THE HISTORY OF THE WORSHIPFUL COMPANY OF GLAZIERS AND PAINTERS OF GLASS, LONDON

FROM 1919 TO 1999

EDITED BY

R.F. LANE, P. S. LONDON, P. H. TROLLOPE

Hi - Dedicated to Glaziers past and present.

1. The Glass Stainers.

To every Man his Mystery A trade and only one; The Masons make the hives of men, The domes of grey or dun, But we have wrought in rose and gold The houses of the sun.

From "The Five Guilds" by G.K. Chesterton THE COMPANY'S ARMORIAL BEARINGS

ii TABLE OF CONTENTS

1. Foreword by The Master.

2. Introduction.

3. Chapter 1. Rights, Privileges and Charters of the Glaziers' Company.

Chapter 2. The Company's Armorial Bearings.

Chapter 3. The Craft and other charitable activities of the Company.

Chapter 4. The story of the Glaziers' Halls.

Chapter 5. Extracts from the Minutes Books of the Court of Assistants.

Appendices.

1. Masters, Upper Wardens, Clerks, Chaplains and Beadles.

2. Senior Officers that did not proceed.

3. Members of the Company upon whom Honours were conferred and/or who held high office in the City and Corporation of London.

4. Members of the Royal Family and Honorary Freeman of the Company.

5. Persons admitted to the Livery by Gift.

6. Livery Halls and other accommodation used by the Company.

7. Dinners then and now.

Chapter 6. The Glaziers' Company's associations with other organisation.

Chapter 7. Some valued possessions.

Chapter 8. Some famous names in glazing.

IV

- FOREWORD

Since Ashdown's History of the Glaziers' Company from its earliest recorded existence in 1328 until 1918 was published, those wishing to know something of events during the succeeding eight decades have had to be content with the brief accounts in the Company's Livery List (the Blue Book) and, more recently, the Silver Booklet. Several offers and suggestions during that time proved to be abortive but it is to the credit of the Company's Honorary Surveyor and Librarian, Assistant R.E Lane, that his initiative gained the approval of the Court ofAssistants. Apart from the long and wide experience of the Company that he derived from his Offices in it, Mr. Lane has shown his ability in the field of historical writing with his account of Guilds outwith London. His appeal for assistance was answered by Past Masters P.S. London and P.H. Trollope and between them these three have been responsible for the bulk of the labour of selecting relevant extracts from the Minutes of the meetings of the Court of Assistants. The editors were fortunate in obtaining the assistance of the former Glass Information Officer and present Chairman of the Craft and Competitions Committee, Assistant PhilIida Shaw, and the present Glass Information Officer, Adelle Corrin, whose painstaking researches provided the foundations for chapters 3 and 6. The nature and extent of the achievements recorded in these two chapters were felt to be best expressed by separating them from the rest of the Minutes and thereby giving them a coherence that they might otherwise have lacked. Readers will surely be struck by the range and success of the Company's efforts to proclaim and sustain the continuing importance of a "mystery" that stretches back far beyond its own existence. Similar considerations apply to chapters 2, 4 and 7. The period covered by this supplement to Ashdown's works deals with some of the most important events in the entire history of the Glaziers' Company and I am very pleased to have this opportunity to pay due tribute to the three editors of this work and their collaborators. P.R. Batchelor, Master. October, 2000.

v - INTRODUCTION

The 80 years that have elapsed since the pUblication of Ashdown's History of the Glaziers' Company from 1328 to 1918 have seen greater changes in the Company's activities than occurred during 590 years. Outstanding among those changes have been, firstly, the Company's increasing efforts to promote interest in, knowledge of and support for the art and craft of stained and painted glass and, secondly, the acquisition of a Hall. The general plan of the contents resembles that of Ashdown's History, some of which it repeats in abbreviated form in order to acquaint newcomers with the history of the City of London and its Livery Companies, with particular relevance to the Glaziers' Company. For all the importance of the Charters granted to the Company in the 17C. we have not thought it necessary to reproduce them, or the Company's Ordinances: they are given in full in Ashdown's History and can be studied in the Library, Most of the book is devoted to the changes that have taken place since 1918. Among them is the exemplification of the Company's armorial bearings, the design of which had been unsettled for centuries. Although London's Livery Companies have a reputation for lavish ceremonial and hospitality, many still play an important part in their trades and businesses as well as administering educational and other charities. Since the Second World War the Glaziers' Company has awarded increasing numbers of prizes and scholarships and has provided practical support for promising young artists and craftsmen and women as well as rescuing and contributing to the cost of conserving and restoring stained and painted glass of historical or artistic merit. This subject and the acquisition of a Hall are dealt with in separate chapters. The acquisition of a Hall sprang from the establishment of a Hall Building Fund in 1929 and was completed nearly 50 years later, thereby closing an interesting historical circle that had its origins in the ISC., when glaziers from the Low Countries settled in Southwark. Although this was only just across the river from the City of London, these immigrants were outwith the control of the then Guild of Glaziers. A century ago, glass makers in Southwark produced Prior's Early English Slab Glass, which quickly won acclaim by the Arts and Crafts' Movement for its richness of colour and sparkling qualities. Glass is no longer made in Southwark and the Worshipful Company no longer exercises control over the mystery that it represents but it has come to play an important part in the Borough. The core of the book is taken from the Minutes of the meetings of the Court of Assistants from 1919 to 1999 but during that period the Company has been associated with other bodies with relevant interests, particularly the British Society of Master Glass Painters, and these associations have a chapter of their own. Since Ashdown wrote his book information about distinguished but long dead members of the Livery have come to light and has been added to notes about modern artists and craftsmen. In addition to narrative chapters are appendices that list Officers, Honorary Officers, members of the Company of great distinction and some of the Company's valued possessions. We thank the Court ofAssistants for their support and encouragement of our efforts and we add our thanks to those of The Master for the invaluable contributions of Assistant Phillida Shaw and Mrs Adelle Corrin. We also thank the Clerk, Colonel David Eking, for his careful reading of the typescript and for numerous helpful suggestions. We have pleasure in thanking Mr Brian Humphreys of M. & B. Print Solutions for his expert advice in turning our script into an elegant publication and also in acknowledging the willing and courteous assistance of the staff of the Guildhall Library in making available the Company's records that are in their care.

R.E Lane, P.S. London, P.H. TrolIope October, 2000.

vi P.R. Batchelor Master 2000

R.F. Lane P.S. London P. H. Trollope Hon Surveyor & Librarian Master 1983 Master 1990

P. Shaw A. Corrin Glass Information Ofcer Glass Information Ofcer 1983 - 1994 1994 - 2013 Master 2005

This history, frst printed in 2000, was digitised by David Whyman in 2020 and presented to the Glaziers’ Company in 2021 by Phillida Shaw in memory of Robert Lane, Peter London, Patrick Trollope and Adelle Corrin. Chapter 1.

THE RIGHTS, PRIVILEGES AND CHARTERS OF THE GLAZIERS' COMPANY.

Although "verrers", i.e. glaziers, had worked in England as early as the seventh century it was not until 1328 that there was any record of a Guild of Glaziers. This took the form of a list of "Glasyrs", who are named in chapter 8. Ashdown explains at the beginning of his History of the Glaziers' Company that "The craft Guilds of the Middle Ages were composed of communities of men bound together by a common object, namely the furtherance and protection of the particular craft or mystery* by which their livelihood was obtained". They were at first based on families but increasing demands for goods and services made it necessary to recruit others, who were carefully selected before being introduced to the mysteries of the trade, art or calling, and swearing appropriate oaths. Violation of these oaths could be heavily penalized for the sake of maintaining the standards set by the Guild, standards in which the State played no part. Guilds bought from the Municipalities or the Sovereign the right to make their own rules and regulations for the benefit of their trade and as their numbers increased throughout the nation so did their influence in the affairs of the nation. Training and recognition as a Master Craftsman, who was competent to take apprentices, was strictly regulated. Apprenticeships still exist in some trades but the purely nominal apprenticeship of the Glaziers' Company only just survived Hitler's War. On the other hand, in reeent years the Company has created opportunities for students and young glaziers to gain experience in the craft. Women have long been admitted to the Company, sometimes as widows, some of whom took apprentices, including women. Minutes of the Court of Assistants record the following. 29th. October, 1700. Robert Fay was apprenticed to "Lettice Good Widow Relict of ffrancis Good" for seven years. 14th. December, 1716. "Elizabeth Halsey daughter of Thomas Halsey of London gent, doth put herself apprentice unto Elizabeth Daldron Citizen and Glazier of London for 7 yeares". 29th. June, 1747. Mary App, daughter of Thomas, a glazier of Kent, was apprenticed to Elizabeth Dans, widow of loeI, Citizen and Glazier of London for seven years. 8th. December, 1763. "Dorothy Gulliver daughter of Thomas, Citizen and Turner of London by trade a working Glazier" was admitted to the Company. There was then a period of more than two centuries before the admission of a woman was recorded, that of Mrs. Tessa Tulloch (nee Trewman), by Patrimony, to the Freedom in 1967 and to the Livery in 1981. Since then the number of women has increased steadily, with a notable proportion of artists among them. As the Guilds increased in number the merchant Guilds distinguished themselves from the Trade Guilds, which they regarded as being of lower social standing although both sorts are to be found in the Great Twelve. In the early part of the 16C. the influence of practising craftsmen, artists and merchants became diluted by the emergence of capitalists, who sought control in the world of commerce. Also, government, both local and national, levied taxes and otherwise battened on the Guilds and tended to weaken their for­ mer close association with their mysteries. Encouraged by the personal interest taken by King Edward III in the Livery Companies, the Glaziers' Guild took the opportunity "to define its livery and codify the laws and ordinances by which it was governed". As a result, following a petition to the Mayor and Aldermen of the City, fresh ordinances were approved in 1364-5. The ravages of the Black Death had so disorga­ nized tradesmen and craftsmen that it was necessary to restore both order and standards. Ten years later the Guild again petitioned the Mayor and Aldermen to be given control over immigrant glaziers, with the right of appeal to the Court if standards of performance and materials appeared to be at risk. In addition to the required disciplinary powers the Guild was required to look after sick assistants. From time to time there were other petitions concerned with standards of performance and materials, right of search and right to impose penalties, particularly on immigrants, whose numbers were cause for concern towards the end of 15C. There were also petitions following attempts by capitalists to corner the glass market. However, the jurisdiction of the City Council over London's Guilds and Fraternities did not always offer the protection they sought. As Ashdown stated, "When the Council proved its inability to fight successfully against the monopoly of the Crown the Fraternity of Glaziers had

* From the French metier, a trade or occupation. necessarily to invoke the aid of the State Council and ask for a Charter of Incorporation". In 1637 the Attorney General signified his approval of a plea for incorporation in order to deal with inferior workmanship with lead( among other matters) and was ordered to prepare the necessary Grant of Incorporation. The Charter was dated 6th. November, 1638, when the Guild became a Livery Company, which suggests that there were no hard feelings from when the Master and Wardens were imprisoned for failing to contribute adequately to a loan of £120,000 to Kings Charles I for the defence of the realm.

Notes on the Charter of 1638. This and the subsequent Charter of King James 11 are given in full in Ashdown's History but they are longwinded and require careful attention to the unfamiliar and repetitious wording. What follows conveys the general sense of the Charters. In spite of rulings by the Lord Mayor, Aldermen and Court of Common Council and the High Court of Star Chamber, the Glaziers, unlike some of the Companies, "have not sufficient power and authority for that they are not sufficiently incorporated to make due search and scrutiny and to correct false materials or the persons using them". As a result, the King granted his Charter incorporating "the present ffreemen of that Trade within the Citty of London" and for three miles around. It provided for the election of a Master, two Wardens and 21 Assistants and "other Inferior Officers", which included a Clerk and a Beadle. It laid down means of election and provided for the self-government of the Company and for its owner­ ship of property. It confirmed existing customs, rights and privileges, including control of the trade as they thought best, the right of search and the power to impose penalties. It named Thomas Kirbishire as Master, John Rowse and Robert Braitwaite as Wardens and 21 Assistants as "the Master, Wardens and Comrilaltie of the Art or Misterie of Glaziers of the Citty of London". It provided for a Common Seal. The Charter allowed wide discretion with regard to recourse to law, to the times and places of meetings and to nominations to office but it specified that elections to office should take place on the Feast of St. Matthew, which, within a few days, is still the practice. Motions put to the Court of Assistants that were supported by "the greater part", including the Master and one Warden, would be carried, that proportion being invested with full powers, including the removal of Officers for "evill government or for any other iust or reasonable cause" and to fill any vacancies arising for this or any other reason. In parenthesis, it may be remarked that the imprisonment of the Master and Wardens in 1627 was not considered to warrant removal from office, indeed, the rest of the Court may have admired their refusal to make the required contribution to King Charles. Although the provisions of the Charter were stated to be "for ever", in 1683 King Charles 11 invoked the royal power created in 1278 to proceed against the Corporation of the City of London. As a result, the Glaziers, and other Livery Companies, had to yield to the King "All and Singular the powers, franchises, liberties, privileges whatsoever and howsoever granted". However, two Judges that did not support the King's action had been removed from the King's Bench and the legality of the judgement was not acknowledged and three months after the King's death in February, 1685, King James 11 largely restored the liberties of the Company. In 1689 this Charter was declared null and void by King William III and Queen Mary 11 and the terms of King Charles I's Charter were fully restored.

Notes on the Charter of 1685. Among other things, the Charter states that "the ffreemen of the Art or mistery of Glaziers of our City of London and suburbs [and for five miles around, as against the three miles in the earlier Charter] of the same for everhereafter" shall be the Master, Wardens and Comonalty of the Art or Mistery of the City of London and named the Master (John Oliver), two Wardens and 18 Assistants [as compared with 21 before]. It provided for a "Clerke" but not a Beadle. Catholics were excluded from office and the Livery, and the "Clark" was subject to royal approval.

Notes on the Supplemental Charter of 1956. This was granted by Queen Elizabeth 11 on 2nd. January. It allowed the Assistants on the Court to vary between 10 and 30, in addition to Assistants ex officio, such as Past Masters. The quorum was set at ten in stead of "the greater part" but it was laid down that matters concerning the real property of the Company and the election or removal of an Assistant required the presence of 12 persons, 21 days' notice of the meeting and a majority in the proportion of two to one, the Chairman having a casting vote.

The Company's Ordinances. The first codification of the laws and ordinances by which the "Glasyrs" were governed took place

2 early in the reign of King Edward III (1327-77). Fresh ordinances were approved in 1364-5 and those that are in present use are almost exactly the same as those that were approved on 19th. February, 1749. At a meeting of the Court on 18th. September, 1935 Dr. AH. Thomas, the Keeper of the Records at Guildhall, said that any new code of Bye-Laws would require the sanction of the Privy Council, which had replaced the Lord Chancellor and two Chief Justices of former times. He was of the opinion, however, that any new rules that the Company might make for its guidance could be approved by the Court of Aldermen; such rules should not, however, be called Bye-Laws. Dr. Thomas submitted that there was no need for new Bye-Laws with regard to such matters as the admission of Freemen, which was governed by the Common Law and Custom of the City and could not be altered. Such grades as Honorary Liveryman and Honorary Assistant were not provided for and were new to him. The Minutes of a meeting on 24th. April, 1969 record that the Court of Aldermen had approved the alteration of the Ordinances relating to the payment of Quarterage so that this should be "Such sum as shall be determined by the Master, Wardens and Court of Assistants of the said Company" and that the Quarterage payable on 21st. September and annually thereafter should be five guineas.

3 Chapter 2.

THE COMPANY'S ARMORIAL BEARINGS.

Although the Company has used armorial bearings for centuries, there is no record of an official grant by letters patent signed and sealed by the three English Kings of Arms. Indeed, the Company may simply have adopted arms during the 150 years before the College of Arms was established in 1484. Several similar designs were used, with varying degrees of heraldic authority, until the matter was settled by an exemplification issued by Sir Henry Farnham Burke, Garter Principal King of Am1s, on 5th. March, 1926. The armorial bearings are described as follows; they are reproduced at the beginning of the book. Argent, two glazing* irons in saltire between four closing nails sable, on a chief gules a demilion passant guardant or. Crest: on a wreath of the colours a lion's head couped or between two wings azure. Mantling: sable doubled argent. Supporters: on either side a boy proper holding in the exterior hand a torch enflamed also proper. Motto: Lucem Tuam da nobis Deus. This can be rendered in plain English as follows. On a white (or silver) shield the black grazing irons are tools used for nipping off irregularities on the edges of pieces of glass. That they are in the form of S1. Andrew's cross may be related to the fact that the Company's patron saint is S1. Andrew, whose saint's day is 30th November. Closing nails are used for holding pieces of glass in place while they are being fixed together with strips of lead. The chief is the red strip at the top of the shield; the demilion is yellow (or gold), with a blue tongue and claws, whereas the lion's head in the crest has a red tongue. Passant guardant means walking past and looking sideways out of the shield. The crest: the wreath is the striped band at the junction between the helmet and the crest that surmounts it. 'The eolours" are black and white (or silver). Couped means cut cleanly across, through the neck in this case. Azure means blue. Mantling is the frilly device flanking the helmet and is a stylized remnant of the surcoat or cloak that covered a knight's armour and was suspended from the wreath. It shows the two colours of the Livery, namely black with a white lining. The supporters: proper means in natural colours. In this case it implies nudity (which may seem surprising) because when supporters wear clothing they are described as being "habited" and the "habit" itself is described. "Inflamed means that the torches are alight, with red and yellow flames. The boys may be related to cherubim, which play a supporting role in so many religious illustrations. The motto means "Give us Thy Light, 0 God", The exemplification is displayed in the Library of Glaziers' Hall, together with an engraving and two pieces of armorial glass. The engraving, of ''The Glasiers" arms shows a complete lion passant guardant and dates from 1677 or later; it bears the following inscription. "Copper line engraving on laid paper, originally produced for the Arms-Painter Richard Wallis and used in his shop 'against ye Royall Exchange' in 1677. The engraving is ascribed to William Vaughan, whose initials are found on one of the plates. A guaranteed genuine antique print. Motto Da Nobis Lucem Domine". The armorial glass panels were presented by Sir Algemon Tudor Craig, One dates from the 15C. and has an unfamiliar arrangement of familiar features. The (heraldic) right, or dexter, half of the shield is occupied by crossed black grozing irons on white and the left half is also white, with a very crude repre­ sentation of what appears to be an orange demilion faeing (heraldic) left, or sinister, above three black closing nails that lack their usual heads. It may be worth mentioning that in S1. Helen's Church in York there is a panel of stained glass showing a shield very similar to the Company's but with 1112 lions on the chief and also, unusually, facing the heraldic left. Furthermore, in 1671 the Gateshead Glazing Company was granted "the same arms as the Glaziers and Painters of London" but without the motto, The other piece of armorial glass is a small rectangle with an oval shield and supporters in paint and stain, which shows the lion as yellow on white and the tools as black on yellow. The date is not known but appears to be 16 or 17C. Both these pieces break the heraldic rule that yellow, or gold, should not be placed on white, or silver. Traditionalists will doubtless be pleased that the Company's arms conform to the design recorded by Robert Cooke, Clarencieux, "on a piece of veUam" after he had paid an official visit to the Company

*Properly grazing irons.

