London City

About this eBook

Author

Besant, Walter, 1836-1901

Credits

Produced by Richard Tonsing, Chris Curnow and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive)

Language

English

LoC Class

DA: History: General and Eastern Hemisphere: Great Britain, Ireland, Central Europe

Subject

Guilds -- England -- London

Category

Text

Project Gutenberg

eBook-No. 58834

Release Date

February 5, 2019

Copyright

Public domain in the USA.

Contents

1. 1.LONDON CITY
2. 2.PREFACE
3. 3.CONTENTS THE ANTIQUITIES OF THE CITY
4. 4.ILLUSTRATIONS
5. 5.GROUP I — THE SADDLERS COMPANY — ST. MARY-LE-BOW — THE GROCERS COMPANY — ST. LAWRENCE, JEWRY — SS. ANNE AND AGNES, ALDERSGATE — THE HABERDASHERS COMPANY — THE WAX CHANDLERS COMPANY — THE MERCERS COMPANY — ST. ALBAN, WOOD STREET — THE GOLDSMITHS COMPANY — ST. MARY ALDERMARY — ST. MILDRED, BREAD STREET — ST. AUGUSTINE
6. 6.GROUP II — ST. STEPHEN, COLEMAN STREET — THE ARMOURERS AND BRASIERS COMPANY — THE GIRDLERS COMPANY — THE COOPERS COMPANY — ST. MARY, ALDERMANBURY — ST. ALPHAGE — THE CURRIERS COMPANY — THE BREWERS COMPANY — THE BRODERERS COMPANY — ST. GILES, CRIPPLEGATE — ALLHALLOWS, LONDON WALL — THE COACHMAKERS COMPANY — THE COACH AND COACH-HARNESS MAKERS COMPANY — ST. OLAVE, SILVER STREET — PARISH CLERKS — THE BARBERS
7. 7.GROUP III — ST. PETER, CORNHILL — ST. MICHAEL, CORNHILL — ST. EDMUND, KING AND MARTYR — ALLHALLOWS, LOMBARD STREET — ST. MARY WOOLNOTH — ST. CLEMENT, EASTCHEAP — ST. MARY ABCHURCH — THE SALTERS COMPANY — THE FOUNDERS COMPANY — ST. SWITHIN’S CHURCH — ST. STEPHEN, WALBROOK — ST. MARY WOOLCHURCH HAW — MERCHANT TAYLORS COMPANY — ST. PETER-LE-POER — ST. MARGARET, LOTHBURY — THE DRAPERS COMPANY — THE CARPENTERS COMPANY
8. 8.GROUP IV — THE IRONMONGERS COMPANY — ST. KATHERINE COLEMAN — THE PEWTERERS COMPANY — ST. KATHERINE CREE — ST. BOTOLPH, ALDGATE — ST. ANDREW UNDERSHAFT — ST. HELEN, BISHOPSGATE — THE LEATHERSELLERS COMPANY — ST. ETHELBURGA THE VIRGIN — ST. BOTOLPH, BISHOPSGATE
9. 9.GROUP V — ST. MARTIN, LUDGATE — THE STATIONERS COMPANY — THE APOTHECARIES COMPANY — ST. ANDREW BY THE WARDROBE — ST. NICHOLAS COLE ABBEY — ST. BENET, PAUL’S WHARF — THE PAINTERS OR PAINTER STAINERS COMPANY — ST. JAMES, GARLICKHITHE — THE VINTNERS COMPANY — THE INNHOLDERS COMPANY — ST. MICHAEL ROYAL — THE SKINNERS COMPANY — THE DYERS COMPANY — THE TALLOW CHANDLERS COMPANY — ALLHALLOWS THE LESS — THE CORDWAINERS COMPANY — THE FISHMONGERS COMPANY — ST. MAGNUS, LONDON BRIDGE — ST. LEONARD, EASTCHEAP — ST. GEORGE’S CHURCH — THE WATERMEN — ST. MARGARET PATTENS — ST. MARY-AT-HILL — THE BAKERS COMPANY — ST. DUNSTAN IN THE EAST — THE CLOTHWORKERS COMPANY — ST. OLAVE, HART STREET — ALLHALLOWS BARKING
10. 10.TOWER OF LONDON — THE JEWELS — THE ARMOURY — ST. PETER AD VINCULA — HOLY TRINITY, MINORIES
11. 11.GROUP VI — CHRIST’S HOSPITAL — CHRIST CHURCH — ST. SEPULCHRE — THE CUTLERS COMPANY
12. 12.ST. PAUL’S — ST. BOTOLPH, ALDERSGATE — ST. BARTHOLOMEW THE GREAT — ST. BARTHOLOMEW THE LESS — THE BUTCHERS COMPANY
13. 13.GROUP VII FLEET STREET AND ADJACENT STREETS — ST. DUNSTAN IN THE WEST
14. 14.THE TEMPLE — THE ROLLS AND THE RECORD OFFICE — ST. BRIDE
15. 15.THE ANCIENT SCHOOLS IN THE CITY OF LONDON — Collation of the School [50] — St. Mary-le-Bow Grammar School — The Grammar School of St. Martin’s-le-Grand — St. Anthony’s Hospital and School
16. 16.APPENDIX I THE CITY COMPANIES — Part I FOUNDATION AND OBJECT — CHRONOLOGICAL ORDER — ORDER OF PRECEDENCE — ASSOCIATIONS WHICH HAVE DISAPPEARED. — BASKETMAKERS — THE BLACKSMITHS — THE BOWYERS — BRODERERS — THE CARDMAKERS — THE CARMEN — THE CLOCKMAKERS — THE COOKS — THE DISTILLERS — THE FANMAKERS — THE FARRIERS — THE FELT MAKERS — THE FISHERMEN — THE FLETCHERS — FRAMEWORK-KNITTERS — THE FRUITERERS — THE GARDENERS — GLASS SELLERS — THE GLAZIERS — THE GLOVERS — THE GOLD AND SILVER WYRE DRAWERS — THE GUNMAKERS — THE HORNERS — THE JOINERS — THE LORINERS — THE MAKERS OF PLAYING-CARDS — THE MASONS — THE MUSICIANS — THE NEEDLEMAKERS — THE PATTENMAKERS — THE PAVIORS — THE PINMAKERS — THE PLAISTERERS — THE PLUMBERS — THE POULTERS — THE SCRIVENERS — THE SHIPWRIGHTS — THE SPECTACLE MAKERS — THE TIN-PLATE WORKERS — THE TURNERS — THE TYLERS AND BRICKLAYERS — THE UPHOLDERS — THE WEAVERS — THE WHEELWRIGHTS — THE WOOLMEN
17. 17.APPENDIX II MAYORS AND LORD MAYORS OF LONDON FROM 1189 TO 1900
18. 18.APPENDIX III A CALENDAR OF THE MAYORS AND SHERIFFS OF LONDON FROM 1189 TO 1900 — MAYORS — SHERIFFS
19. 19.INDEX
20. 20.TRANSCRIBER’S NOTES

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