Installation Court and 2015 Annual Banquet at Vintners' Hall

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The Master, the Upper Warden and the Junior Warden

Orpington Sea Cadets stand guard

The Musicians

Boozy knick-knacks

A Vintners' chair

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New Liverymen of the Company

the installation process

1. Polly Damen

2. Anna Robinson

3. Andrew von Bradsky

4. Nicholas Waring

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New Freemen of the Company

Five new Freemen

Signing in...

1. Mark Kelly

2. Anna Robinson

3. Michael Stiff

4. Andrew Reynolds

5. Leif Martinez

Tom's 'Court Combi'

A new Liveryman of the Company - January 2014

Stella Ioannou gets signed up

Livereyman Ioannou tucks in...

New Freemen of the company - January 2014

Freemen Peter Oborn, David Cox and Nicholas Waring

New students - January 2014

Students Dominic James Edwards and Matthew Loosley

Mentor Roger France in support

Election Court, Annual Church Service and Dinner at Skinners' Hall - July 2013

On a sunny July afternoon, the latest Election Court was held in the side-chapel of St. Lawrence Jewry, the Wren church that lies next to Guildhall.  Master Mervyn held his term's last formal meeting that, amongst other business, confirmed the Court appointments for 2013-2014.

Our 'Master' elect - Jacqueline  Frances Howes.

Three new Freemen of the company were initiated 'by redemption' (ie by company sponsorship) and they will shortly receive their Freedom of the City from the Chamberlain of the City at Guildhall.  

John Assael, Andrew von Bradsky
and
Stephen Hodder. 

Then onwards (after a decent pause) to full membership of the Livery.

The death of three Liverymen in 2013 focusses the importance of new members of the Company and Court.  Our condoleances go to the families of these three once popular Liverymen.

After a service including a string of 'architectural' hymns and Bible lessons led by the Rev. Can. Parrott, the assembled company progressed across busy Cheapside, to 8 1/2 Dowgate Hill where we all entered the extraordiunay Skinners' Hall.  CLICK HERE for more on our Livery Halls.

Speechified, fed and watered, we all wended our way home in a balmy summer evening.

Skinners' Hall anteroom

The Master of rhetoric!

Dinner in Skinners' Hall

A convivial summer evening - daylight + candles

the low level view from the new 'Master-Cam' - including Mervyn's glass (+R. thumb) of
Bourgogne Pinot Noir Paul Pillot 2009

A photo treat for the advocate of the late great Sir Edwin LUTYENS!
- sharp July sunlight on the façade -
click on the image to enlarge

* S T O P   P R E S S *
Stephen Hodder
a new WCCA Freeman is 
Royal Institute of British Architect's
PRESIDENT-ELECT
2013

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A court meeting afloat on HQS Wellington

January 2013 - Court luncheon

The Master at his Court

NEW LIVERYMEN...

Justin Bere and Dargan Bullivant are enrobed into the Livery

Justin Bere (lhs) and Dargan Bullivant (rhs)

NEW FREEMEN...

Sir Alastair Stewart and Jonathan Ellis-Miller

NEW STUDENTS...

three new initiates...

Samantha Horne

Eleanor Wright

David Sharpe

Election Court, Annual Service and dinner at Pewterers Hall

one of the many charters of a very old livery company

examples of fine craftsmanship

John E C Dyson is invested in the Livery by Master Wilkey

certification of the event

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