4 in 1588. That piece of vellum was "viewed and approved" by Sir Henry St. George, Richmond Herald, in the course of his visitation in 1634, during the Mastership of John Addison. There is now no trace of the piece of vellum referred to but the account of Richmond's Visitation makes it clear that it was not a grant of arms and was probably no more than an exemplification of a design that was already in use. It was illustrated by a trick, which is a sketch with the colours indicated by appropriate abbreviations and which showed a whole lion walking past and looking forwards (passant). However, when the College of Arms came to study its records in 1926. this design was found to be an alteration, made some time after 1634, of the earlier design of a demilion passant guardant, i.e. walking past and looking sideways, as had appeared in numerous illustrations. Nevertheless, the demilion passant guardant seems to have been the favoured version until c. 1675, after which either a lion or a demilion, each passant guardant (but not a whole lion passant) was used until 1724. After that, a lion passant guardant was universal. It was because of this confusion that the Court of Assistants sought the advice of the College of Arms in 1926. Nevertheless, sharp-eyed and knowledgeable persons can see that the present Master's Badge bears a complete lion and that the badges of the Immediate Past, now Deputy, Master the Senior Assistant Proceeding and the Honorary Chaplain not only bear a complete lion but show the designs in white on a blue background. Furthermore, one Past Master has a badge with the correct colours but a complete lion. Such anomalies may fairly be regarded as interesting historical relics of past uncertainty rather than errors to be corrected but when each Freeman is admitted to the Livery the significance of the arms is explained by the Master in the following words: "You will notice from the illustration of the Arms of the Company on the table before you, that below the lion, in black on a white ground, are some ancient tools of our craft; they are a pair of grozing irons and four closing nails, still to be found in any glazing workshop, and from this part of the Shield are derived the colours of the Company - Black and Silver. The torches carried by the two boys symbolize light, the fundamental reason for glass of any description used in windows". In view of the variations in the ways in which the lion has been depicted in the past it is perhaps remarkable that there is no explanation of this part of the design: one can only speculate. The presence of a lion on a shield of arms, partieularly when it so closely resembles the Royal Lions of England in colour and posture, sometimes denotes an association with royalty but in this case the lion was used long before the first Royal Charter was granted by King Charles I in 1638, though perhaps not before the first King's Glazier was appointed in 1393. Surprisingly, perhaps, a golden lion on red (the red cross of the City of London) appears in the arms of only two other Companies, the Barbers' and the Shipwrights'. Similarly, the significance of the lion's head and the wings that form the crest is not known. In conclusion, one may appeal to readers with an interest in accuracy to remember that an heraldic crest is only part of an achievement of arms, which includes shield, helm, mantling, supporters and motto. It can be added that during their year of office Masters of the Company that have arms of their own may combine them with those of the Company, dividing the shield vertically, with the Company's device on the heraldically more important dexter (the right side of the bearer of a shield) side and his or her own on the sinister side.

5 Chapter 3.

THE CRAFT AND OTHER CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES OF THE COMPANY FROM 1919-99.

Competitions, Awards and Prizes.

The Company's support for and promotion of stained and painted glass is well exemplified by the competitions and awards that it has instituted and organized during the last 50 years. The Blackham Medal and Award. In 1951 a bequest of £100 by the former Clerk, Major General R.J. Blackham, was received for an annual medal for glazing and glass painting. Awards were recorded between 1952 and 1958, after which a Blackham Award (of cash) was recorded in 1972 and 1974. The residue of this small charity was sub­ sequently amalgamated with a number of others Travelling Scholarships. In 1959 the French government awarded a stained glass scholarship to Gerald Coles, who applied to the Company for a grant to further his studies abroad. In November of that year it was resolved to award him a grant not exceeding £200 "to enable him to spend three months in Germany visiting Cathedrals, Churches, Art Schools and stained glass facilities". Also in 1959 Past Master Sir Arthur Evans bequeathed £1,000 "to be called the Sir Arthur Evans fund", the income from which The Court decided should be used for a prize connected with stained glass. It was also resolved that a "Travelling Scholarship of the value of £150 should be offered for award, such scholarship to be awarded by selection on the recommendation of not more than two stained glass artists, also Liverymen of the Company, as a result of inspection of students' work". From 1960 the name "The Sir Arthur Evans Travelling Scholarship" was used. In November, 1987 this annual award was replaced by the biennial award of the Arthur and Helen Davis Travelling Scholarship, which was established in memory of the late Liveryman Arthur Davis and his wife with the proceeds of the bequest of £10,000 from their estate. It is aimed mainly at postgraduate students, who are required to submit examples of their work and an outline of intended visits to study stained glass in other countries and then to report their experiences and benefits at the next annual prize giving ceremony. The Stevens Scholarship and Competition. In 1971 Past Master Lt. CoL T.H.G. Stevens bequeathed £1,000 for the publication of his book "Guilds and Glaziers" but his niece, Mrs. Kathleen Margaret Chapman, accepted The Court's suggestion that the money be used to establish "The Lt. Col. T.H.G. Stevens Scholarship", which is now known as The Stevens Competition and affords students the opportunity to display their skill as artists and crafts­ men, with the possibility of securing a commission. The subject of the window is decided by sponsor(s) or the Craft and Competitions Committee of the Glaziers' Company. Each competitor has to supply a sketch of his or her design together with an explanatory description, an estimate of the cost and a panel about two feet square as evidence of technical ability. The judges are drawn from the Glaziers' Company, other notable artists and representative(s) of the sponsor(s). Prizes and commendations are awarded at the discretion of the judges and the first prize is named in commemoration of the late Past Master B.D.L. Thomas (ob. 1989), who bequeathed the Company £ 1,000. On the day of the prize giving selected panels are displayed for discussion by competitors and other students under the guidance of one of the judges, who submits a report at the subsequent prize giving.

Sponsored Windows. The following windows have been sponsored but the successful competitor was not necessarily the one to whom the judges awarded the Brian Thomas Prize because the sponsors are free to select the design of their choice.

Sponsor(s)

1987. "The Big Bang". Miss Penny Winton. Mr Roddy Dewes. The window, which is entitled "Creation", is an abstract design that was installed in the main corridor of St. Thomas's Hospital, London.

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= 1992. Window on stairs Miss Suzanne Hill. Liveryman and Mrs. of a private house. G. Hosier.

1993. Screen in reception Miss Stephanie Bourne. Papachristidis, Ltd. area of a shipping office. The screen has a maritime theme and was installed in the offices of Watson, Farley and Williams, a firm of international lawyers at 15, Appold Street, in the City of London, where it is on loan from Mr. Papachristidis.

1994. "Mother and Child" Although there was no sponsor, several of the panels that had been submitted were purchased by members of the Glaziers' Company.

1995. Seven windows for Mr. Leslie Goodwin. Mr. Peter Boizot. Kettner's Restaurant. The restaurant is at 20, Romilly Street, London. Mr. Boizot also purchased another nine panels that had been on display at the prize giving.

1996. Reception area of a Mr. lan Hartless. Marks and Spencer, multifaith hospice. p.Lc.

1997. Fish, Game and Miss Alison Caffrey. Ashdown, p.l.c. Poultry. The panels were installed in Beauchamp's Restaurant in Leadenhall Market in the City of London, which was owned by Capt. Beauchamp Blackett but is now closed.

1998. The Four Ages of Mr. Tony Steeles. Sir Michael Bishop. Donington Hall. Donington Hall is the headquarters of British Midland, of which Sir Michael Bishop is the Chairman. The four windows were designed for a converted chapel that is now used as the staff's refectory.

1999. Millennium Window. Miss Rachel Thomas. Birmingham Assay Office. The window was installed in St. Paul's Church, which is in the Jewellery Quarter of Birmingham, and is intended to reflect the work of the Assay Office, in the context of the Text ''There are mines for silver and gold but where shall Wisdom be found?"

It is hoped that the Company's competitions and scholarships will induce young artists to augment the artistic strength of the Livery and Freemen, to which end outstanding promise or ability is recognized by admission to the Freedom of the Company by Gift.

INFORMATION AND PUBLIC RELATIONS.

In addition to supporting artists and craftsmen in the ways that have been described, the Glaziers' Company has sought to promote the public'S interest by means of exhibitions, to exchange knowledge and ideas with related bodies and to provide a source of information about the art and craft of stained and painted glass.

Exhibitions. In 1954 the Company was a cosponsor of an exhibition at the Royal Exchange of Mr. Leonard Walker's window for Tonbridge Parish Church. In 1956 there was an exhibition at the Royal College ofArt of six windows for Coventry Cathedral. Mr. Lawrence Lee, who was Head of the Department of Stained Glass, and responsible for some of the glass, was proposed for admission to the Livery, in which he joined the Company's panel of judges. Also in 1956, under the auspices of the Company, the British Society of Master Glass Painters staged an exhibition at the Building Centre, where it was opened by H.R.H. the Princess Marina, Honorary

7 Freeman. In 1969 an exhibition of designs by practising craftsmen from the Livery accompanied the pieces submitted to the Stevens Competition and displayed at All Hallow's, London Wall. In 1983 the Company assisted the B.B.C. with the preparation of five programmes dealing with the history of glass. In 1987 the Company's Craft Stand at the Shakespeare London Fayre that marked the laying of the first foundations of the Globe Theatre held the attention of the Duke of Edinburgh for some time. In 1991 pieces by 21 Liverymen and Freemen of the Company were exhibited in the Barbican Centre and the Company provided a display at each of the Livery Companies' Exhibitions at Guildhall in 1989 and 1993. A permanent exhibition of the art and craft of glazing that had been provided by the Company for the Weald and Downland Museum in Sussex was opened on the occasion of a visit by the Company in May, 1999.

Information and Public Relations. In 1982 a Craft Liaison Committee was established with representatives from the B.S.M.G.P., Guild of Glass Engravers, British Artists in Glass and Sheffield University with a view to sharing information, journals, etc. In 1984 it was decided to set up a Glass Information Service under a Glass Information Officer (G.I.O.). In 1988 it was decided that the G.I.O's duties should not be confined to answering questions but should extend into the field of public relations. In 1990 The Glass Forum was established with the purpose of offering organizations and individuals an opportunity to discuss matters of common interest, particularly in the field of training and opportunities.

Windows commissioned or presented by the Company. During the last 60 years the Company has played an important part in the making and restoration of stained glass windows. Some of these have been presented by the Company or individual members of it; others have been commissioned from windows in the Stevens Competition and these have been listed in Section 1 of this chapter. In 1933 the Company presented Sir Stanford and Lady London with two stained glass panels bearing, respectively, the arms of the Company and of Sir Stanford, to mark their golden wedding anniversary. In the same year the University of London approached the Glaziers' Company about the possibility of having a window made for its Great Ceremonial Hall. The Company made an appeal and in 1937 a window designed by Mr. Erwin Bossanyi was installed. In 1938 a window designed by Liveryman H. Easton and paid for by the Renter Warden, S.C.H. Goetze, was installed in the Chapel of Tonbridge SchooL In the following year Liveryman Easton began work on a window that was later installed in Winchester Cathedral in commemoration of the Coronation of Their Majesties King George VI and Queen Elizabeth. Also in 1939, two windows presented by Past Master Sir Stanford London to the King's School, Canterbury were unveiled. One of them bore the arms of the Company. In the same year, Mr. Goetze, who was then the Upper Warden, died and his widow commissioned the Goetze Memorial Window in St. Stephen's Church, St. John's Wood. It was designed by Mr. Leonard Walker, who was admitted to the Livery in 1941. In 1949 a 13C. window in York Minster was restored by Liveryman H.M. Doyle and bears the Company's shield of arms. In 1951 the Company presented a panel in a window by Liveryman Easton that was placed in the Chapel of St. Bartholomew the Less in Smithfield. In 1954 a window in the Temple Church, which had been proposed before the war, was dedicated in the presence of Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother. It had been cartooned by Liveryman C.J. Edwards. In 1967 the Company organized a competition for a glass feature screen for the National Provincial Bank's premises in Drapers Gardens. The winner was Mr. Peter Tysoe. Two years later a window designed by Mr. John Stevens was placed in the Chapel of the Hospital for Sick Children in Great Ormond Street in London. In 1969 The Master, E.H.G. Simmons, presented a window designed by Liveryman B.D.L. Thomas to St. Mary's Church, Great Canfield in Essex. In 1980 a window commissioned by Assistant P.S. and Mrs. London in memory of their son, Liveryman N.S. London, and designed by Past Master Lee was placed in Guildford Cathedral. In the

8 following year Past Master Lee designed and made a window commemorating the Royal Gardeners, John Tradescant, father and son, for the Museum of Garden History that had been established in the former Church of St. Mary at Lambeth. In 1984 Mrs. Alexandra Le Rossignol won the competition to design a pair of glass doors for the Central Electricity Generating Board's convertor station near Ashford in Kent and received her prize from the Lord Mayor, Dame Mary Donaldson. 1989 saw the 800th. Anniversary of the Mayoralty of the City of London, in commemoration of which the Glaziers' Company presented a window designed by Assistant A.R. Fisher for installation in Guildhall, where it was unveiled by the Lord Mayor in June of that year. In the same year the window commissioned by Laporte Industries, a chemical firm, for the north transept of St. Alban's Cathedral to celebrate the firm's 75th anniversary and designed by Liveryman A.C. Younger was unveiled by H.R.H. the Princess of Wales in September. At the west end of the same building are glass doors engraved by Liverman D.B. Peace and his colleague Miss Sally Scott some years earlier. In 1990 the Master, P.H. Trollope, presented a window depicting the Company's armorial bearings, which was designed and made by Past Master Farrar-Bell and was placed in the Court Room, where it was later joined by the arms of the Worshipful Companies of, respectively, Scientific Instrument Makers and Launderers.

Information about stained glass in churches. For those that visit churches and seek information about their stained glass there is all too often disappointment at the lack of it. In an attempt to improve matters the Company has, with the cooperation of the Diocesan Advisory Committees, sent leaflets to the Anglican churches throughout the country, stressing the importance of accurate records, not only for the benefit of visitors but also for making good loss or damage.

The Company's Library. In 1965 a Library Fund was established, with an annual grant of £25 to be used at the discretion of the Honorary Librarian. In 1966 the Library received a large number of books from the late Liveryman H. Easton and in 1969 the Boydell Library Fund was established with a gift of £3,000 from the Past Master's widow.

EDUCATION.

Although only about 10% of the Liverymen and Freemen of the Company are practising artists and craftsmen there are enough other interested members to support a programme of lectures and visits to see stained glass. Apart from these, the Company has made increasing efforts to enhance the opportunities for promising young artists and to reward outstanding achievement.

In 1987 the first Layman's Guide to Glass was delivered. These lectures are intended for the interested rather than for the expert and two are delivered each year. In addition, there is an annual Glaziers' Lecture that is intended to appeal to the more knowledgeable. These Lectures are open to students and to members of the B.S.M.G.P. as well as members of the Company and their guests and, in return, the B.S.M.G.P's. lectures are open to Freemen and Liverymen.

Social Activities. These are pleasantly associated with educational events. It has long been the custom for the Court of Assistants to dine together after their meetings and to bring guests but it was not until 1974, during the Mastership of M.C. Farrar-Bell, that members of The Court were allowed to invite their Ladies to the dinner in January each year and since 1986 Ladies have had their own Luncheon each year. In 1963 Assistant Mortimer-Hawkins had proposed that there should be a Livery Social Dining Club and in the following year The Master, Sir William Beale, arranged a Glaziers' Luncheon, which was followed in 1967 by the first of a regular series inaugurated by the then Master, J. Mortimer-Hawkins, and Liveryman J.J.L. Corkill. They are held five times a year and are intended to enable members of the Company to meet and mix informally, seats being allocated at random, except when, twice a year, guests my be invited, in which case they sit with their respective hosts. Items of interest are sometimes put on display and a conducted tour of the stained glass windows in Southwark

9 Cathedral can be arranged. In 1963 the first outside visits were made, to Coventry Cathedral and the Whitefriars Glassworks in Harrow and Wealdstone. Since then, such visits have been accompanied each year by a weekend visit to places of interest, either in this country or abroad.

Support for young glaziers.

Careers in glass. In 1988 £1,250 was contributed to support the publication of the Manpower Services' Commission's booklet "Careers in Glass".

Studio at Ironbridge. In 1991 it was decided to look into the practicability of establishing a stained glass studio as part of the Ironbridge Gorge Trust's complex. This was supported by the Norman Ashton­ Hill Memorial Fund, which was set up with a bequest of £30,000 from the late Assistant's estate in 1993. It was intended to give a promising young glazier the opportunity, with access to expert advice, to gain experience for two years in independent practice and, it was hoped, to obtain commissions. The first incumbent moved in in 1994 and fully justified the Company's intention and hopes. On leaving, each incumbent receives a Journeyman's Award in recognition of his or her achievement and is required to leave a small panel in the studio as a memento. Regrettably, technical considerations have made it necessary to terminate this project.

The Neville and Marlene Burston Award. This was inaugurated in 1993 by a gift of £400 by the Upper Warden, N. Burston, to mark the fortieth anniversary of his admission to the Livery in 1952. The first recipient was Miss Rebecca Mendoza, who embellished two glass doors in the Treloar College with the arms of Lord Mayor Sir William Treloar, in whose Little Cripples' Fund of 1908 the College had had its origin. The award is made every three years, most recently (in 1997) to Miss Debora Lowe, an incumbent in the studio at lronbridge, who designed and made a window for the Synagogue in St. Bevis Marks, London.

The Award for Excellence offers the recipient a chance of eight months' enhanced work experience in selected stained glass studios. The student is paid rent and subsistence allowance and the studios are rewarded for tuition and supervision. The Award was instituted in 1994 with the aid of a dona­ tion of £50,000 by Past Master S.M. Lever and the support of further donations by PriceWaterhouse Cooper, The Weston Foundation, Nortel and Pilkington. What is offered goes some way towards a return to the practice of learning on the job, which was such an important part of apprenticeship and now plays too little part in the courses provided by schools and colleges of art.

CHARITABLE FUNDS.

Over the years a wide range of charities has been established with the aid of bequests and dona­ tions. In 1959 it was resolved to create a small charitable fund by means of a Deed of Covenant in the sum of £50 a year. One of this fund's first disbursements was £50 for the Journal of the B.S.M.G.P. At this time there were also a General Fund; the Walford Fund; Charities Fund; Hall Building Fund; Window Fund; Goetze Fund; Waldron Cellar Fund, and Entertainment Fund. In 1976 the Court of Alderman approved the further amalgamation of small charities.

The Glaziers' Trust. In September 1965 Assistant Simmons proposed that Liverymen be invited to contribute to a fund to be established for providing stained glass windows in churches, other ecclesiasti­ cal and public buildings. This was approved by The Court. In April 1966 the fund amounted to £4,100 and was given the name of The Glaziers' Trust "for the purpose of furthering for the benefit of the public a knowledge, appreciation and understanding of the art of stained, etched and other forms of decorative glass and glass mosaics and for such purpose to provide and preserve fine examples of such art in places to be seen by members of the public". In the same year the Trust received the Hugh Easton Bequest of £1,000, the income from which was to be applied to the encouragement of young stained glass artists. In 1967 The Court agreed to the transference of investments and balances of the Walford Scholarship Fund and the Stained Glass Window Fund to the Glaziers' Trust and in the following year it was agreed that the Company would covenant £1,000 annually to the Trust. By 1999 that sum had been increased to £5,000.

10 The Trust's main disbursements are for conservation and restoration, and education.

Conservation and Restoration. The Trust makes donations to churches and other organizations to help with the preservation of the heritage of Britain's stained glass. The number pf appeals for help by the Trust increases every year, not only because of the number of windows that require attention but also because of the reputation that the Trust has earned over the past 30 years. It uses its experts' knowledge to advise on glazing matters and by making small but carefully chosen donations it is often able to prevent further damage to notable windows and so to reduce the final cost of repairs. It also supports the B.S.M.G.P. in the publication of its Journal and maintaining high standards within the craft.

~!8:£~!!. The Trust provides the funds for the Stevens Competition, the Arthur and Helen Davis Travelling Scholarship, gives practical support for the Stained Glass Museum in Ely and, more recently, the establishment of a glazier's workshop in the Weald and Downland Museum in Sussex. It also takes part in the three activities with specific funds, namely the Award for Excellence, the Studio in the Ironbridge Museums, until it closed, and the Boydell Library Fund. Recently the Trust has provided for the printing and circulation of leaflets that encourage individual church communities to record the stained glass windows in their church.

In April 1980 The Master, G.M. Gee, reported an informal talk with the Greater London Council about establishing a repository of stained glass. This was set up in 1982 because during the preceding dozen years almost 1,000 Anglican churches had been declared redundant and 25% of them had been demolished. Some of their stained glass went to other churches, a small amount went to museums but most was lost, broken up, sold or simply destroyed. As a result, much of the work of our best Victorian and Edwardian artists and craftsmen was lost. The Repository was established to avoid this tragic waste and since 1982 it has recorded hundreds of fine stained glass panels, found new homes for them and also lent items of particular interest to museums. The Repository operates under the regis of the Glaziers' Company with the advice of bodies that include the Church Commissioners, the Council for the Carc of Churches and English Heritage. These and the Company's own experts decide which glass that is offered is of sufficient merit to be accepted, usually as a donation. It is then catalogued and photographed so that inter­ ested parties can know what is available and, if they wish, visit the Repository and see the glass itself. In 1989 the Repository became an independent registered charity.

