas Harris serves as Master Draper for 2023–24.
Present
Today, the company operates as a charitable, ceremonial and educational institution. This has included providing the site and some of the buildings of
It has maintained long-standing close ties with
The Company founded two girls' schools: in
The Drapers' Company continues to play a role in the life of the
Livery hall
The Drapers' Company is based at Drapers' Hall located in
The building was destroyed in the
The Hall includes four finely decorated main rooms used for the company's functions. The largest room is the Livery Hall, which can accommodate up to 276 guests for dinner.[4] These rooms are also available for hire[5] and have often been used for film locations, including for The King's Speech, GoldenEye, The Lost Prince and Agent Cody Banks 2: Destination London.[6][7] Groups may book a guided tour of Drapers' Hall; a donation to the company's charitable work is requested.
Guild Church
- St Michael's Cornhill[8]
Collections
The company's archives, works of art, silver and artefacts are in the care of its archivist. The document collection has items dating to the 13th century, including charters and coats of arms, charity records and records of the company's landholdings, including the Londonderry estates. The silver collection includes an ancient Celtic decorative collar found on the Londonderry estate and pieces of the company's own silverware from the 16th century onwards. There is also a collection of paintings, mostly of former members. Researchers may view its collections by appointment.
See also
- Coat of arms of the Drapers' Company
- Drapers' Gardens, London EC2
References
- ^ W. Herbert, The History of the Twelve Great Livery Companies of London, 2 vols (Author, London 1834), I, pp. 389-495.
- ^ www.lstacwc.org.uk
- ^ "The Drapers' Company - Membership". www.thedrapers.co.uk. Archived from the original on 15 May 2011.
- ^ "The Livery Hall". Drapers' Company. Retrieved 7 October 2018.
- ^ London Venues, Drapers' Hall.
- ^ On the set of 'The King's Speech' Archived 18 October 2012 at the Wayback Machine, Time Out
- ^ "Location of the Month", March 2004, Film London
- ^ "Drapers' Company - Livery Companies of the City of London". liverydatabase.liverycompanies.info. Retrieved 8 October 2019.
External links
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