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Shields in Clothworkers' Hall


IDENTITY STATEMENT

Reference code(s): GB 0103 MS ADD 207

Held at: University College London

Title: Shields in Clothworkers' Hall

Date(s): Created 1846

Level of description: Collection (fonds)

Extent: 1 volume

Name of creator(s): Gregory | Samuel | 1802-1858 | London attorney and antiquary

CONTEXT

Administrative/Biographical history:

Samuel Gregory: born, 1802; London attorney and antiquary; died, 1858.

The Clothworkers' Company is one of the livery companies - craft or trade associations - of the City of London which once controlled the craft or trade indicated by its name. In the order of precedence settled under Henry VIII in the 16th century, the Clothworkers are twelfth among the first 'twelve great' companies. The present Clothworkers' Hall, which replaced the earlier hall destroyed in 1941, is at Dunster Court, Mincing Lane, London. The Company received its first Royal Charter in 1528.

CONTENT

Scope and content/abstract:

Shields of arms placed in the Clothworkers' Hall in glass, 1840, and a list of members who have filled the office of Lord Mayor. The paper manuscript is in one hand, with the painted shields in many colours. Some printed shields are inserted.

ACCESS AND USE

Language/scripts of material: English

System of arrangement:

Conditions governing access:

Open.

Conditions governing reproduction:

Normal copyright restrictions apply.

Physical characteristics:

Finding aids:

Collection level description.

Detailed catalogue

ARCHIVAL INFORMATION

Appraisal, destruction and scheduling information:

Accruals:

Archival history:

Immediate source of acquisition:

From the Ward library.

ALLIED MATERIALS

Existence and location of originals:

Existence and location of copies:

Related material:

The Guildhall Library, London, holds genealogical and heraldic collections of Samuel Gregory. The Clothworkers' Company holds its own archives, and also collections of Samuel Gregory.

Publication note:

DESCRIPTION NOTES

Note:

Archivist's note: Sources: National Register of Archives; Encyclopaedia Britannica online; website of the Clothworkers' Company.

Date(s) of descriptions: 1999, revised Jul 2001


INDEX ENTRIES
Subjects
Guilds | Associations | Organizations
Local government | Public administration | Government
Livery companies x Guilds
Heraldry

Personal names
Gregory | Samuel | 1802-1858 | London attorney and antiquary

Corporate names
Clothworkers' Company | livery company

Places
City of London | London | England | UK | Western Europe | Europe