11 Chapter 4.

THE STORY OF THE GLAZIERS' HALLS.

When Charles Ashdown wrote the history of the Company up to 1918 a tradition was prevalent in the Company that a Glaziers' Hall had once existed and that it perished in the Great Fire of London in 1666. Investigation of this matter took considerable time and research, mainly because the Company's archives were damaged by an overflow of sewage into the basement of Radley's Hotel in New Street, London, in 1870. It so happens that the least damaged parchment, No.6, of 15th February, 1601, relates to the lease of a tenement sometime part of Old Fishmongers' Hall in Five Foot Lane (now Fye Foot Lane) lying between Old Fish Street (Queen Victoria Street) and Thames Street, to a William Blewe, Citizen and Fishmonger, which the Glaziers' Company appears to have taken over. Ashdown records that the building consisted of the Hall, furnished with settles or seats on the south side, with a Parlour adjoining in which were a fireplace and cupboards, with a Kitchen off it. A chamber over the Parlour was "hanged about with Painted Clothe".

MAP OF LoNDON, BY MAITLAND, 1760.

(fig. 1) This map was reproduced in Ashdown's History.

The records of the Company state that some time before January 1939 the Corporation had erect­ ed a plaque on premises at 112, Queen Victoria Street to commemorate the Old Glaziers' Hall, which had stood on an adjacent site. A photograph in the Guildhall Library shows what may have been this plaque on the bombed ruins of St. Nicholas Cole Abbey (fig.2). Minutes Books earlier than 1697 do not exist to establish where the Company met after the Great Fire but in 1706 the Clerk was instructed to go to the Master of the Loriners' Company "to know of him what terms they can grant this Company for the continuance of this Hall". Presumably an agreement was reached because there was no reference to the Loriners' Company until February, 1717, when negotiations for a lease of 20 years were started but were not agreed until October, 1718. Occupation continued until 1759, though not all meetings were held in Loriners' Hall in this period and no reasons are given in Minutes for the abrupt cessation of the lease.

12 (fig. 2) The commemorative plaque on St. Nicholas Cole Abbey. Reproduced by kind permission of the Guildhall Library and the Curporation of London.

Thereafter meetings were held in various Taverns, principally at the Queen's Arms Tavern in St. Paul's Churchyard and the London Coffee House. After 1871, the Cannon Street Hotel became the head­ quarters of the Company until 1918, when the use of Painters' Hall commenced. The fact that the Company has a sound foundation for a Hall is thanks to the initiative of Sir Hugo Hirst Bt. (later Lord Hirst of Witton) who was Master in 1928-30 and established a Hall Building Fund with a substantial donation which, by December. 1930 had reached £2,886. This was augmented in 1957 by a bequest of Past Master Lord Perry that amounted in due course to £50,000. In 1958 earnest steps were taken to find a Hall and the possibility of purchasing the church of St. Anne and St. Agnes was considered. This came to nought when the opportunity to purchase the Incorporated Accountants' Hall on the Embankment came before The Court. The freehold was offered at

13 £175,000. The Court inspected the Hall but it was felt that the purchase price was greatly in excess of both the value and the Company's resources. Past Master Sir Stuart Goodwin offered £25,000 provided that an equivalent sum could be raised from The Court and Livery and provided that the Hall could be purchased for less than £125,000. With the Building Fund standing at over £50,000 and with the anticipated further £50,000 a mortgage could be arranged for the remainder. An appeal was made to the Vendor by the Honorary Surveyor but the Agent confirmed that the price was £175,000. The Master proposed that negotiations should be discontinued and this was confirmed. On a motion by the Upper Warden it was resolved with acclamation that profound and grateful thanks be conveyed to Past Master Sir Stuart Goodwin for his generosity, unique in the history of the Company. In 1964 the Company was invited to join in the project for a Communal Hall which was to be built in The Barbican and which would be for the use of Companies without Halls. The invitation was declined. In January, 1966, Assistant E.G.H. Simmons (who became Master in 1970) was appointed Chairman of the Hall Project Committee and in November, 1968 a positive step was taken in respect of the Company's acquiring a Hall. A Special Meeting of The Court was convened to determine whether, on the assumption that to build and maintain a Hall was financially practicable, The Court would like to have a Hall and, if so, whether a preliminary study should be undertaken by a Committee set up for the purpose. After discussion it was resolved that it was highly desirable that the Company should have a Hall and that professional consultants should be commissioned to carry out a feasibility study with the widest terms of reference. It was resolved also that a Committee of The Court be appointed for this purpose and that it should include Mr. Simmons, the Upper Warden-Elect, as Chairman, The Master and Wardens, the Honorary Surveyor, the Clerk and the Deputy Clerk ex officio, Assistants Sir Frederick Snow, Sir Edmund Stockdale and L.S. Lee, with power to co-opt additional members. In 1970 The Master, E.G.H. Simmons, charged a new Liveryman, P.H. Trollope, with the task of finding a site for the Hall in the City. In due course, he was able to acquaint the Honorary Surveyor, Liveryman M.E. Snow, with the possibility of being able to fulfil the planning consent given to Hays Wharf, Ltd. for the development of Hibernia Chambers, London Bridge. This was duly reported to The Master, Sir Frederick Snow, who at once began negotiations with Hays Wharf, Ltd. The proposed Hall was originally built by Hays Wharf as a butter and bacon warehouse for the Irish trade and was known as Hibernia Wharf. In 1850 a two storey office block was built on top of the existing wharf building and became known as Hibernia Chambers. When the trade on the Thames declined after the Second World War the wharf part of the building fell into disuse and it was this part that was to become Glaziers' Hall. In September, 1971, the Chairman of the Hall Project Committee, now Past Master Mortimer­ Hawkins, informed The Court that proposals for a Livery Hall were under discussion and had reached the stage at which it was desirable to put them on a formal basis but it was not until April, 1973 that The Master, Sir Edmund Stockdale, laid before The Court a memorandum summarizing an official discussion on the Hall Project that he had had with the Chairman and Directors of Hays Wharf. Negotiations continued and in April, 1974, the report of the Hall Project Committee was received by The Court and it was resolved, on the proposition of The Master, L.S. Lee, and seconded by the Renter Warden. K.S. London, that the report be approved and adopted. A letter was written to the Proprietors of Hays Wharf, Ltd. accepting their offer of a lease of Livery Hall premises in Hibernia Chambers, London Bridge, and confirming agreement to a lease of 150 years at a peppercorn rent (a piece of glass) to be paid on S1. Andrew's Day annually and payment by the Glaziers' Company of the fixed sum of £197,268 for the cost of fitting out the premises. The proposed Hall would have on the ground floor an Entrance Hall, Cloakroom and W.Cs., a Livery Hall capable of seating 200 persons, an Ante-room and Master's Room with an adjacent Changing Room and W.e., also Administrative Offices for the Clerk and Beadle. Off the Livery Hall would be the Kitchens and a Cold Room. To the rear of the Ground Floor would be the Main Staircase leading to the First Floor, which would consist of the Riverside Reception Hall, Ante-room and Court Room, male and female staffW.Cs. and cloakrooms, Servery and a Housekeeper's Flat. The basement would contain plant rooms, storage space and cellars. In June, 1975 a full discussion took place at which strong views were expressed. Past Master Steward proposed that the Company should enter into the lease on completion of building works in September, financed from an Appeal Fund, the Bank Facility to be provided, and part of the Building Fund. Thereafter an appeal should be launched outside the Company for further funds and also that other Livery Companies should be approached with a view to their participating in a Scheme of Debentures. If the required funds had not been raised by 31st. March, 1976 the surrender clause of the lease would be

14 invoked and donors and others repaid. The Master took the vote: 15 were in favour and 4 abstained. The resolution \vas canied. In April, 1976 it was recommended that the Directors of Glaziers Hall, Ltd. (G.H. L.), which was a Company set up to run ,he Hall, be authorized to finalize negotiations on the price and terms of the lease and at the same time to open negotiations with selected Livery Companies with a view to their becoming Debenture Holders. In June, 1976 Past Master Steward reported on negotiations for settlement of the lease for the new Hall and said, "The Company was now approaching the point of fi nal discussion and it was no exaggeration to say that it was probably the most important and far-fetc hing decision to be made by the Court of the Company in 500 years". Refening to the great help and understanding on the part of Mr. Edward Boorman of Hays Wharf, Ltd., the ChairP1an reported that the Committee had secured terms that they were prepared to recommend to The Court for acceptance, with one important reservation. This concerned the right to surrender the lease and recover the unexpended part of the purchase price, which was regarded as being fundamental to protecting the financial future of the Company. The new landlords, The Cooperative Insurance Society, wished to remove such a clause but the Committee had insisted that there must be a surrender provision for a minimum of three years. The Court authorized Glaziers Hall Ltd. to complete the lease of Hibernia Chambers on the terms outlined, subject to the surrender terms ' being available. A tribute was paid by The Master to all those. including the late Past Master Sir Frederick Snow, that had been involved in the Project. The progress that had now been made would allow The Court to si t in Glaziers' Hall for the fi rst time on 30th. 0Jovember, 1976. On 29th. September, 1977 the Upper Warden, D. Graham-Wood, reported that agreements for Lease of Glaziers' Hall had been duly exchanged the previous day. (fig.3). Accordingly, the Hall was now vested in Gl aziers Hall Ltd. The Livery would be informed of this historic decision by Monday, 3rd. October.

(fig. 3 ) The sign ing of" the agreement with the Cooperative Insurance Society. Seated, from lefi to right: WL. Tanner-Smith, Clerk: D.Graham-Wood, Upper Warden; WI. Corlett, Representing the c. /.5. Standing: ,\1..E. Snow and 1. Stone, Assistants; R.F Lane, Honorary Sun1eyor.

15 The Hall is the only one south of the river (fig. 4) but its connexion with the City of London comes from the fact that the southern abutments of London Bridge, part of which can be seen adjoining the Master's Room and in the basement, are in the Ward of Bridge Without.

N ClTl (If t.O!'WO~

(fig. 4) The present position and accessibility ofGlaziers' Hall.

The Chairman of Glaziers Hall Ltd. also reported keen interest by the Scientific Instrument Makers' Company (S.I.M.) in taking two £25,000 shares. Assistant Jack Stone informed The Court of the arrangements for a long-term loan of £ 150,000 by the Company's Bankers, Midland Bank, Ltd. There was no doubt that the Hall would have to be run on commercial lines in order to survive and that this might at times conflict with the resthetic interests of the Company. In June, 1978 an Inaugural Ball was held, at which Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent, Honorary Freeman, was received by The Master, D. Graham-Wood, the Wardens and their Ladies and unveiled a Commemorative Glass Plaque that stands in the Entrance Hall. In June, 1979, The Master, D.1. Alston, drew attention to the Hall's serious financial position. So far, the Glaziers had paid £100,000 for four shares and had contributed £7,500 towards the purchase qf another share. The SJ.Ms'. Company had bought two shares for £50,000 and wa

16 - next six months. It was therefore essential that extra capital be raised. The Share Capital had been increased in May to £535,000. Possible ways of helping were discussed, including the sale of some of the Company's silver; the legality of disposing of gifts and bequests was looked into by the Honorary Solicitor, Assistant Sir William Carter. In September, the Renter Warden, M.E. Snow, reported that £173,000 had been raised for the Hall and that a further £8,000 was expected. The sale of silver at Sotherbys and within the Livery in November had realized £55,000 and this would be used for the purchase of six Non-Voting Shares in G.H.L. In January, 1981 Past Master Ellis proposed "That the Worshipful Company of Glaziers desires to dispose of its interest in Glaziers' Hall and that a Committee be established to advise how this may best be achieved". He argued that retaining the Hall was bankrupting the Company and preventing its continuing as in the past. During the debate on this proposal it was pointed out that since the acquisition of the Hall the membership of the Livery had risen from 240 to nearly 300 and that among the Articles of Agreement that had been reached with S.LM. was acceptance that the official address would remain Glaziers' Hall. The proposal was opposed by the Renter Warden, JJ.L. Corkill and defeated by 20 votes to two. Soon after this S.LM. proposed to put another £50,000 into the Hall Fund on condition that they had equal voting rights with the Glaziers and the right to nominate an Alternate Chairman of G.H.L. In January the Chairman of the Board of G.H.L. was able to report an improvement in the financial position of the Hall, in spite of the recession. He also said that the Worshipful Company of Launderers wished to take a share in the Hall and that one voting share from each of the Glaziers and S.I.M. could be (and was), allocated to the Launderers. Throughout this difficult period a close association between Glaziers and Scientific Instrument Makers had prevailed thanks mainly to the hard work and understanding contributed by Assistant Stone of the Glaziers and Assistant Murrells of S.LM. In April, 1984 a profit of £13,000 was reported for the first six months of 1983-4 and that there was no overdraft but the struggle to remain in profit was by no means over. It was decided to mark the tenth anniversary of the Inauguration of the Hall. Accordingly, a lunch was held; it was attended by 180 Liverymen and their wives and the Duke of Grafton, Honorary Freeman, was the Guest of Honour. He was presented with a glass bowl engraved by Liveryman Shaw. Later in the year, Past Master Graham-Wood, President of G .H.L., announced that Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent, Honorary Freeman, had consented to having her portrait painted for the Company by Leonard Boden, RP. At the invitation of The Master, TJ.C. Crocker, this portrait was unveiled by Her Royal Highness at the Ladies' Dinner held on 13th. October, 1988. It now hangs on the Main Staircase. The generosity of many of the Liverymen of the three main shareholding Companies has enabled the following and other improvements to be made in the Hall. The panelling in the Court Room was presented by Past Master Evans of S.I.M. and it has since been enhanced by the names of the Past Masters of the three Companies. The panelling in the Entrance Hall was donated by the Launderers' Company. The armorial bearings of the three Companies in stained and painted glass were designed, made and installed in the Court Room by Past Master Farrar-Bell of the Glaziers' Company. They were donated by Past Master Trollope of the Glaziers, Mr. Langham Thomas, the Senior Steward of S'!,M. and the Livery of the Launderers' Company. In July 1991 Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent attended a Ceremony of Dedication of the restored Processional Standards that now hang in the Livery Hall. That was followed by an exhibition of '

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- Chapter 5. EXTRACTS FROM THE MINUTES BOOKS.

The main source of information about the Glaziers' Company since 1918 has been the Minutes of the Meetings of the Court of Assistants, which represent the distillate of the detailed attention that is paid to the affairs of the Company by its numerous committees and ad hoc working parties. These records have been valuably supplcmented by Mrs. Corrin's study of the records of the B.S.M.G.P. and by Assistant Shaw's records as both the Glass Information Officer and a member and, later, Chairman of the Craft and Competitions Committee. In the interest of coherence and convenience some of the information from these sources has been separated to become individual chapters or appendices, such as lists of Officers ofthe Company, of Honours conferred and of members of the Company of great distinction. The necessary selection of what should be recorded in this book has been based on the editors' assessment of events that have been of material importance to the affairs of the Company. It will be noted that the extracts become longer in later years, which can rightly be taken as evidence of the increased activ­ ity of the Company in larger numbers of undertakings. In many cases the implementation of The Court's resolutions has necessarily taken a considerable time, during which contributory events have been reported as has seemed to be appropriate. In other cases, however, it will be observed that resolutions and recommendations in the Minutes appear not to have been implemented and have received no further mention. The summaries that have been interspersed between dated extracts from the Minutes mark the beginning of each of the books and it will be observed that they do not usually correspond with the beginnings of calendar years. 1919 - 31.

In response to an appeal to Livery Companies by the Minister of Reconstruction the Glaziers' Company supported the Trades Training Centre, joined the Society of Glass Technology and associated itself with the newly established British Society of Master Glass Painters, of which the President was elected to the Court of Assistants. Uncertainty about the design of the Company's armorial bearings was settled by the College of Arms. A fund was instituted with the purpose of obtaining the Company's own Hall. Meetings took place. unless otherwise stated, in Painters' Hall or, in the summer, the Mitre Hotel in Hampton Court.

3rd. April. The Registrar of the University of Sheffield had requested that the Company nominate one or more repre­ sentatives to serve on the Committee of the Society of Glass Technology.

27th. June. It was decided that the Company should join the London Chamber of Conunerce, with a subscription of three guincas a year. It was also decided to contribute five guineas each towards mementos for Dr. W.E. Wood, the first President of the Society of Glass Technology, and Dr. W.KS. Turner, its Secretary and Editor.

1] tho July, in a Committee Room of the House of Commons. The Court's meeting was thought to be the first occasion on which a Livery Company had met in the House. It took place by arrangement with two members of the Court of Assistants, who were also Members of Parliament, and were hosts at the luncheon after the meeting.

10th. November. It was decided to invite the Marquess of Caris brooke to accept Honorary Freedom of the Company.

24th. November. The Marquess of Caris brooke was presented with a Certificate of Freedom in a silver casket that had been presented by The Master, G.P. Walford.

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.. I st. December. The Master and Wardens-Elect took office, thereby bringing to an end the unique service of Mr. George Paget Walford, who had been Master for four years - in 1904 and for the last three years. A tribute to him mentioned "the great accession of strength and influence on the Livery and Court" and his generous hospitality. The tribute was properly engrossed and presented to him. It was decided that meetings of The Court should take place on Thursdays.

29th. January. Past Master Walford's offer of a portrait of himself was gratefully accepted. It was decided that The Master should be entitled to nominate a Chaplain for his year of office; in this case it was the Reverend Edward Lees.

22nd. April. Fees and Fines for admission to the Freedom and Livery by Redemption were to be increased from the sum of £34/5/-, which had stood since 1893, to £54/5/- and for Admission to the Court of Assistants from 20 to 30 guineas.

23rd. September. It was decided that the Company's Pensioners should not be required to attend in order to receive their pensions, except by invitation once a year. Members of the Council of the British Society of Master Glass Painters (B.S.M.G.P.) were to be invited to a Special Meeting of The Court and to dine afterwards.

19th. October. A Special Meeting. Representatives of the B.S.M.G.P. attended. Past Master Walford was elected Chairman of the Education Committee until further notice. Contact with the B.S.M.G.P. was to be maintained.

9th. December. Liveryman EO. Salisbury had undertaken to complete the Company's Roll of Honour.

31st. January. It was decided that the Earl of Plymouth, who was the President of the B.S.M.G.P., should be invited to join the Company and that the Council and Officers of the Society should be invited to luncheon after the next meeting of The Court.

21st. April. It was agreed that those tenants of the Company's property that wished to purchase should be allowed to do so, for a fair sum. The Earl of Plymouth was admitted to the Freedom and Livery of the Company.

8th. June, a Special Meeting at 16, Waterloo Place. Following a letter of enquiry, the City Chamberlain had replied that foreigners that had become British subjects could become Freemen of the City and its Livery Companies provided that they had not been German subjects. After correspondence with the Chamberlain it was agreed that Mr. Hugo Hirst, who had been born in the Sovereign State of Bavaria, which later became a State in Germany, and had become a British Citizen in 1889, could become a Freeman of the City and a Livery Company. It was in addition pointed out that Mr. Hirst had rendered long and valuable services to British industry, was the Chairman of the General Electric Company and had lost two sons in the British Army, one in South Africa and the other in France. He was accordingly admitted to the Freedom of the Company and clothed with its Livery. It was decided to fill three of the six vacancies in The Court and the other three after matters of mutual of mutual interest had been discussed with the B.S.M.G.P. The Surveyor's report was read but it was not included in the Minutes Book. It was, however, agreed that the lessee that wished to purchase 22, Evershot Road should be allowed to do so at 25 years' purchase.

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- 29th. June. It was decided that Ladies could be invited to the next Livery Dinner, at a charge of £2110/- each.

17th. November, at Fishmongers' Hall. Painters' Hall was too small to accommodate the dinner that was to follow. TIrree members of the Company were nominated as Auditors. On 14th. November a service of dedication of a stained glass window executed by Assistant J.D. Forsyth was held in Westminster Abbey. The window commemorated the work of the Y.M.C.A. during the Great War; the donor was not known but the Order of Service, which includes an illustration of the window, was included in the Minutes Book.

2nd. December. A committee was set up to consider the privileges associated with Visitors, The Master, Wardens, Assistants and members of the Livery.

31 s1. January. The committee dealing with privileges reported as follows, which makes interesting, if slightly puzzling, reading. The Master and Wardens: 1 Visitor's ticket free at each meeting; any more, up to three a year - 25/­ each. Assistants: 3 tickets a year at 21/- each; any more 25/- each. The Clerk: 1 free at each meeting; any more 25/- each. Past Masters: 1 free a year; otherwise, as Assistants. Past Masters for 2 years, 2 free each year. Stewards: on S1. Andrew's Day, or thereabouts. Freemen: invited as guests after joining the Livery. Auditors: 1 Visitor's ticket after the audit. These recommendations were accepted, with one dissentient.

28th. April. Liveryman Salisbury had finished the Roll of Honour and wished to present it to the Company but The Court decided to pay for the materials and it was suggested that the Lord Mayor should be invited to unveil it. There was a rumour that the London County Council was seeking information about Livery Companies' investments but it was decided to take no action without further information. It was decided to resume the Church Service, possibly in the autumn. The Clerk was to look into the matter and submit a report.

29th. June. The death of Charles Frederick Fenton was reported with the comment "the name of Fenton had been continuously prominent in the history of the Company since 1759, several members of the family having held high office, namely Master... his father having been Master in 1886 and 1889". Members of the Livery would be able to visit the Technical Training Schools and see the work of all the students, not only the glaziers. It was likely that more financial support for the schools would be sought. The Clerks of Companies with Halls had formed an Association and it was thought likely that Clerks of Companies without Halls might decide to do the same for the sake of standardizing answers to official enquiries. The Clerk was authorized to join such an Association if he so wished.

29th. September. The Earl of Plymouth had accepted the invitation to join The Court. The Company's church service had been arranged for S1. Andrew's day in St. Martin's, Vintry, in which Parish the Company's office was. The Master's Chaplain, the Rector of St. Luke's, Old Street, would be asked to give an address and preach the sermon.

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------~....-~~~....--...--~.~...--­ 9th. October, a Special Meeting. Mr. c.F. Hewlitt, the son of a Past Master, was admitted by Patrimony and was clothed with the Livery, the first such admission "for a very great number of years". The Roll of Honour was unveiled by the Lord Mayor but there was no further mention of this except for a reference to "the Newspaper Cutting Book".

30th. November. The Order of Service in St. Michael's, Paternoster Royal and St. Martin Vintry was bound with the Minutes of the meeting of The Court that had followed the Service. It was suggested that the Sermon delivered by Prebendary Berry should be printed and distributed to members of the Livery. Some Livery Companies had received enquiries from the L.C.c. Any addressed to this Company should be placed before The Court. The death of Mr. C.H. Ashdown, the author of the Company's History, was reported. It was also reported that Morris and Co. were to execute a stained glass window in memory of Mr. c.F. Fenton (see Minutes of 29th. June). £5 was subscribed towards the window.

11 tho December. The Earl of Plymouth was admitted to the Court of Assistants. being described as "one of the greatest amateur glaziers and painters of glass of the present day it being his hobby". Four others were admitted and clothed, after which The Master was the host at a Luncheon.

25th. January. It was reported that subscriptions to the Walford Fund had become "somewhat stagnant"; the matter was referred to the Education Committee. In this connexion Past Master Walford reminded The Court that there had been numerous suggestions in the past that there should be a Benefactors' Board. The Clerk would look into this and a Special Court should meet to consider the matter.

27th. April. The death of the Earl of Plymouth was reported. It was suggested that the new Earl should be invited to join the Company.

30th. June, at the Mitre Hotel, Hampton Court. At the request of the Earl of Plymouth, further consideration of his admission to the Livery was deferred. After a report by the Clerk the subject of a Benefactors' Board was left in abeyance.

26th. September. The Master and Wardens accepted an invitation to attend a service to commemorate the quincentenary of the death of Sir Richard Whittington that would take place at St. Michael's, Paternoster Royal in the presence of The Lord Mayor and the Sheriffs. With regard to taxation of the Company, it was recorded that the subject "had been in abeyance for so long, it should not be unduly pressed forward". It was decided that there should be a Service for the Company at S1. Michael's, Paternoster Royal and that the Sermon should be preached by the Honorary Chaplain, Dr. Arthur Chilton, the Headmaster of the City of London School.

3rd. December. The meeting had been preceded by the service at St. Michael's, Paternoster Royal. The Honorary Chaplain for the year ensuing would be Dr. W.R. Matthews, Dean of King's College, London, Chaplain to His Majesty and Chaplain to Gray's Inn. It was recorded that six members of The Court had not served the office of Steward and should do so. One may wonder how they came to become Assistants without being Stewards: the Minutes are uninformative.

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16th. April. The Company will continue to use Painters' Hall for the present year, at a charge of 5 guineas a meeting.

29th. September. The death was reported of Mr. H. Goodchild, the Senior Liveryman, whose family connexions with the Company went back to 1723. The Honorary Chaplain had agreed to preach at the Company's service to be held before the meeting of The Court on 18t. December.

1st. December. The Reverend Prebendary A. Chilton was appointed as The Master's Chaplain for the year ensuing.

1925.

22nd. April. Illness had reduced the number attending to The Master, B. Pardoe-Thomas, Upper Warden and four Assistants. In spite of his doctor's orders to the contrary, The Clerk attended because since 1884 he, his father and his grandfather had not failed to attend meetings of The Court as Clerk. The Clerk and Assistant Forsyth had visited the College of Am1S about the Company's armorial bearings and the latter had submitted a sketch of what he thought that they ought to be. Ifthey were accepted, a new badge of office would be necessary. The Master was the host at the dinner that followed the meeting.

29th. June, at the Mitre Hotel, Hampton Court The Clerk was absent because of illness but it was agreed that his father, Past Master W.J.B. Tippetts, should act for him until he was well again.

22nd. July, a Special Meeting. The College of Arms had accepted the sketch submitted by Assistant Forsyth but wanted to charge 50 guineas for having done so; however, "one of the officials" [presumably one of the Heralds 1would charge only 10 guineas: not more was to be paid.

21st. September. Poor health had prevented the Upper Warden, M. Stevens, from proceeding to the office of Master and the present Master was not able to accept reelection. The Renter Warden, Sir Edward Manville, was elected Master for the year ensuing. Because there had been such a poor attendance at the Service preceding the last Installation Court it was decided not to hold a Company Service this year. Demands for income tax had led to an appeal. The figures quoted by the Tax Inspector were to be looked into by three Past Masters.

18t. December. The deaths of Queen Alexandra, the Lady Mayoress and the wife of Past Master Walford were reported with due expressions of regret and condolence. The Banquet that had been arranged to take place on 27th. November was cancelled because of the death of Queen Alexandra. Income Tax Appeal: the Inspector's decision was disputed inasmuch as the Walford Fund was applied wholly to charitable purposes and should not be taxed; in the case of the General Fund, some was used to supplement pensions paid from charitable funds derived mostly from ground rents and this should be free of tax. Past Master Judge Bradley, who had been helping in the discussions with the Tax Inspector, had become too busy to take part in the application to the Special Commissioners and was replaced by Assistant Sir Stanford London, who had been the Chief Inspector of Taxes.

22 1926.

A Finance Committee was set up, comprising The Master and Wardens and three other members of the Court, to be elected annually and to meet at least once between meetings of the Court. The poor attendance of some members of the Court was to be looked into.

The Company had settled its debt to the College of Arms by a payment of £ 10 to Richmond Herald. One person was admitted to the Freedom of the Company and another to the Livery. It will be noted that the usual practice was for a newly elected Freeman to withdraw while The Court considered his application to join the Livery. If approved, he was then summoned to reappear before The Court and the second ceremony was carried out. It was not explaincd how this was reconciled with the Ordinance that stipulated that to be admitted to the Livery a Freeman of the Company had to have gained the Freedom of the City of London, which in tum, in most cases, required the applicant to be a Freeman of a Livery Company. It was not until 1952 that a Minute recorded that a Freeman of the Company would not be admitted to the Livery until he had become a Freeman of the City.

20th.September. In the absence of The Master and both Wardens three Past Masters were elected to act in their places.

1s1. December. The Reverend E. Lees was appointed the Master's Chaplain for the year ensuing.

23rd. March. A Special Meeting. Taxation: Sir Stanford London had had some success in reducing the Company's liability to tax in that taxable income from Fees and Fines would be reduced by £3 a head. Payment of £625 was due for the period from April 1918 to April 1927; some investments would have to be sold to meet this requirement, The appeal had now been concluded on what could be regarded as satisfactory terms.

29th. June. Mr. 1. Procter, who had been admitted to the Freedom of the Company in 1909 was admitted to the Livery.

28th. September, at 11, Maiden Lane. A subcommittee met to consider the applications for the office of Clerk following the death of Mr. P.W.B. Tippetts.

30th. September. In the light of the recommendations of the above subcommittee The Court appointed Colonel RJ. Blackham to the office of Clerk, which he assumed forthwith, having signed "the annexed form" [which was not included in the Minute Book.] He also applied to join the Company. The Beadle had resigned.

1s1. December. Mr. W.E Wallis was appointed Beadle for one year. The Reverend I.M. Glubb was appointed The Master's Chaplain. The Renter Warden, Sir Stanford London, undertook to advise what should be done about Assistants that failed in the performance of their duties.

31st. January. Sir Hugo Hirst, Bt., was sworn in as Upper Warden and then presented six gowns in commemoration of his assumption of the office. The gowns would be worn by The Master, Wardens, Clerk and two Liverymen.

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- A grant of 5 guineas and a testimonial were made to the former Beadle, G.F. Pittock. It was decided that the advice of a competent authority should be sought about the poor condition of the so-called barge streamers.

19th. April. It was reported that the new gowns would be stored and insured by Messrs. Ede and Ravenscroft at a charge of 21/2 guineas a year, which would include delivery when required and their upkeep and also that the "standard", which being rectangular, was in fact a banner, and "streamers" could be repaired at a cost of, respectively, £5 and £9 each. The Beadle, Mr. W.F. Wallis had resigned.

29th. June. A new client for the property in Evershot Road had been accepted by the agents and the possibility of enlarging the interest in it should be investigated. The Lord Chief Justice, Lord Hewart, had accepted the offer of the Honorary Freedom of the Company. Assistant Henry Tanner had expressed regret at his failure to attend as he would have wished to the business of The Court and was willing to resign if that was The Master's decision. The matter was thought to require further consideration.

17th. July. Certain records of historic value and interest should be kept at the Bank of England, not in a box in the Clerk's office. The purchase of a new safe and deed box was authorized. The Clerk reported that the Company's first Charter, which was thought to have been lost, had been found and he was instructed to look into the steps necessary for its preservation. Following his offer of resignation, Assistant Tanner had decided to resume attendance at the meetings of The Court. The Renter Warden drew attention to the fact that the Livery was approaching what was thought to be its authorized strength of 150, having gained about 70 and lost about 10 persons in the last ten years. The Clerk was instructed to prepare a petition to the Court of Aldermen for an increase in numbers to 250.

25th. September. Only The Master, Renter Warden and Clerk were present at a meeting of the Finance Committee, at which the Clerk reported that some members of the Company owed Quarterage for as much as five or ten years. At the subsequent meeting of The Court new Auditors were appointed from its members and the new Beadle, Mr. J.E.T. Raper, was appointed and sworn in. The Clerk reported that two of the Stewards elected last year had still not paid their Fines. They should be warned of the penalties and not invited to any functions until the Fines had been paid. The size of The Livery: no limit had been set, as stated by a Royal Commission in 1884 and confirmed by the Town Clerk. The Reverend J.M. Glubb was appointed Chaplain for the year ensuing. A handsome deed box had been presented by Liveryman R.E .. Dyas. The Renter Warden was to look into the legality of compounding Quarterage for Life.

15th. October. After dinner the Lord Chief Justice was presented with a specially engrossed Certificate of Honorary Freedom of the Company that was contained in a casket in the form of an engraved inkstand that had been made at a cost of about 25 guineas. Sir Edward Manville had kindly presented a plinth made of oak from Westminster Hall. Among the guests were the Lord Mayor and Lady Mayoress, Lady Hewart and the Marquess and Marchioness of Carisbrooke.

15th. October, at the Technical (Sic) Training School, Great Titchfield Street, by the Technical Training Committee. The Renter Warden was elected Chairman. After discussing ways of improving the facilities for the students it was decided to recommend that the Clerk should become also the Clerk to the Walford Fund, with a Secretary at a salary of 50 guineas a year.

29th. November. Mr. Sheriff Coxen, who had been admitted to the Freedom and Livery of the Company in January of this

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------_....__..._-... _--­ year, would take part in the Lord Mayor's Show, accompanied by the Renter Warden, Clerk and Beadle, with the Mace, in a Rolls Royce hired by the Renter Warden. The Master and Beadle had each been provided with a black and white sash and a hat at the Company's expense. Three of the four new Stewards had paid their Fines but the previous defaulters had not replied to letters.

24th. January. Quarterage: the Upper Warden, Sir Stanford London, moved "that it shall be permissable (sic) for any Liveryman who is required by Clause 24 of the Acts, Ordinances and Bye-Laws of the Company to pay a Quarterage fee of 4/- per annum to compound such on the following basis 20-30 years old £3/5/­ 30-40 £3. 40-50 £2110/­ 50-60 £2. 60-70 £1/10/­ Over 70 £1. The Finance Committee was elected for the ensuing year. A portrait of Past Master Edmunds had been presented to the Company by Miss Edmunds. Where to hang it would be discussed at the next meeting of The Court.

16th. April. Finance Committee It was decided that money and inconvenience could be saved by transferring the Company's accounts from the Bank of England to the Midland Bank in Fleet Street. Meeting of the Court. The Master-Elect Sir Hugh Hirst, Bt., was sworn in, not having been able to attend meetings before this. The streamers and banners had been repaired and the Master would pay for a suitable container for them. He also undertook to pay for the framing of the Company's Charter. Although the Painter Stainers' Company had charged 2 guineas for meetings without dinner and 5 guineas when there was a dinner the requirement that 5 guineas be paid for all meetings was accepted because they stored The Master's chair, streamers, plate and war record. It was decided that the portrait of Past Master Edmunds should be stored "as a temporary measure" and that Miss Edmunds should receive grateful thanks. The transference of funds to the Midland Bank was approved. Unlike the Bank of England, the Midland would pay interest on deposits of more than £100.

13th. May, at Magnet House, Kingsway. Special Court. A Hall Building Fund had been inaugurated at a Livery Luncheon on 7th. May. The Master proposed that a Trust be established for the purpose of building or acquiring a permanent home for a growing and distinguished Company. The Upper Warden, Sir Stanford London, advised against setting up a Trust. Two lawyers who were members of The Court would look into the matter.

25th. June. Admissions to the Freedom and Livery: the Upper Warden proposed that anyone may nominate a candidate for the Freedom but that The Court should decide whether or not to approve admission. Those approved would have the oath of a Freeman administered by The Clerk. Admission to the Livery would take place at the next meeting of The Court. The proposal was approved. The Company's Charter was now hanging in Assistant A.F.I. Pickford's office in Guildhall, where a curtain protected it from sunlight.

26th. September. Sir Hugo Hirst was reelected Master "so as to enable him to develope (sic) and consolidate the important work which he had inaugurated". In reply, "Sir Hugo said that his colleagues had most charmingly wrapped up their reproach for his having been absent from England on Government business for six months of his year of office". A suggestion that artists could be admitted to the Freedom only would receive further consideration. The formation of a Glaziers' Golfing Society was approved in principle.

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------21st. November. Past Master Grimwade's offer of a staff for the Mace was gratefully accepted. 1930.

28th. January, at 1, Garden Court, Temple At The Master's suggestion, the Company's accounts had been audited, without charge, by Liveryman Major Beecroft and had satisfied the Auditors. It was resolved that the Major be thanked and be invited to become the Honorary Auditor and be shown as such in the Livery List.

29th. April, at Magnet House, Kingsway. The sale of property in Woolf Street, Bermondsey, was to be negotiated. Liveryman A.P. Saunders was appointed Honorary Surveyor and Valuer in place of Liveryman C.H. Heathcote. The Livery Dinner had taken place in Guildhall on 3rd. April and was attended by 441 persons, 119 of whom were members of the Company. It was the first occasion known on which a Livery Dinner had been held in Guildhall, which was decorated with The Master's racing colours, blue and gold, and to the cost of which The Master had made generous contribution. The Golfing Society had held its inaugural meeting at Addington Golf Club as guests of The Master.

10th. July. The sale of property in Woolf Street was approved.

23rd. September, at Armourers' and Brasiers' Hall. It was reported with due regret and tribute that the Father of the Company, Past Master R. Procter had died. He had joined the Company in 1867. The last dinner at the Mitre Hotel in Hampton Court had not been satisfactory: alternative accommodation would be sought.

17th. October, at Winchester House, Old Broad Street. The Honorary Surveyor, supported by the Honorary Solicitor and the Renter Warden, E.NJ. Jacobson, recommended to the Property Subcommittee that eight houses in Woolf Street be sold while the opportunity to do so existed.

2nd. December. The sale of eight houses in Woolf Street had been completed and The Master and Wardens were authorized to sell the remaining properties at their discretion. Sir Stanford London drew attention to differences between the Company's armorial bearings as exem­ plified by Garter Principal King of Arms in 1926 and those that were in use and offered to present dies of the correct design. His offer was gratefully accepted. Three persons were admitted to the Freedom and Livery of the Company, one being Mr. D.C. Collins, of whom it can be recorded that he was still alive in 2000, thereby exceeding by four years the membership of the late Past Master R. Procter. "Ancient monuments" (which may have been the so-called standard and streamers) were received after renovation at the expense of The Master.

3rd. February. The Court offered its condolences to the Marquess of Caris brooke on the illness of his mother, Her Royal Highness Princess Beatrice, the youngest daughter of Queen Victoria. 1931-39.

This period includes the admission of H.R.H. the Duke of Kent to the Livery and The Court. Three members of The Livery were raised to the Peerage and links with the British Society of Master Glass Painters were strengthened.

26 - The Master, Sir Stanford London, reported that he had attended the Annual Meeting of the B.S.M.G.P. and had taken the opportunity of impressing upon its members the desirability of a close connexion between this Worshipful Company and their Society. It was resolved 'That in view of Ordinance 13 of the Company's Bye Laws [which dealt with the election of members of The Livery] it is desirable that a grade of Freeman should be created within the Company, called Yeoman, which would enable persons desirous of becoming Free of the Company to do so without obligation to take up the Livery unless or until they signify such desire". That is the only reference to Yeomen in the Minutes of The Court's meetings but the Livery Lists from 1931 -46 list a few Yeomen, the last of whom were admitted to the Company in 1934.

It was agreed that the Clerk's book "London's Livery Companies" should be presented to each new member on being admitted to the Company.

27th. April. Past Master D. Cotes-Preedy, K.C. was congratulated on his election to the Bench of the Inner Temple.

29th. June. It was reported that Past Master Cotes-Preedy, K.C. had been appointed Recorder of Oxford.

21 s1. September. The portrait of Past Master G.P. Walford by the Renter Warden, F.O. Salisbury was received.

27th. June. It was resolved that the Honorary Freedom of the Company should be conferred on Sir Giles Gilbert Scott. R.A.

18th. September. The Court received cartoons for painted glass by the late Robert Anning Bell, R.A. that had been presented by the Renter Warden, S.C.H. Goetze.

4th. December. A chair of l4C. pattern was presented by Past Master Salisbury. 1935.

19th. March. It was resolved that a Loyal Address would be presented to Their Majesties the King and Queen on the occasion of Their Majesties' Silver Jubilee. It would be painted on vellum, by Mr. G.M. Pari by, a Yeoman of the Company.

5th. November. It was proposed by The Master, The Marquess of Carisbrooke, and agreed unanimously, that H.R.H. the Duke of Kent, K.G. be elected to the Freedom and Livery and invited to join the Court of Assistants. In accordance with the practice of other Livery Companies when a Royal Prince joined The Court, it was decided that when His Royal Highness honoured The Court by becoming one of its members he should be invited to become Perpetual Master of the Company; the member of The Court that would in ordinary circumstances be The Master should be styled Deputy Master during his year of office. In this connexion it may be of interest to know that some 50 years later, although one Company had a Permanent Master at least two others had had a Royal Master for one year each.

27 .. 29th. November. His Royal Highness the Duke of Kent, K.G. was presented to The Court. The Clerk administered to His Royal Highness the oath of a Freeman. His Royal Highness then signified his willingness to accept office as an Assistant of the Company, whereupon the Clerk administered to him the oath of an Assistant.

4th, December. The Master-Elect, Past Master the Most Honourable the Marquess of Carisbrooke, having been sworn in, took his seat in the Chair as Master of the Company for the second time. The Clerk reported that for the first time the Company had been represented by a decorated float in the Lord Mayor's Show; it had been designed by Yeoman Parlby.

1937.

30th. June. It was proposed that the Freedom and Livery of the Company be presented to the Right Honourable the Lord Macmillan, P.C., a Lord of AppeaL Although it was not recorded in the Minutes he was admitted later in the year. Hearty congratulations were offered to Past Master Salisbury on the unique honour of being commissioned to paint the historic picture of the Coronation Ceremony in Westminster Abbey of Their Majesties King George VI and Queen Elizabeth and for which he was later appointed a Commander of the Royal Victorian Order.

22nd. September. The Master, Alderman Sir William Coxen, presented to the Marquess of Carisbrooke a glass fire screen that bore His Lordship's armorial bearings and had been designed by Yeoman G.M. Parlby. 1939.

17th. January, It was reported that the Corporation of London had erected a plaque on premises at 112, Queen Victoria Street to commemorate the Old Glaziers' Hall, which had stood on an adjacent site.

25th. April. Lord Hirst expressed the opinion that the matter of the Hall Building Fund should be left over until the conditions in Europe were more settled. 1939-51.

This period covers the Second World War, during which Assistant H.R.H. the Duke of Kent was killed on active service and his widow, H.R.H. the Princess Marina was admitted to the Honorary Freedom of the Company. Eight Liverymen had knighthoods conferred on them and two other members of the Livery were elected Lord Mayor.

4th. July. The Court passed a unanimous vote of congratulations to Liveryman D.F. Lowson on his election as a Sheriff of the City of London. The Master, Lt. Col. T.H.G. Stevens, reported that the window that the Company had presented to Winchester Cathedral to commemorate the Coronation of His Majesty King George VI had been unveiled by H.R.H. the Princess Marina, Duchess of Kent on 3rd. July. He had also attended the unveiling of two windows presented by Sir Stanford London to The King's School, Canterbury.

3rd. October. The Master announced that because war had broken out it had been decided to postpone the Livery Banquet indefinitely.

28 - 23rd. January. It was agreed to insert the following proviso at the end of the first Ordinance of the Acts, Ordinances, Byelaws, Orders and Constitution of the Company. Provided that during the War between Great Britain and Germany which began on 3rd. September, 1939 and still continues, the said Master, Wardens and Assistants of the said Company may assemble themselves and meet together from time to time and in such convenient place as the Master and Wardens shall think meet, such place to be within the City of London or not... and shall have the powers of the Court of Assistants...

23rd. April. The Clerk reported that Mrs. Goetze was presenting to St. Stephen's Church, Avenue Road, St. John's Wood, in the name of the Company, a stained glass window in memory of her late husband and that she desired to have the arms of the Glaziers' Company incorporated in it.

9th. july. The Deed of Trust of the Goetze Benevolent Fund ... was duly signed and the Company's seal affixed. It was suggested that the following inscription should appear in the window. "To commemorate the life and benefactions of the beloved Master-Elect of the Worshipful Company of Glaziers, Sigismund Christian Herbert Goetze, who fell asleep on his 73rd. birthday, October 24th., 1939".

23rd. January. The Clerk reported that the Old Master's Chair, except for the Company's arms, had been destroyed by the fire resulting from bombing of Guildhall on the night of 29-30th. December.

8th. July. The consideration of proposals by The Master, L.H.G. Walford, and Past Master Stevens with regard to the Hall Building Fund was postponed. 1942.

7th. July. The hearty congratulations of The Court were unanimously passed to Assistant Denys Lowson on his election as an Alderman of the City of London and his appointment as one of His Majesty's Lieutenants for the City of London.

24th. September. The respectful and heartfelt condolences of The Court were expressed at the tragic death on active service of His Royal Highness the Duke of Kent. The Master, Lord Birdwood, referred to the association of His Royal Highness with the Company for the last seven years and to the irreparable loss that the Company had sustained by his death.

29th. April. It was resolved unanimously that Her Royal Highness the Princess Marina, Duchess of Kent, be invited to accept the Honorary Freedom of the Company.

7th. July. At a meeting of The Court held in the Jerusalem Chamber of Westminster Abbey H.R.H. the Princess Marina, Duchess of Kent, who had accepted the invitation of The Company to accept its Honorary Freedom, was presented to The Court.

29 - 1944.

27th. January. The Lord Chancellor, the Right Honourable the Viscount Simon, G.C.S.I. G.C.V.O., who had accepted the invitation of the Company to receive the Freedom and Livery of the Company, was presented to The Court.

28th. November. The Master, Sir Edward Baron, reported that an Address was presented to the Lord Mayor, Alderman and Assistant Sir Bracewell Smith, on 9th. November. 1947.

10th. December. The Master, Alderman D.E Lowson, reported that a Loyal Address had been presented to H.R.H. the Princess Elizabeth on 7th. November and read to The Court the personally signed letter of thanks and appreciation from Her Royal Highness. The Master also read a letter from the British Society of Master Glass Painters inviting The Master of the Glaziers' Company for the time being to become a Vice-President of the Society. The invitation was accepted. It seems to have been forgotten that a similar invitation was both extended and accepted in November. 1928. 1948.

22nd. April. The Very Reverend Eric Milner-White, D.S.O., Dean of York, was admitted to the Freedom and Livery of the Company in accordance with ancient custom. At the request of the B.B.C. the ceremony was televised. 1949.

29th. March. The Clerk informed The Court that Liveryman Harcourt Doyle had restored a thirteenth century window in York Minster, at the invitation of the Dean.

28th. April. It was decided that when the financial position of a stained glass artist did not permit him to pay the usual Fees and Fines on admission his case might be brought before The Court, who would decide whether or not the Fee might be reduced.

1s1. December. Assistant Colonel Trundle suggested that the Glaziers' Golfing Society should be revived and that a day should be fixed for competition for the trophies held by the Company. It was agreed that Colonel Trundle and The Clerk should circulate members of The Court and Livery and in January report what support would be given.

29th. June. It was resolved that the Honorary Solicitor should enquire into the matter of freehold ground rents for 43-47, Evershot Road and also into the matter of selling the other property in the Road, namely numbers 49-53. Mr. Carl Edwards, the artist, presented to The Court his design for the east window of The Temple Church. The Clerk was instructed to send the necessary order for the work to be put in hand. Past Master Millard Tucker reported that he had gone into the matter of the Hall Building Fund and was

30 - of the opinion that the fund should be left as originally created, to aim at the acquisition of a permanent home for the Company.

21st. September. Messrs. James Powell (Whitefriars), Ltd. had agreed to make the window for the Temple Church.

7th. December. The proposals of Past Master Millard Tucker, who was acting for The Master, G.D. Roberts, that a hearty vote of Congratulations be passed to Alderman Denys Lowson on his election and installation as Lord Mayor of the City of London was accepted unanimously

1951.

8th. February. Following the death of The Clerk, Major General R.J. Blackham, it was agreed that Mrs. Blackham should be appointed Acting Clerk; Mrs. Blackham accepted the appointment. The Master went on to report that the late Clerk had bequeathed to the Company the sum of £100 to be invested ... the annual income to be applied for the purpose of providing an annual medal for Glazing and Glass Painting to be known as "The Blackham Medal". 1951-64.

The reshaping of the Company continued. Probably the most important happening in this period was the granting of a Supplemental Charter by Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II and dated 2nd. January, 1956. This enabled the number of Assistants to be increased to a maximum of thirty in addition to Ex Officio Assistants so as to allow a balance between Past Masters and Assistants below the Chair. The Hall Fund was enhanced by the great generosity of the late Past Master Lord Perry, whose bequest to the Company amounted to more than £50,000. The Minutes record many other generous gifts and donations to the cost of running the Company by Masters, Past Masters and others. Much time and consideration was devoted to finding a permanent home for the Company, which had had to rely so heavily on the support and assistance of other Companies, organizations and individuals, particularly the Painter Stainers' Company. Considerable efforts were made to promote the art and craft of glazing and glass painting and to heighten the interest of the Livery in it. Students and young craftsmen were helped to establish themselves and were stimulated by scholarships and prizes in annual competitions. In addition, contributions to the cost of new stained glass windows were encouraged.

11 tho April. The Court were entertained to Luncheon in the Mansion House, by the Rt. Hon. the Lord Mayor, Alderman Lowson. It was agreed that no candidate be admitted to the Freedom of the Company until his name had been circulated and approved by members of The Court. The design of the Blackham Medal was laid before The Court; six silver medals would cost £6/15/- each, plus purchase tax. The Lord Mayor presented a solid silver salver. The gold Past Master's Badge of the late Past Master C.W. Grimwade had been presented to the Company by his daughter. Mr. R.C. Pennefather, M.B.E. was appointed Clerk.

28th. June, at Guildhall House, Gresham Street. The Jacobson Loving Cup had been lent to the Goldsmiths' Company for an exhibition of work by contemporary craftsmen. In accordance with precedent, The Master paid the cost of the Livery List.

27th. September, at Niblett Hall, Inner Temple. The window for The Temple Church had cost £2,520. The appeal to the Livery had yielded £566; Past

31 - Masters Salisbury and Goodwin offered £500 each and Past Master Waldron 80 guineas. A gift of £250 was made to the widow of Major General R.I. Blackham, who had been the Clerk to the Company for 24 years and an Honorary Assistant since 1948.

1952.

31st. January, at Apothecaries' Hall, Blackfriars' Lane. A letter from the City Chamberlain advised that the Charter of 16th. November, 1638 was the governing Charter. The number of Assistants was restricted to 21 and if it was desired to increase that number it would be necessary to apply to His Majesty the King for a Supplemental Charter.

24th. April, at lnnholders' Hall. The Clerk is to confer with the Clerk of the Shipwrights' Company regarding the procedure to be adopted in making application for a Supplemental Charter to allow an increase in the number of Assistants. It was decided that in future no Freeman of the Company is to be elected to the Livery until he has been granted the Freedom of the City of London.

26th. June, at Apothecaries' Hall. The inventory and valuation of the Company's silver was nearly complete. Photographs have been taken and are to be mounted and bound in a volume that will be kept with the Company's records. Liveryman D. Goldblatt, a Past Steward, presented a set of four George II silver candlesticks by Simon Le Sage.

13th. November, at Skinners' Hall. The Upper Warden, Sir Lacon Threlford, presented a crystal Coronation Goblet engraved with the Royal Cypher and the Title of the Company, which is in the standing exhibition of the Company's glass in Glaziers' Hall. It was resolved to appoint a General Purposes' Committee, to consist of The Master and Wardens, two Past Masters and one Assistant, to consider and make recommendations to The Court on succession to Office, composition of and election to The Court and such other matters as may from time to time be referred to the Committee. 1953.

22nd. JanuarY, at Cutlers' Hall. The Court of Assistants resolved to accept the report of the General Purposes' Committee with its recommendation that a Petition be addressed to Her Majesty's Privy Council praying for the grant of a Supplemental Charter whereby the Court of Assistants be in future be limited to a Master, Two Wardens and Thirty Seven Assistants and that if such Supplemental Charter be granted The Court should then consider the recommendation of the General Purposes' Committee to fix a maximum number of Assistants at anyone time at Twenty Seven. The Master, Col. A.L. Trundle, reported that the Lord Mayor had kindly placed the Mansion House at the disposal of the Company to hold the Livery Banquet and Ladies' Night on 6th. May and had intimated that he and the Lady Mayoress, the Sheriffs and their Ladies would be present at the Banquet. It was resolved that each Liveryman should be permitted to invite one lady guest, who would be present­ ed with a crystal goblet engraved with the Royal Cypher and the Arms of the Company. Past Master Goodwin and Assistant Leese had offered jointly to defray the cost of the goblets.

Steward J. Cotton had offered up to £250 towards the cost of printing and binding a History of the Company. Enquiries would be made into the probable cost of rewriting and publishing the History.

16th. April, at Cutlers' Hall. Her Royal Highness the Princess Marina, Duchess of Kent had expressed the wish to be present at the Coronation Banquet on 6th. May but unfortunately it had proved impossible to change the date to one that would suit Her Royal Highness. The Librarian to the Corporation had advised that the cost of printing and binding a History of the Company for a limited edition of 500 copies might amount to £700 or perhaps considerably more. It was therefore resolved to decline with thanks the offer made by Steward Cotton.

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------.... -~~-~ ...... -­ 22nd. September, at Skinners' Hall. The Clerk was reappointed at a saJary of 250 guineas.

1954.

""-'-"""-'-"-~'" at the Waldorf Hotel, Aldwych. It was resolved that the Investments Committee and the General Purposes' Committees be dissolved and that a GeneraJ Purposes and Finance Committee be constituted and consist of The Master and Wardens, Past Master Sir Stuart Goodwin and Assistant F. Winstanley. It would be empowered to co-opt additional members and should meet quarterly. The Master, E. Boydell, presented an antique Loving Cup and Cover of the period of George III, 1789, by Abraham Peterson and Peter Brodie, in recognition of his year of office.

21st. September. The Chairman of the Heraldry Society had written a letter suggesting that The Master should be elected a Vice President of the Society, ex officio.

l1!l1...,r:iQ:~(lill;r, at Guildhall House. A Special Meeting had been called to consider the draft Supplemental Charter. It was resolved that the Company do petition Her Majesty the Queen to grant a Supplemental Charter. Likewise, a Petition to the Rt. Hon. the Lord Mayor and the Court of Aldermen. 1955.

30th. November, at Vintners' Hall. The Queen was pleased at the Council held by Her Majesty on 28th. October, 1955 to approve the granting of a Supplemental Charter. The Master, Sir Arthur Evans, presented a pair of George III silver gilt oval bowls on oblong feet, London, 1803. The freehold of 48, Danemore Street, Putney had been sold for £200. 1956.

25th. April, at Skinners' Hall. The Master reported the granting of a Supplemental Charter dated 2nd. January, 1956. It was resolved that no candidate be considered for election to the Court unless at the time of election he be less than 70 years of age. Past Master the Marquess of Caris brooke donated a Silver Gilt Christening Cup and Cover given to him by his grandmother, Her Majesty Queen Victoria, on the occasion of his christening. The freehold of No. 50, Danemore Street had been sold for £200.

4th. July, in H.Q.S. Wellington. Past Master Sir Rowland Smith had presented a pair of Sheffield Plate Candelabra by Matthew Boulton.

27th. September, at Skinners' Hall. It was resolved that any Assistant unwilling or unable to serve the Office of Master or Warden should be invited to place his resignation at the disposal of The Court.

28th. November, at Vintners' Hall. It was resolved that at the conclusion of each Quarter Court members of The Court should dine together at the expense of the Company. Mr. A.R. Fisher, of James Powell and Sons, was awarded a Scholarship of £100. [He became The Master in 19911.

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... 1957.

The Clerk, Mr Roland Pennefather, was admitted to the Freedom and Livery of the Company by Gift.

1958.

16th. July, at Haberdashers' HalL The sale of 46, Danemore Street had been completed for £260.

1959.

28th. January, at lronmongers' Hall. A memorial window to the late Past Master Sir Lacon Threlford was to be dedicated in the church of St. Lawrence Jewry on 4th. February. Lady Thelford had requested that the Ma<;ter and Wardens act as hosts. Messrs. Carl Edwards and R. Whiting were admitted to the freedom of the Company by Servitude. There is no later record of admission by this means.

23rd. April, at Skinners' Hall. A draft of a brief history of the Company written by The Master, Sir Graham Cunningham, was approved.

30th. November, at Vintners' Hall. Alderman Sir Edmund Stockdale had been elected and had taken office as Lord Mayor.

26th. January, at Skinners' Hall. The brief History of the Company was to be distributed to all Liverymen.

26th. April, at Carpenters' Hall. The deaths of the Marquess of Caris brooke and Sir Giles Gilbert Scott were reported with deep regret.

30th. November, at Vintners' Hall. The Honorary Chaplain, Dr. Don had submitted his resignation.

23rd. April, at Carpenters' Hall. The Reverend David Rutter, Succentor of St. Paul's Cathedral, was appointed Honorary Chaplain. It was agreed to accept Lady Evans' offer to commission a window in Mayfield Parish Church in memory of the late Past Master Sir Arthur Evans and suggested that a small number of young artists be invited to submit designs.

29th. June, at Saddlers' Hall. A grant of 50 guineas was made to Guildford Cathedral towards the cost of the building, which was to include a window for Craft Livery Companies.

1962.

28th. June. It was resolved to support an exhibition of stained glass in Painters' Hall and in All Hallows in the Wall in connexion with the City of London FestivaL Past Master Sir George Erskine presented three silver wine goblets engraved with the arms of the Company and those of his family, the goblets being intended for use by The Master and Wardens at Livery and Court Dinners.

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----- ~------~ ...~....--..--.....----. 20th. September, at Carpenters' Hall. The death of Past Master EO. Salisbury was reported with deep regret. A proposed visit to York Minster at the weekend of 28-29th. September was abandoned for lack of support. Assistants ES. Snow and N.E. Wates urged that strong support should be given by The Court to any proposals that might promote the use of stained glass in buildings.

29th. November. The Painter Stainers' Company agreed to provide accommodation for The Masters' Chair and the Lanterns. Closer association with the Painter Stainers' Company was to be discussed.

25th. April, at Vintners' Hall. Assistant J. Mortimer-Hawkins proposed that a Livery Social and Dining Club be set up.

27th. June, at Carpenters' Hall. It was resolved: a. that Honorary Freedom of the Company be conferred on Sir Basil Spence, O.M., RA. b. to reach agreement with Painter Estates, Ltd. on an annual sum of 250 guineas for five years' accommodation for meetings, dinners, etc. in Painters' Hall. c. that in future the Company's accounting year should end on 21st. September so that the audited accounts could be submitted to the Installation Court, when the Renter Warden could be discharged from his Office.

The General Purposes' Committee's proposal that the Honorary Chaplain to the Company should be elected annually was approved. 1964-74.

This decade saw a number of important events that have been of lasting benefit to the Glaziers' Company. In April 1966 the Glaziers' Trust was inaugurated; it is dealt with in more detail in chapter 3. The decision to proceed with steps towards obtaining a new Hall was reached and is dealt with in detail in chapter 4. The sadness at the death of H.R.H. the Princess Marina was lessened by the fact that the new Duchess of Kent had consented to become an Honorary Freeman of the Company. The Company's Library was firmly established with a generous gift from the widow of Past Master E. Boydell and the gift of a large number of books about stained glass from the late Liveryman H. Easton's own library.

The Assistant Beadle, E.G. Purkins, was appointed Beadle in succession to W. Parker, who was admitted to the Freedom of the Company in recognition of his 17 years' service to the Company.

Canon John Shirley was elected Honorary Chaplain to the Company in succession to Canon David Rutter, who had been appointed Precentor of Lincoln Cathedral. AssistantA.E. Page and the Clerk were appointed to represent the Company on a National Committee that was considering holding at International Congress on glass in 1968.

29th. April, at Clothworkers' Hall. It was agreed: a. that for the time being the strength of the Livery should be restricted to a total of 250;

35 b. that The Master and Wardens should, as an experiment, hold one or two luncheons and c. that in future the Stewards be invited to Court Dinners to act as hosts to new Freemen and Liverymen, their spouses and guests of The Court.

23rd. September. It was agreed to purchase for the Library those volumes of Corpus Vitrearum Medii lEvi that had already been published and to purchase those that would be published in the future.

29th. June. The Glaziers' Trust was established. Further details will be found in Chapter 3.

21 st. September. The Court accepted with gratitude a Georgian Silver Inkstand by Joseph Wilson, London, 1820, in memory of the late Past Master Robert Procter, his sons Edward and Harold and his grandson Robert Arbuthnot. Liveryman Michael Snow was elected Honorary Surveyor.

25th. January. Grateful thanks were expressed to Past Master Ellis for his gift of a pair of Decanters engraved with the arms of the Company and to Past Master Sir Denys Lowson for his offer to present a silver tray, suitably engraved, in place of the silver gilt one that he had previously presented.

26th. April. Plaster casts were being made of the Master's and Wardens' badges, the Mace and the heads of the Stewards' wands.

27th. September. The Reverend Roger Roberts was elected Honorary Chaplain and Assistant Gordon Simmons was elected Honorary Solicitor.

30th. November. It was reported that H.RH. the Princess Marina, Duchess of Kent, had honoured the Master, Wardens and Assistants with her presence at a Luncheon at Painters' Hall on 23rd. November and had responded to the Toast to the Guests that had been proposed by The Master, A.E. Page. It was reported that 83 entries had been received for the Glass Feature Competition that had been spon­ sored by the National Provincial Bank for a free-standing glass feature in its new premises in Drapers' Gardens.

27th. June. James Frederick Vere Woodman was appointed to the newly created office of Deputy Clerk. It was resolved to form Entertainments, Craft, Finance and Court Vacancies Subcommittees, which would report to the General Purposes' Committee.

19th. September. The death of H.RH. the Princess Marina, Duchess of Kent, Honorary Freeman, was reported with deep regret. It was resolved that a Special Resolution be conveyed to her son, H.R.H. the Duke of Kent, under the direction of The Master. Liveryman RC, Pennefather was elected Honorary Clerk. It was resolved that the present arrangements for the use of Painters' Hall be renewed for a further five years at a cost of 350 guineas per annum and that not more than £150 be authorized for the fitting up of the Company's stand in the Crypt for the S1. Paul's Today exhibition.

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- It was resolved that a Deed of Covenant for £400 per year for seven years be entered into by the Company for the benefit of the Glaziers' Trust for educational purposes. After considerable discussion it was resolved unanimously that it is highly desirable "that the Company should have a Hall if viable". Further details will be found in chapter 4.

28th. November, at Vintners' Hall. Following the death of Princess Marina The Master had sent to the Duke of Kent the Resolution passed by The Court. The Master had received a letter from Richard Buckley, Private Secretary, thanking The Master and conveying the following message from His Royal Highness. "My family and I send our most sincere thanks for the very kind expression of sympathy from the Court of the Glaziers' Company. We are deeply touched. Edward" 1969.

23rd. January. It was agreed that the Divine Service would be held in the Queen's Chapel of the Savoy on 17th. April, 1969 and that Liveryman and their Ladies be invited, followed by a Buffet Luncheon on board H.Q.S. Wellington.

24th. April. It was agreed to lend to the Guildhall Museum two glass roundels depicting the Company's arms for display in the "Treasures and Traditions of the City of London" Exhibition that was to be held in Tokyo in the latter part of September. The Honorary Surveyor produced the two roundels for inspection by The Court.

25th. September. Past Master A.E. Page had presented a "Book of Master's and Wardens' Oaths" to commemorate his year of Office. The purchase of gowns in the Company's heraldic colours of black and silver was approved in principle. 1970.

22nd. January. It was agreed unanimously that the Honorary Freedom of the Company be conferred on Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent and it was resolved that the Company's Library should be named "The Edward Boydell Library" in appreciation of the gift of £3,000 by the late Past Master's widow. The Court gratefully accepted the wish of The Master, E.H.G. Simmons, to present a stained glass window to St. Mary's Church, Great Canfield, Essex. Consideration was given to office accommodation and secretarial assistance for the Deputy Clerk. The Hon. Clerk informed The Court that the Clockmakers' Company was considering the same question for their Assistant Clerk. It was resolved to accept the offer of a subtenancy of a room in No. 116, Cannon Street and that the cost of £850 per annum should be shared equally by the two Companies.

23rd. April. The Master reported that The Daily Telegraph of 13th. April had published a brief account of the dedication of new windows in the Memorial Chapel of the Royal Military Academy, Sandhurst, in which it was stated that "Mr. Lawrence Lee designed the windows". The Court noted with satisfaction that public acknowledgement had been made of the designer of the windows.

21 st. September. The Court offered warmest congratulations to Sir Edmund Stockdale on his election as Master of the Worshipful Company of Carpenters.

30th. November. It was agreed that the Rev. Roger Roberts, Honorary Chaplain to the Company, should be admitted to the Freedom and Livery of the Company by gift.

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---- -~---.-...... -­ ~------~~~-- 21st. January. In commemoration of his year of Office as Master Past Master E.G.H. Simmons had presented to the Company a silver rose bowl designed by Frank Johnson and himself; it was received with grateful thanks. The Most Noble Hugh Dennis Charles Fitzroy, Duke of Grafton. K.G. was admitted to the Freedom of the Company, honoris causa.

23rd. March, at Vintners' Hall- a Special Meeting. Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent, having graciously consented to accept the Honorary Freedom of the Company, was met by The Master, N.E. Mustoe, and Clerk on her arrival and conducted to her seat in the Court Room. The Master administered the Oath of Allegiance, admitted and welcomed Her Royal Highness as a Freeman of the Company and presented her with an engraved glass goblet to mark the occasion. Her Royal Highness was then introduced to the Wardens, Past Masters and Assistants. At the conclusion of the ceremony The Master and Her Royal Highness received the Ladies of members of The Court and other guests invited to the Luncheon that followed. The Master proposed the Toast to the new Freeman, to which Her Royal Highness replied. (The full text of her reply is recorded in the Minutes).

22nd. April. In consequence of the death of Past Master E.G.H. Simmons, the Honorary Clerk, Liveryman R.C. Pennefather, was elected Honorary Solicitor for the remainder of the year. A letter addressed to The Master from the Private Secretary to H.R.H. the Duchess of Kent was read and recorded in the Minutes.

23rd. September. Liveryman RC. Pennefather was re-elected Honorary Solicitor. Lady Threlford had presented to the Company the Past Master's Badge that had been presented to her late husband.

27th. October, at Bakers' Hall a Special Meeting. It was reported that the Master-Elect, David Stanley Pierson, had died on 7th. October and that the funeral service had been attended by The Master and members of The Court and Livery. It was resolved that the Upper Warden-Elect, Sir Frederick Snow, be elected Master. the Renter Warden-Elect, Sir Edmund Stockdale be elected Upper Warden and that Assistant L.S.Lee be elected Renter Warden.

30th. November. It was resolved that in future every Freeman admitted to the Livery should be presented with a copy of Assistant Lee's book entitled "Stained Glass". In order to enable Assistants below the Chair to gain fuller experience of the work of the General Purposes' Committee before becoming ex officio members of it, the fonner practice of appointing the two senior Assistants proceeding to the Committee would be resumed.

1972. (2)

27th. January. It was agreed that in future the prospective recipient of a Past Master's Badge be offered the choice of receiving one of the Badges returned to the Company or a newly made one.

26th. April. The Master, Sir Frederick Snow, reported that Mrs. Stanley Pierson had presented to the Company a hand~ some bronze-gilt centrepiece and candelabrum in memory of her late husband.

29th. June. The Honorary Clerk and Solicitor, R.C. Pennefather, was admitted to the Court of Assistants. It was agreed that an offer of Lt. Col. C.O. Sturgis to sell to the Company for £70 the Past Master's Badge presented to his father, the late Robert Owen Sturgis, in 1886, who had been Master in 1884-5 and 1894-5, be accepted.

38 21 st. September. The Master informed The Court that Assistant B.D.L. Thomas had been commissioned by the Corporation of London to carry out the proposed scheme for installing stained glass windows in the West Crypt of Guildhall.

30th. November. It was resolved that the Freedom of the Company by Gift be offered to three widows of Past Masters, namely Lady Threlford, Lady Evans and Mrs. Baker, the widow of Past Master Edward Boydell, in recognition of their generous support for and continued interest in the Company since the deaths of their husbands. 1973.

25th. January. It was reported that Past Master P. D. Cotes-Preedy had presented to the Company twelve suitably engraved Menu Holders to commemorate his year of office as Master.

26th.Aprii. It was noted with pleasure that Lady Threlford and Lady Evans had accepted the offer of the Freedom of the Company. Mrs. Baker had declined. The Master, Sir Edmund Stockdale, informed The Court that he had congratulated Liveryman C.J. Edwards on the recognition accorded him by The Daily Telegraph for his design and construction of the stained glass in the west window of the Anglican Cathedral in Liverpool.

28th. June. Among the recommendations of the General Purposes' Committee that were adopted was the amalgam­ ation of a number of small charities in order to reduce the work of the Company's accountants. Assistant K.S. London informed The Court that his aunt, Mrs. l.S. Spicer, widow of the late Liveryman M.H. Spicer and daughter of the late Past Master Sir Stanford London, was offering to the Company two stained glass panels depicting the arms of, respectively, the Company and Sir Stanford, which had been presented by the Company to Sir Stanford and Lady London on the occasion of their golden wedding anniversary in 1933. It was resolved to accept Mrs. Spicer's offer with grateful thanks.

20th. September. It was resolved that Mrs. Digby Cotes-Preedy, widow of the late Past Master Cotes-Preedy be admitted to the Freedom of the Company by Gift in recognition of her long and devoted support for and interest in the Company. It was reported that Past Master Lovely had presented £500 to the Company and that, with his approval, it would be allocated to the Glaziers' Trust.

1974.

24th. January. Past Master Sir Edmund Stockdale presented to the Company a Silver Salver to commemorate his year of Office as Master.

1974-1983.

This period was dominated by the acquisition of a Hall and the hopes and fears that were expressed by many members of The Court in undertaking what Past Master Stanley Steward said in June 1976 "was probably the most important and far-reaching decision to be made by the Court of the Company in 500 years". There were long periods of uncertainty about being able to raise the capital required, which was not helped by the proposition that the project should be adandoned, and it was not until 1983 that the affairs of the Company entered calmer waters. Having its own home affected the Company in many ways: the Livery gradually expanded by about 60 persons; widening interest in the craft, and a more stable pattern of events and procedures led to a stronger sense of purpose in being a Liveryman.

39 - It will be noted how the style of the Minutes has gradually become less flowery and formal but without loss of dignity and respect for what the Company stands for.

20th. June. Mrs. Dorothy Lee, the wife of The Master, had written a letter suggesting that wives of Liverymen should present a gift to the proposed new Hall. It was resolved that such a gift would be particularly welcome and that warmest thanks should be conveyed to Mrs. Lee and the Ladies associated with her.

28th. November. The Rev. Dr. Brian Andrew Kirk-Duncan was appointed Clerk to the Company.

23rd. April. The Master M. C. Farrar-Bell, informed The Court that £80 a year was spent on having the Minutes hand written in copperplate in the Court Minute Book. It was agreed that in future the Minutes should be typed.

26th. June. After a full discussion in which strong views were expressed, The Master took a vote on whether or not to proceed with steps to obtain a Hall: 15 were in favour, none was against, four abstained. The Resolution to proceed was carried.

25th. September. The Renter Warden-Elect, D. Graham-Wood, undertook to organize a Summer Ball in the new Hall.

1976.

22nd. January. The Entertainment Subcommittee set up in 1968 had been reconstructed and now consisted of The Renter Warden, D. Graham-Wood, Chairman, The Master, ex officio, and three additional members selected by the Chairman, with the Clerk in attendance.

22nd. April. The Court agreed that there should be a Glaziers' tie and chose one of the designs submitted by Assistant P.S. London, of silver stripes on a black background with the lower part of the Company's shield repeated on the stripes. The Court thanked Mr. F. Stower for his gift of £100 towards the cost of the purchase and renovation of a chandelier that had belonged to the late Lord Holford, Architect to Hays Wharf, Ltd., and would hang in the new Hall.

29th. June. Liveryman RF. Lane was elected Honorary Assistant Surveyor.

21st. September. The resolution required by the Charity Commissioners for the merger of a number of the Company's small charities was approved. . Liveryman R F. Lane was elected Honorary Surveyor and Honorary Librarian. W. L. Tanner Smith was appointed Clerk. Mrs. Mustoe presented her late husband's Past Master's Badge to the Company.

J..Qth. November, at Glaziers' Hall, where, unless otherwise stated, all subsequent meetings were held. The death of Honorary Freeman Sir Basil Spence, O.M., was reported and due regret was expressed. Sir William Carter was congratulated on his appointment as the first Vice-President of the International Bar Association.

40 - 25th. January. Past Master Lee presented the Company with a copy of his new book, "The Appreciation of Stained Glass".

26th. April. The death of Lady Threlford, Honorary Freeman, was reported, also that she had bequeathed a legacy of £2,000. The Upper Warden reported that the River Pageant commemorating Her Majesty's Silver Jubilee would take place on 9th. June.

28th. June. A portrait in oils of the late Past Master Leopold Walford, painted by the late Past Master Salisbury had been returned to the Company by the Walford family.

29th. September. Lt. Cdr. Buckley, R.N., Private Secretary to the Duchess of Kent, had indicated that either 13th. or 14th. June, 1978 might be acceptable for Her Royal Highness to come to the Hall as the Guest of Honour at the Inaugural Ball and that the date would be confirmed in March. The Wall Hanging, which now hangs on the Main Staircase of the Hall, had been presented by the wives of Liverymen and executed by Ann Mary Johnston; very few Ladies had not contributed to the cost. It was agreed that Lady Snow, the widow of Past Master Sir Frederick Snow, be invited to become an Honorary Freeman of the Company.

30th. November. Liveryman the Very Reverend Peter Clement Moore, M.A., D.Phil., Dean of St. Alban's, was elected Honorary Chaplain vice the Reverend Roger Roberts, who had resigned. The Court approved the appointment of Liveryman Stuart Lever as Honorary Auditor. Past Master K.S. London had presented a silver goblet for the use of the Immediate Past Master on the Company's festive occasions.

1978.

26th. January. With regard to admissions to the Company, it was agreed that a. At least one of those supporting an application must be a member of The Court. b. The General Purposes' Committee must be responsible for seeing that the form had been correctly filled in. (This was amended at the meeting on 26th. April to the effect that The Master or a Warden and the Clerk must be responsible.) c. When recommendations for admission are laid before The Court the name( s) of the member( s) of The Court supporting the application must be shown against the name of the of the applicant in order that that member of The Court may be questioned. In recognition of the services given by the Rev. Roger Roberts as Honorary Chaplain he was presented with an engraved goblet. The Hon. Treasurer sought agreement in principle to a scheme whereby Liverymen could purchase shares in Glaziers Hall, Ltd.: it was approved.

26th. April. Assistant Seys-Phillips offered, on behalf of his wife, to accept responsibility for the cost of restoring the eighteenth century Georgian Royal Banner in memory of his late father-in-law, Sir Godfrey Davis, a former Liveryman. It was agreed that Mrs. Rosemary Simmons, widow of the late Past Master Simmons be invited to become an Honorary Freeman of the Company. Court Vacancies' Subcommittee: Past Master Mortimer-Hawkins, Chairman, made recommendations, to which The Court agreed:

41 a. That the Court Vacancies' Subcommittee be disbanded forthwith and be replaced by "The Confidential Committee of The Court". b. That this should consist of four Past Masters, one of whom should be the Immediate Past Master, the others being selected annually by The Court. c. That it should have no Executive Authority. d. That it should be free to report via the General Purposes' Committee. e. That it should submit to each June meeting of The Court names for consideration as:­ 1. Liverymen to be elected to The Court, being those whose potential to add to the strength of The Court was manifest and who are sponsored by two members ofThe Court or by two Liveryman and one member of The Court. Such Liverymen to be informed, as The Court determines, of the obligations they would be expected to discharge if elected, and thereafter progress formalities through the Clerk's Office. 2. The names of Liverymen to serve the office of Steward (four) of which one shall be The Master's Steward and nominated by him. The others to be determined by seniority on the Livery List and availability. A standard letter to be sent by the Clerk. £. To inform The Court of the availability or otherwise of future Principal Officers, based on seniority in The Court. It should be noted with regard to an earlier reference to an Inaugural Ball planned for June of this year that this historic event was not recorded in The Court's Minutes. It did take place as planned; H.R.H. the Duchess of Kent, Honorary Freeman, who graced the occasion, was received by The Master, D. Graham­ Wood, and Wardens and their Ladies and unveiled a Commemorative Glass Plaque.

28th. September. Mr. A.E.S. Thomas, D.S.M., was appointed Beadle in succession to Mr. E.G. Purkins, who was admitted to the Livery without Fine and later presented with two glass goblets engraved with the arms of the Company and the inscription "Eric George Purkins. Beadle 1952-1978". Assistant M.E. Snow advised The Court of the presentation of some framed water colours by Past Master Colonel Trundle. A framed picture had also been received from Assistant Seys-Phillips. The Court approved the preparation of a "Summary of Glaziers' Procedures" for the benefit of future Clerks and Assistants.

30th. November. It was decided that as from 1st. January, 1979 the full cost of Court Dinners other than the Installation Court Dinners should be paid by all diners, except for Past Masters, the Honorary Officers and the Clerk and that the full cost of the Installation Court Dinner should be paid by all diners except the Honorary Chaplain and the Clerk. It was agreed that a suitable book should be acquired for recording gifts of furniture, etc. for use in the Hall. The retiring Stewards presented new robes, embellished with the colours of the Company, for the use of future Stewards. 1979.

25th. January. A Boudoir Grand Piano had been presented to the Hall by Assistant J. and his son Liveryman R. A. Stone.

26th. April. The Court approved the appointment of Mr. R. B. Hodgetts as Clerk in succession to Mr. W. L. Tanner Smith, who was presented with a decanter and a set of whisky glasses. It was agreed that the Chairnlan of Glaziers Hall, Ltd. should report regularly to The Court. The Gift Book that had been presented by the late Past Master T. H. G. Stevens in 1947 had been found but it needed to be brought up to date from 1952. It was resolved that the Craft Subcommittee and the Competitions' Subcommittee should be merged.

28th. June. Following proposals made by the Confidential Committee, The Court agreed to a. The production of a single leaflet about the Company.

42 - b. The inclusion of the Oath on the Certificate of Freedom of the Company. c. A new Liveryman's Certificate, signed by The Master.. d. The inclusion in the Livery List of forms for bequests and covenants. e. The acquisition of a ceremonial Bible. f. The preparation of a Book of Procedures for the use of The Master, Wardens and Clerk.

27th. September. The Victoria and Albert Museum had requested the loan of the Ordinance Book of the Glaziers' Company for its Exhibition of Fine Writing that was to take place in 1980. This was granted.

29th. November. It was reported that the late Past Master Lt. Col. A. L. Trundle had bequeathed the sum of £200 to the Company. It was resolved that the Chairman of the Entertainments' Subcommittee and a member of the Board of Directors of Glaziers Hall Ltd. should be ex officio members of the General Purposes' Committee. It was resolved that the 1980 Livery List should contain The Master's Report for 1979 and the short history of the Company that had been written by Past Master Farrar-Bell.

The Master, G. M. Gee, presented Tudor Bonnets for the use of The Master and Wardens on ceremonial occasions.

24th. January. The Upper Warden, J.P.S. Edge-Partington, proposed that the Livery should be enlarged to 300 and that Liverymen should be encouraged to recruit new members. Past Master Farrar-Bell had prepared a scheme for stained and painted glass panels for the Lanterns; they would depict the arms of the Glaziers' and Scientific Instrument Makers' Companies.

24th. April. The Master, as Chairman of the Glaziers' Trust, reported on an informal talk that he had had with the Greater London Council on the proposal to establish a repository of stained glass from redundant London churches.

26th. June. Past Master Mortimer-Hawkins was thanked for his gift of a Ceremonial Bible, a signed print of Past Master Salisbury's painting of the Coronation of King George VI and a new block (which he had made himself) and gavel, which he had repaired. It was resolved that a stained glass representation of the Company's arms, as prepared by Past Master Farrar-Bell, should be presented to the Pilkington Museum to commemorate the visit of Liverymen to St. Helens on 9th. June. The Upper Warden, supported by Past Master Steward, proposed that such changes as were necessary should be made in the Rules and Ordinances to enable women to be eligible for election to the Livery. The proposal was carried. Past Master Lee presented full size cartoons of the Red Window on the Baptistery side of Coventry Cathedral, a full colour drawing of the nave window and his original coloured drawing of the Becket window in St. John the Baptist's church, Penshurst, which commemorated 800 years of the Parish of Penshurst.

The Han. Solicitor advised that no amendment to the Rules and Ordinances of the Company was necessary to enable Ladies to be elected to the Livery. It was resolved that Mr. A. E. Evans, a Past Master of the Worshipful Company of Scientific Instrument Makers, should be admitted to the Freedom and Livery of the Company. Installation Court Dinner: it was resolved that the only Ladies to be invited to the Dinner at which H.R.H. the Duchess of Kent would be present should be the three Honorary Freemen. The cost of restoring the the banner of the Georgian Royal Arms had been met by Mrs. Seys-Phillips, in

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27th. November. The sale of the silver at Sotherby's and in the Livery had realized £55,000. It was resolved that the proceeds of the sale should be used to purchase six N on-Voting Shares in Glaziers Hall Ltd. Ladies would be invited to the Court Dinner in January, 1981. when the present Master would present the brooches that he had made for the use of the wives of The Master and Wardens.

22nd. January. The Master, J. P. S. Edge-Partington, expressed deep concern at the loss of the Gavel and Block that had been presented by Past Master Mortimer-Hawkins. Liveryman Dr. Cole's Anthem dedicated to The Master and Worshipful Company would be performed for the first time at the Annual Service in Southwark Cathedral on 24th. February. Past Master Graham-Wood became the President of Glaziers Hall Ltd.

25th. June. It was resolved: a. that a new Gavel and Block should be purchased to replace the ones presented by Past Master Mortimer-Hawkins; b. that Quarterage should be increased from £10 to £25 in September: c. that the Company should present a copy of the book "Stained Glass" on the occasion of the Royal Wedding on 29th. July.

17th. September. It was resolved that the following should be adopted from Past Master K. S. London's paper "The Glaziers in the Future": a. that efforts should be made to recruit more artists as members of the Livery; b. that The Court should always include a number of artist members; c. that it should be made clear that the Livery's craft interests embraced ail kinds of glass decoration, including engraving; d) that a Liveryman should be sought to be responsible for the promotion of interest in decorated glass. The Master's and Warden's Badges had been valued and photographed.

26th. November. It was reported that the Lord Mayor and Lady Mayoress had attended the annual Prize Giving on 10th. November and that there had been a large attendance at St. Mary's, Lambeth, for the unveiling by the Duke of Grafton, Honorary Freeman and Trustee of the Tradescant Trust, of the Tradescant window that had been commissioned by the Livery and designed and made by Past Master Lee for the Museum of Garden History..

21st. January. Planning permission had been obtained to place lettering "Glaziers Hall" on the River Front of the building.

22nd. April. Past Master Gee reported that the Greater London's Council's scheme for a repository of stained glass had corne into being on 23rd. March. Past Master Edge-Parrington presented a cushion that he had made for The Master's Chair: it was embroidered with the Company's Arms.

*Although referred to variously as Processional and Barge Streamers or Banners these are. by virtue of their shape and design, in fact Standards.

44 - 23rd. September. It was resolved: a. that the Chairmanship of the Glaziers' Trust Committee, the Craft and Competitions and the Entertainment Subcommittees should change every three years and that in each case a successor should be elected at the beginning of the third year to act as Deputy Chairman for a year; b. that, when completed, the Barge Streamers (sic) should be hung in the Main Hall. Liveryman Abrahams was appointed Technical Officer and was initially to carry out a survey of all the activities of all the organizations concerned with the Livery's crafts.

25th. November. Past Master Farrar-Bell had submitted designs for the new gowns for The Master and Wardens; they would be in the colours of the Company, with synthetic fur facings. It was resolved to order new gowns of this design. It was also resolved to reprint 200 copies of Past Master K. S. London's "Some Stained and Painted Glass in the United Kingdom (1976)" and that copies would be made available to Liverymen that had joined since J974. The Confidential Committee's review of attendances at functions had shown that 164 Liveryman out of a total of 250-275 had not attended a single function during 1980-82. It was reported: a. that Liveryman Stanley had presented five chandeliers to hang in the River Room; b. that The Launderers' Company would pay for the panelling in the Entrance Hall. It was resolved: a. that the Company should enter into a 4 year covenant in favour of the Glaziers' Trust of £3 ,000 a year; b. that a gown to be worn by the Chairman of Convocation, Assistant T. J. C. Crocker, should be presented to the City University. The Master, M. E. Snow reported that the appeal to the Ladies of the Livery that had been made by his wife and the Wardens' wives for funds for the repair of one of the Barge Streamers (sic) had raised £1,000.

20th. January. The Craft and Competitions Subcommittee were to consider whether some method might be devised for assisting young craftsmen to get established after they had left art school. The Honorary Surveyor had sought advice about a gold (Master's) and two silver (Warden's) badges that had been found in the vaults. It was resolved that the gold badge, which had been valued at £2,500, should be worn by the Immediate Past Master and the silver badges, which had been valued at £2,250 each, should be worn by, respectively, the Senior Assistant Proceeding and the Master's Steward.

It was reported that Liveryman Stanley had made a further gift to the Company in the form of audio equipment. Past Master Alston said that it was gratifying that since The Court's resolution in January, 1983 that the fines for admission to the Freedom and Livery for practising stained glass artists be the same rate as those for admission by Servitude, three applications from artists had been received. It was reported that since the acquisition of the Hall, membership of the Livery had risen from 240 to nearly 300. The Confidential Committee had recommended that the Fines for election to Livery should be doubled ­ from £180 to £360. That was agreed to. The Master, J. J. L. Corkill, offered one of his free days in the Hall for a Carol Service by pupils of the Treloar School on 12th. December. The Master reported that Past Master B.D.L. Thomas had most generously proposed to bequeath his studio, with living accommodation, to the Company so that it could help young artists to get established. The Honorary Solicitor under took to look into the legal implications of such a bequest.

45 - 1983-91. Much was achieved in this period. The London Stained Glass Repository was established as an independent charity; the annual Glaziers' Lectures and the Layman's Guide to Glass talks were begun; the quarterly Clerk's News Letter was begun and the Glass Information Service came into being. A Permanent Review Group was set up to make recommendations for the Company's future. The generosity of Liverymen continued unabated, with money being raised for completing the restoration of the Processional Banners (sic); for a portrait of H.R.H. the Duchess of Kent, Honorary Freeman, painted by Leonard Boden, and for the presentation by the Company of a stained glass window in Guildhall to mark the 800th. anniversary of the Mayoralty. A gift of the Company's Arms in stained glass graced the Court Room and the names of Past Masters were inscribed on the panelling. Two large donations enabled the Arthur and Helen Davis Travelling Scholarship to be established and provided much needed support for the Hall Fund. Many other gifts served to embellish the Hall and enhance the dignity of the Company and a Grace was composed, together with Processional Music. 1983. 22nd. September. The glass fire screen bearing the armorial bearings of the Carisbrooke family that had been presented to the Marquess had been returned by the family for the use of the Company. It later went on display in the Library. The B.B.C. had requested background information for a series of five programmes that it proposed to broadcast in 1984. The Master and Wardens had donated the new gowns for the Master and Wardens and Past Master Gee had presented a banner of the Company's shield of arms to hang in the Livery HalL Liveryman R. N. Lever was elected Honorary Auditor. Past Master Alston and Liveryman Golding had presented chandeliers for the Entrance Hall. The Survey of British Glass in the 1980s. that had been compiled by Liveryman Abrahams and Mrs. Shaw was received with gratitude and it was resolved to undertake a study of the feasibility of setting up a Glass Information Centre at the Hall.

24th. November. It was resolved that the members of the General Purposes' Committee should be The Master, the Wardens, the Immediate Past Master, the Chairman of the Confidential Committee and the Craft and Competitions' Committee, a representative of Glaziers' Hall Board, the Honorary Treasurer, the Honorary Surveyor and the Clerk. Although it was not recorded in the Minutes it can be stated that the Processional Music composed by Liveryman Dr. W. C. Cole at the request of the Master-Elect was performed for the first time when The Master's Procession entered the Livery Hall for the Installation Dinner. 1984. 19th. January. It was resolved that Lady Liverymen should be entitled to invite only male guests to the Installation Dinner and other male-only functions.

19th. ApriL A stained glass window designed by Liveryman C. J. Edwards to commemorate the D Day Landings would be unveiled in Plymouth Cathedral on 3rd. June.

21st. June. It was resolved that Past Masters' names should be inscribed on the panels in the Court Room.

20th. September. It was resolved: a. that claims for exemption from increases in Quarterage should be dealt with at the discretion of The Master; b. that Mrs. Alexandra Le Rossignol and Miss Jane Brodie, winners of the competition to design decorative panels for the Central Electricity Generating Board's convertor station in Kent should be invited to become Freemen by Gift; c. that a Glass Information Service be established at Glaziers' Hall and that Liveryman Phillida Shaw be appointed Information Officer;

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29th. November. It was resolved to adopt the Grace proposed by The Master and composed by the Honorary Chaplain, viz. We thank Thee, 0 Lord, for this food and for our fellowship in this Company. Give us wisdom and skill to reveal the beauty of Thy light in Jesus Christ, Our Lord.

24th. January. The Clerk formally proffered his resignation with effect from 30th. September next.

27th. June. Following Past Master P. S. London's letter of 10th. July, 1984 to the Town Clerk suggesting a way of improving communications between the Corporation and the Livery, a reply dated 16th. April, 1985 had been received, resulting in the Corporation's Pocket Book's being available to Clerks for the general use of their respective Companies. It was resolved that in future, the admission of Freedom by Gift should take place at meetings of The Court.

26th. September. Assistant P. H. Trollope took the Oath and was admitted to the Office of Clerk. It was resolved: a. that the retiring Clerk, Robert Bartley Hodgetts, be admitted to the Freedom by Gift. He was presented with a decanter and six glasses and with a Glaziers' Hall enamelled box for Mrs. Hodgetts. It was resolved: a. that photographs of living Past Masters and of Masters thereafter be included in the recently discovered Volume of Glaziers' Worthies that had been presented in 1889 by the Clerk, J. B. Tippetts; b. that a wooden plaque of the Company's Arms be displayed in the City Livery Club's dining room.

28th. November. The Honorary Surveyor produced a list of "King's Glasyers" from the reign of Henry III to that of James I; there was nothing to indicate the appointment of a Glasyer after the granting of the Company's Charter by Charles I in 1638. It was resolved: a. that the name of the Entertainments Subcommittee be changed to Social Committee; b. that there should no longer be Subcommittees and that the Stained Glass Repository Scheme should be renamed The London Stained Glass Repository; c. That the title of Liveryman Shaw should be changed from Assistant Clerk to Information Officer and Assistant Librarian. Now that the names of Past Masters of the Glaziers' Company had been inscribed on the panels in the Court Room The Master requested the Clerk to inform surviving Past Masters of the cost of inscribing their names. Past Master Corkill, Chairman of Glaziers Hall Ltd., reported that the Bakers' Company would be leaving the Hall in January and that the larger office, which they had occupied, would be taken over by the Glaziers' Company. It was agreed that a copy of Past Master K S. London's publication "Some Stained and Painted Glass in the United Kingdom" should be given to each new Liveryman when he or she had been installed. The retiring Stewards presented two pairs of engraved glass candlesticks. The Master of the Bakers' Company, 1. D. Copeman, and the Clerk, Lt. CoLP. F. Wilson, presented a Resolution of their Court of Assistants in recognition of the hospitality and assistance given by the Glaziers' Company and Glaziers' Hall staff. This was accompanied by a gift of an engraved glass bowl.

47 - 23rd. January. It was resolved: a. that six Past Masters' badges be obtained from Messrs. Toye, Kenning and Spencer at a cost of £186 each, together with part of the cost of the die of £620. b. that a Committee be formed under the Chairmanship of Past Master K. S. London to consider publicizing the work of the Company; c. that a Committee be formed under the Chairmanship of Past Master Seys-Phillips to consider the duties of Stewards and procedures related thereto; d. that the financial year of the Company be changed so as to finish at the end of November, which would coincide with The Master's year.

24th. April. It was agreed that a scroll of the "Names of the Clerks" should be prepared, the form of which would be considered by the Craft and Competitions Committee and, when completed, would be hung in the Clerk's office. It was reported that Assistant Fisher had had the honour of showing Her Majesty the Queen round St. Peter's and St. Andrew's Church in Old Windsor recently.

26th. June. The immediate Past Master took the Chair because of the indisposition of The Master, Sir William Carter, since shortly before the Annual Banquet; he was now back at home and making good progress. It was agreed: a. that the "Duties of Stewards" as set out in Past Master Seys-Phillip's paper of 8th. May, 1986 be adopted; b. that 24 enamel shield-head stick pins bearing the Company's Arms in gilt metal finish should be available to Liverymen at £10 each; c. that £400 from the Library Fund be spent on recasing and rebinding part of the Company's archives that are at present in the Guildhall Library. d. that the first Annual Glaziers' Lecture be given early in the new year, as recommended by Past Master K. S. London and, further, that two or three educational talks as Layman's Guides to Glass be given during the year; e. that the Confidential Committee will not reeommend Liverymen over the age of 60 to be Assistants to The Court. In relation to the number for promotion each year, the Confidential Committee will bear in mind the need for any new Assistants to become Master after approximately ten years; f. that the Clerk should approach Assistants in confidence in order to ascertain for the information of the Confidential Committee whether each of them wishes to be considered for promotion to Warden; g. that Fines for admission to the Livery be altered immediately as follows: i. IfFree by Servitude or as an Artist £ I 00. ii. If Free by Patrimony - £200. iii. If Free by Redemption - £500. h. that Quarterage should be £100 per annum. Liverymen of 75 years and over would pay Quarterage at the same rate as at present being paid by them. Assistant Stuart Lever had commissioned a window by past Master Lee that will be placed in Southwark Cathedral and that he hopes will be consecrated by the Bishop of London during the Annual Service of the Company.

25th. September. It was agreed that the Social Committee be empowered to co-opt Lady Liverymen or the wives of Liverymen to serve on the Committee for one year.

27th. November. It was agreed that that the gilt pins that had recently been acquired could be worn by the wives of members of The Court and Officers at Banquets and Dinners. A bronze bust of Past Master Corkill that had been presented by members of his family was displayed in the Library. The retiring Stewards presented a pair of three-light candelabra.

48 27th. Januarv. It was agreed that Liverymen working or living abroad permanently should pay half Quarterage.

23rd. April. It was agreed: a. that the Upper Warden should be recognized as Master Presumptive in the early part of his year so as to enable forward arrangements to be made by him; b. that The Master's Steward would in future be expected to organize the Stewards in assistance to the Clerk and that a Reserve Steward should be appointed and that that person should be the Liveryman most likely to be chosen as The Master's Steward by the Renter Warden in the event of his becoming The Master; c. that the Company's covenant with the Glaziers' Trust should be raised to £4,000.

25th. June. Assistant Pennefather, who had been Clerk to the Company from 1951 to 1974 had tendered his resignation from The Court.

24th. September. It was agreed to increase by £500 the Master's Charity Fund, which he dispensed during his year of office to charities of his choice. This would be in addition to the sum collected at the annual Divine Service in Southwark Cathedral. Past Master Corkill reported on the success of the Glaziers' Stand at "Shakespeare's London Fayre 1987", which had been prepared by Liverymen Phillida Shaw and Caroline Benyon and which had taken the attention of H.R.H. the Duke of Edinburgh for some time. It was also agreed that the Company's coat of arms in stone, which had been funded by the Upper Warden, T. 1. C. Crocker, would be laid in the World Trade Centre. Canon Peter Penwarden, Vice Provost of Southwark Cathedral, was elected Honorary Chaplain in succession to the Very Reverend Dr. P. C. Moore, the Renter Warden.

26th. November. The Court sent its best wishes to Past Master Sir Rowland Smith, who would be 100 years young on 25th. January, 1988. It was agreed that the bequest of £10,000 from the estate of the late Liveryman Arthur Davis should go to establishing "The Arthur and Helen Davis Travelling Scholarship". Past Master Gee reported that the Master's appeal for the London Stained Glass Repository will yield not less than £21,000. The procedure for the wearing of Tudor Bonnets donated by Past Master Gee was approved. The retiring Stewards presented a pair of three-light candelabra.

21st. January. The title of Information Officer was changed to Glass Information Officer.

21 s1. April. The death of Roland Cranstoun Pennefather, sometime Clerk, Honorary Solicitor and Assistant, was reported. Past Master Graham-Wood reported that H.R.H. the Duchess of Kent, Honorary Freeman, had consented to having her portrait painted for the Company. Liveryman M. C. Tosh was elected Honorary Treasurer.

23rd. June. The death of Past Master Sir Rowland Smith was reported. It was agreed: a. that the Forward Planning Committee be known as the Review Committee, the terms of reference of which would be to review the role of the Company in promoting interest in and support for stained, painted and other decorative fiat glass.

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22nd. September. At the invitation of The Master, T. J. C. Crocker, the portrait of the Duchess of Kent would be unveiled by Her Royal Highness at the Ladies' Dinner on 13th. October. Donations amounting to £12,000 had been received. It was agreed that widows of members of The Court should be invited to the Glaziers' Luncheons at their own expense. It was also agreed that a special section should be made in the Livery Booklet to record the names of Past Masters that were still living but had retired from The Court and that the Company should become registered for V.A.T., which would add £15 to Quarterage. Liveryman P. R. Batchelor was appointed Clerk.

24th. November. It was agreed: a. that the Glaziers' Trust should commission a window designed by Assistant Fisher to be installed in Guildhall to mark the SOOth. anniversary of the Mayoralty and to contain the Company's Arms; b. that the Company should participate in the Livery Exhibition in Guildhall; c. That the London Stained Glass Repository should be formed into a Charitable Trust independent of the Glaziers' Trust. The Master proposed a vote of thanks to the retiring Clerk, Assistant Trollope, and in appreciation of his outstanding service presented him with an electric typewriter on behalf of the members of The Court.

26th. January. The Court were informed of generous gifts from the Mulder-Canter Trust of £500 to the Glaziers' Trust and £400 to the London Stained Glass Repository, which had been arranged by Liveryman R. N. Lever. It was agreed that the Freedom of the Company by Gift should be offered to Miss Penelope Winton, the winner of the Stevens Competition in 19S7. The retiring Stewards presented a silver frame for the illustration of the Company's armorial bearings that had been prepared by Past Master Farrar-Bell to be placed before Liverymen when they were installed.

26th. ApriL Miss Penny Jacobson, whose father was Master in 1932, offered to bequeath, in due course, the portrait of her father that had been painted by the late Past Master F. O. Salisbury. The Court agreed: a. that the report of the Review Committee be accepted, subject to comments, and that the Committee should be disbanded but that Past Master P. S. London should continue to hold a watching brief to raise relevant matters; b. that the Company should adopt the South East Sector of the Army Cadet Force; c. that the wives of Liverymen should not normally become Liverymen in their own right unless they were themselves Artists or there were other exceptional circumstances.

28th. June. The window commissioned by the Company to commemorate the SOOth. anniversary of the Mayoralty had been presented by The Master, the Very Reverend Dr. Peter Moore, and unveiled by the Lord Mayor in Guildhall on 27th. June, when 55 Liverymen and their wives were present. The window had been well received and admired and congratulations were offered to Assistant Fisher. It was agreed to increase Quarterage to £125 + v.A.T. in November next.

26th. September. It was agreed that since Admission by Servitude had in practice lapsed, this should be acknowledged and it should not be brought back into use. It was also agreed that the institution of any form indentured

50 practical apprenticeship should not be pursued. Liveryman A.c. Younger was congratulated on the design and installation of the Rose Window commissioned by Laporte Industries and unveiled by H.R.H. the Princess of Wales in St. Alban's Cathedral.

30th. November. It was agreed that new Liverymen should complete three years as a Liveryman before proposing or supporting the admission of a new Freeman or Liveryman. Past Master Gee resigned as Chairman of the Management Committee of the London Stained Glass Repository but remained as Chairman of the Trustees. He was thanked for his great contribution. 1990.

25th. January. A legacy of £500 had been received from the late Past Master Seys-Phillips and would be put at the disposal of the Army Cadet Force Committee to promote their activities in line with his wishes. It was agreed that Hampton Court be commissioned to restore the remaining Processional Banner (sic). The Social Committee were confident that the money, around £5,000, would be raised. The Stewards of 1988-9 presented an embossed Visitors' Book for use on important occasions at The Master's discretion.

28th. June. The Master, S. F. Peck, and other members of the Company had inspected Freeman Penelope Winton's window in St. Thomas's Hospital.

20th. September. On the retirement of Past Master Sir William Carter as Honorary Solicitor, Liveryman T. J. Gould was elected in his stead. Sir William was thanked for his many years of excellent service. A legacy of £1,000 had been received from the estate of the late Past Master Brian Thomas and in recognition of this gift, the First Prize in the Stevens Competition was to be known as The Brian Thomas Memorial Prize. It was agreed that at the Installation Court Dinner the wives ofThe Master, the Wardens and the Immediate Past Master should be permitted to view from the Gallery of the Hall the Installation of The Master and Wardens.

29th. November. Assistant S. M. Lever had negotiated with an antique dealer to purchase the Past Master's Badge that had belonged to Sir George Erskine. The Confidential Committee noted that The Court had accepted that widows of members of The Court could, if they wished, maintain their connexion with the Livery by applying to become Freemen. It was also agreed that widows of Liverymen that had not been members of The Court could maintain contact by receiving the News Letter and also invitations to the Christmas Lunch. The position should be reviewed every five years. A donation of £500 had been received from the Graham-Wood Charity for the Glaziers' Trust. It was agreed that The Master, Wardens and Commonalty should continue as Custodian Trustees of the Glaziers' Trust but that in addition a body of Managing Trustees should be appointed, consisting of The Master, Wardens and two immediately preceding Past Masters. The Charity Commissioners had agreed that these Trustees could be appointed each year by virtue of their Office. The Honorary Surveyor reported that The Master had given a panelling board setting out the Ordinances and Charters of the Company and that the Master-Elect, P. H. Trollope, had given the stained glass in the upper panel of the centre window in the Court Room, being of the Company's Arms and designed and made by Past Master Farrar-Bell. In the light of requests by outside bodies The Master made it clear that The Master's Chair was for the use of only The Master of the Glaziers' Company. The retiring Stewards made a gift of a Gavel and Block.

51 1991.

24th. January. It was agreed that the Company should become a Member of the City and Guilds of London Institute at an annual cost of £50. The Court approved unanimously a motion of thanks to Past Master Crocker for the 17 years that he had represented the Company on the Court of City University and agreed that Past Master P. S. London should take his place. The work on the Processional Standards was now complete. The cost of the work on the final Standard had been raised by the Raffle and Tombola organized by the Social Committee under the Chairmanship of Assistant J. B. R. Vartan.

25th. April. The untimely death of the Upper Warden, D.S. Cobbett, was announced. In consequence, The Court agreed that the Renter Warden, A. R. Fisher, should be elected Upper Warden and Assistant S. M. Lever, Renter Warden. The Company had received a legacy of £1,000 from the estate of the late Honorary Freeman Mrs. Harnilton-Wilkes and also a legacy of £500 from the estate of the late Sir Sidney Plaister (admitted in 1982). It was agreed: a. that the Company donate £1,000 to the Organ Fund of Southwark Cathedral; b. that the Company should become a Life Member of the Friends of Southwark Cathedral, at a cost of £75; c. to approve The Master's plans for H.R.H. the Duchess of Kent to attend a Ceremony of Dedication of the Processional Standards on 10th. July and that there should be a display of the Company's Treasurers and a Dinner; d. that the Annual Covenant to the Glazier's Trust be increased to £5,000; e. that a trophy in glass should be commissioned, to be presented by The Master at the Annual Camp of the South East Sector of the Army Cadet Force to the Cadet adjudged best for "Community Service", who should also receive a suitable medallion. Assistant C. B. E. Jaque presented a specially bound copy of the Old Testament.

19th. September. It was reported that Assistant N. Burston had had Honorary Fellowship of the Royal College of Art conferred upon him. The Master produced a Paper on The Future of the Company, with which The Court agreed. It was decided that a Review Group should be set up on a permanent basis under the Chairmanship of the Renter Warden for the time being. The terms of reference would be the same as for the Review Committee that had been set up in 1988. It was agreed: a. that a special note should be kept in the Annual Accounts of monies received from bequests and any subsequent payments related to them; b. that Liveryman R. A. Henley should be appointed Investment Adviser in succession to Assistant P. G. Evans, who had carried out this function for the last 15 years. Past Master Crocker presented two Silver Gilt Goblets in commemoration of his year as Master.

28th. November. The Upper Warden-Elect, S. M. Lever, had presented a clock for the Court Room. The Court was informed that at the successful Ladies' Dinner over £1,100 had been raised for the Organ Fund for Southwark Cathedral by means of a raffle and that £800 had been collected in memory of the late Stanley Cobbett and would go towards an appropriate Golf Trophy. The retiring Stewards presented The Court with badges to be worn by their successors while they were in Office.

52 1992-99.

Requests and donations during this period enabled support to be given to postgraduate students in the Stained Glass Studio that was set up in the Ironbridge Gorge Museums in June 1994, together with a Journeyman's Award for the incumbent. Postgraduate students were also assisted in the furtherance of their education by an award that would enable them to spend time working in established studios and an annual commission was sponsored for young artists. The Glaziers' Trust and the Hall Fund benefited from a substantial bequest. It was agreed to purchase with voluntary funds a Thames Waterman Cutter that would be known as The Master Glazier and used on ceremonial and other suitable occasions on the River. Liveryman Colonel D. W. Eking was elected Honorary Bargemaster. An Honorary Almoner was also elected and the Clerk's Secretary would be known in future as the Assistant Clerk. A Lay Committee was established in order to enable younger members of the Livery to express views and ideas. The Master and Wardens' Policy Committee came into being in place of the Permanent Review Group. The Court agreed to the history of the Company's being brought up to date from 1918. A Glazier's Workshop was established in the Weald and Downland Museum at Singleton in Sussex. Two members of the Company were honoured by appointment to, respectively, the Office of Lay Sheriff and the Chairmanship of the Lord Mayor's and Sheriff's Committee. A new Clerk was appointed.

23rd. January. It was reported that the Cooperative Insurance Society had prepared a list of the Pieces of Glass received as Rent for Glaziers' Hall and had agreed to lend some of them for display in the Hall. It was agreed to create the Office of Honorary Almoner to deal with occasions of distress for Liverymen or their families.

23rd. April. The Master, A. R. Fisher, was congratulated on his election as a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts. It was agreed: a. that when the Company's Seal was attached to a document The Master and Clerk should be signataries; b. that Liveryman Mrs. M. R. Boorman be elected Honorary Almoner; c. that The Master's Discretionary Fund should in future be £700; d. to purchase a Flemish stained and painted roundel submitted by Liveryman J. C. T. Clarke with the £ 1,000 bequest from the late Honorary Freeman Mrs. Hamilton-Wilkes, the widow of the late Past Master E. H. G. Simmons. It was reported that the appeal on behalf of the late Stanley Cobbett had raised £1,400; a silver salver with stand would be purchased and used as a Golf Trophy.

25th. June. Following an enquiry, The Court decided that it should be made clear that there was no objection to a bachelor's becoming Master. It was agreed that in the Livery List a note should be included to indicate the profession or occupation of members, if that was their wish. It was reported that the Mulder-Canter Trust had donated £500 to the Glaziers' Trust and £400 to the London Stained Glass Repository and that Past Master K. S. London had prepared a booklet about the stained glass windows in Southwark Cathedral.

24th. September. The Clerk reported that Past Master the Very Reverend Dr. Peter Moore was to be the Lord Mayor's Chaplain for the coming year and that Assistant B. N. Harris had been elected President of the London Chamber of Commerce for two years. The Court approved the proposed design of the "City" version of the Company's tie as the alternative to the existing one; it would be black with the grozing irons and closing nails in silver. It was agreed that the Clerk's Secretary should be appointed Assistant Clerk. Past Master Trollope's report of the Permanent Review Group was circulated and the emphasis on the closer links with the British

53 Society of Master Glass Painters was welcomed. Past Master Peck presented an inscribed silver goblet for the use of the Senior Past Master present at Dinners.

26th. November. The Honorary Solicitor reported that a bequest from the Estate of the late Judge Bradley amounted to £27,707. The Court agreed that the Company should take part in the Livery Companies' Exhibition in Guildhall in July, 1994. The retiring Stewards presented an oak chair to be used by The Master outside the Court Room in place of the existing cumbersome one. 1993.

21st. January. It was reported that Liveryman D. A. Ball had been appointed Chairman of Council of the British Society of Master Glass Painters. Through Assistant G. C. Bond a Trust Fund of which the late Assistant Ashton-Hill had been a Trustee had agreed to donate £30,000 to the Glaziers' Trust to finance an annual award in his memory.

22nd. April. It was reported that a lunch had been arranged for Past Master Corkill, the retiring Chairman of the Board of Glaziers Hall Ltd. to mark his outstanding service for many years. He was presented with an engraved goblet.

24th. June. The Court agreed that following the admission of new Freemen, the Upper Warden should interview them in accordance with the wishes of The Court. A new booklet about the Livery prepared by Past Master Fisher and the Glass Information Officer was tabled. Past Master the Very Reverend Peter Moore was congratulated on being appointed O.B.E.

23rd. September. The Glaziers' Trust agreed to act as recipient and controller of the funds raised by the Council for the Care of Churches in support of the scheme devised by the British Society of Master Glass Painters for Accreditation in Conservation. The album containing photographic records of windows that had been aided by the Glaziers' Trust was in the Library. The Clerk presented a 17th. century print of the Company's Arms. It was agreed to support the Weald and Downland Museum. The Master Presumptive, N. Burston, was congratulated on his generous offer of £400 to sponsor a commission for a young artist to mark his 40 years in the Livery.

25th. November. Liveryman RA. Shewring presented an Emanuel Bowen map of Middlesex of 1760, which featured the Coats of Arms of the Livery Companies at that time. 1994.

20th. January. The Court agreed: a. with the recommendation to increase the numbers in the Livery to 330, thereby eliminating the need to increase the Quarterage more often than every three years; b. to the election of Liveryman P. T. Doe as Honorary Treasurer. Liveryman T. Carlile was appointed Secretary of the Glaziers' Trust. It was reported that Assistant Lane, Honorary Surveyor and Librarian, had produced a book on the "Outwith London Guides of Great Britain" and he was thanked for his excellent work. The Stewards of the year 1992-3 presented two Badges, one to be worn by the Honorary Surveyor and Librarian and the other by the Honorary Solicitor.

54 21st. April. The Court agreed to the holding of an annual meeting with the particular purpose of informing new Liverymen and Freemen of the activities of the Company. Chairmen of Committees would be present and the meeting would be open to other Liverymen that wished to attend. The Upper Warden, J. B. R. Vartan, sought The Court's approval of his wish to present the Company's Coat of Arms on badges to be worn on the gowns of the Master, Wardens and Clerk. The Court approved readily. It was reported that the opening of the Stained Glass Studio that had been sponsored by the Company at the Tronbridge Gorge Museum would be attended by The Master, N. Burston.

30th. June. The Court approved the scheme proposed by Past Master Lever to support a postgraduate student to study in studios of master craftsmen, which is to be known as The Glaziers' Trnst Award for Excellence. Past Master Lever was thanked for his generosity. The Upper Warden generously offered to purchase a gown for the Assistant Clerk.

29th. September. It was reported that the Company's Library had been entered into the list of libraries that was being prepared by the British Library. It was agreed that the Permanent Review Group should be replaced by The Master and Wardens' Policy Committee. Other members of the Livery would be involved as was appropriate. Assistant Lane reported that the Liveries' Exhibition in Guildhall had been a success and that a glass plaque bearing the Lord Mayor's Coat of Arms had been prepared and presented to the Lord Mayor at his birthday party earlier.

24th. November. The Court agreed to the formation of a Lay Committee under the Chairmanship of Liveryman Sir Peregrine Rhodes, with special emphasis on younger members.

1995.

26th. January. It was agreed: a. that sponsors of new Freemen will be able to attend the Ceremony of Admission and that it will no longer be necessary to wait for a full year before being admitted to the Livery; b. that Canon Roy White, Vice Provost of Southwark Cathedral, should be elected Honorary Chaplain following the resignation of Canon Peter Pen warden on grounds of ill health, having served the Office for seven years; c. that the Clerk should in future receive copies of the Minutes of the Confidential Committee and should attend meetings when proposed appointments ofAssistants and Stewards were being discussed.

20th. ApriL The Court agreed to the appointment of Mrs. Adelle Corrin as Glass Information Officer in succession to Liveryman Phillida Shaw, who had served the Office with distinction for eleven years. Past Master P. S. London presented a silver goblet for the use of the Master's Steward. This was in memory of the late Past Master K. S. London from his brothers and his nephew.

29th. June. The death of the former Clerk, W. L. Tanner Smith was reported. It was noted that following the request by Assistant Harris to step back because of his business commit­ ments Assistant Bond had agreed to come forward for election as Renter Warden.

21st. September. It was agreed that Chairman of Committees should maintain a roster of rotation after three years of members that had not been appointed ex officio.

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------....~------~------~-----~ 30th. November. H.R.H. the Duchess of Kent, Honorary Freeman, had asked for help with the repair of a glass panel that had been given to her by the Company some years ago. Goddard and Gibbs had kindly done that without charge. It was agreed that the resignation of the Beadle, A. E. S. Thomas, D.S.M. be accepted and that his son should be appointed in his place. Mr. Thomas senior and his wife would be invited to the Court Dinner. The retiring Stewards presented two Badges to be wom by Assistants. Freeman Irene Snow presented a special Badge to be wom by the Honorary Surveyor in memory of her late husband, Past Master M. E. Snow, who had held the Office of Honorary Surveyor for ten years. " ~. 1996.

26th. January. It was reported that the late Liveryman J. W. Libby had bequeathed £5,000 to the Glaziers' Trust. The Court noted with pleasure the appointment of Past Master Burston as Chairman of the City of London Magistrates. Mr. A. E. S. Thomas, the previous Beadle, was admitted to the Freedom of the Company by Gift.

25th. April. It was agreed that a Thames Cutter be purchased. It was noted that the cost would not be met from Company funds but from finance raised in other ways. Past Master P. S. London offered to institute a "Journeyman's Award" in the form of a stained glass panel, to be given to the incumbent of the Glaziers' Studio at the Ironbridge Gorge Museum on his or her departure. The Clerk summarized the position regarding the bequest of silver to the Company by the late Past Master Sir Leslie Gamage in 1973. It had been conditionally exempted from Estate Duty and an enquiry had recently been received from the Capital Taxes Office if it was still in the Company's possession. Much of the silver had in fact been sold in 1980 for the funding of the Hall Project. It was reported that Assistant W. R. Ide had presented two mirrors for the River Room and that Liveryman 1. R. Bettinson had presented a candle snuffer and a copy of the History of the Carpenters' Company.

25th. June. The Court agreed to offer the Freedom of the Company by Gift to Mr. P. Sutton, who had been the first incumbent of the Studio in the lronbridge Gorge Museum. Past Master Lever presented a Banner of the Company's Arms to be flown over the Hall.

19th. September. The Honorary Chaplain informed The Court that although the Patron Saint of the Company was S1. Andrew the Patron Saint of Glaziers and Glazing was St. Mark. The Court agreed that Vartan and Son should be appointed Investment Advisers to the Company.

28th. November. It was reported that a glass goblet of approximately 1820 had been presented by the Master, P. G. Lowe, and the Renter Warden, G. C. Bond. Past Master Fisher informed The Court that the Patron Saint of Glass was S1. Luke. Assistant G. D. Cracknell was elected Renter Warden because the Senior Assistant Proceeding was still unable to accept election to that Office.

23rd. January. It was agreed that the Thames Cutter would be named "The Master Glazier" and that it would be launched at Richmond on 23rd. April.

24th. April. It was agreed a. that an annual fee of £300 for storing, listing and indexing the Archives of the Company in the Guildhall Library was reasonable;

56 b. that the Office of Honorary Bargemaster should be instituted and that Liveryman Col. D. W. Eking should be elected thereto. It was reported that the potential liability with the Capital Taxes Office for the sale of silver would not exceed f20,OOO, which had been provided for in the Accounts.

3rd. July. Liveryman J. S. Watson was appointed Chairman of the Lay Committee in succession to Liveryman Sir Peregrine Rhodes. It was reported that ten engraved glasses had been sent to the Company by Liveryman Major D. C. Collins, T.D., the longest serving Liveryman, who was now aged 92 and had been admitted in 1930. Liveryman R. N. Lever, Honorary Auditor, would now retire from that Office, having been elected an Assistant to The Court. It was agreed a. that Liveryman Watson be appointed Secretary of the Glaziers' Trust; b. that in future abridged accounts should be circulated to the Livery in advance of the Open Meeting; c. that financial donations and bequests should be recorded in the year in which they were received. A Register of Gifts would continue to be the record of all benefactions. The Upper Warden, G. C. Bond, reported that he and Liveryman Miss K. Adie had attended the University of Sunderland, where the latter had placed a time capsule in the foundations of the new National Glass Centre.

18th. September. It was noted that ten members of the Company had acted as guides at City Churches in support of a scheme organized by the Company of Architects earlier in the month. It was agreed that Messrs. Neville Russell should be appointed Honorary Auditors, as arranged by Liveryman D. R. B. Ingmire.

27th. November. Assistant Harris infonned The Court that he had been approached with a view to his becoming a candidate for the Office of Lay Sheriff. The Master assured him of the support of the Company. Past Master Burston infonned The Court that he had agreed to become the Chainnan of the Lord Mayor and Sheriffs' Committee. The retiring Stewards presented three Badges. for an Assistant. for the Honorary Almoner and for the Honorary Bargemaster.

22nd. January. It was noted that Liveryman Col. S. A. Sellon, O.B.E., T.D. had been appointed a member of the Lord Mayor's Appeal Committee. A Bequest of a print of Queen Elizabeth II's Coronation had been made to the Company by Joan, the widow of the late Liveryman A. J. Ainsley. The Court agreed to the Honorary Surveyor's plans to bring the History of the Company up to date.. It was reported that Liveryman Miss S. E. Brown had agreed to become Assistant Librarian in place of Assistant Shaw. Past Master Lever reported the possibility of producing a stained glass window that would commemorate the advent of the third millennium A.D. and would represent the three major share-holding Livery Companies.

The Master, G. C. Bond was congratulated on his appointment as one of Her Majesty's Deputy Lieutenants for Nottinghamshire. It was reported that following the election of Assistant Harris as Lay Sheriff the Company would be assigned a coach in the Lord Mayor's Show and that The Master, Wardens and Clerk would travel in it. The Court agreed that Liveryman Col. D. W. Eking should assume the Office of Clerk in November, in succession to Assistant P. R. Batchelor. It was noted that it had been agreed to include the valuation of the lease of Glaziers' Hall at £2,000,000.

57 - 25th. June. The Clerk confirmed that agreement had been reached that members of the crew of "The Master Glazier" would walk alongside the Company's coach in the Lord Mayor's Show. It was reported that Past Master the Very Reverend Dr. Peter Moore wished to resign from The Court and the Livery because of ill health. It was agreed by his family that his Past Master's Badge should be returned to the Company. Past Master Steward's Badge was also retumed, for the same purpose.

17th. September. It was reported a. that the Beadle, L. S. Thomas, had been granted leave of absence for one year, during which his duties would be resumed by his father, who had preceded him in Office. b. that "The Master Glazier" had come third in its class against stiff opposition in the Great River Race. It was agreed that a. that Liveryman R. J. Race should succeed Liveryman Col. D. W. Eking as Honorary Bargemaster when the latter assumed the Office of Clerk; b. that the Company should participate in the proposed Millennium Window for the Hall; c. that the Silver Booklet that summarized the activities of the Company should be revised, with the addition of coloured illustrations. The Clerk reported that the new version of the Company's tie was now available for purchase.

26th. November. Liveryman Col. D. W. Eking took the oath of Office and was installed as the Clerk to the Company. The Master presented an engraved claret jug to Assistant P. R. Batchelor in recognition of his service as the Clerk to the Company and he in tum presented a copy of Canon Benham's "Old London Churches" (1908) to the Library. The Clerk reported a. that seven members of the Livery had sent letters of resignation; b. that the Livery Consultative Committee had informed the Company that, once obtained, Freedom of the City and a Company cannot be revoked but that the grant of Livery is within the gift of a Company and can be withdrawn at any time; c. that the widow of Liveryman F. W. Cole had presented two of her late husband's cartoons to the Company. The following revised Grace was formally adopted: Lord, we thank You for our food and for our fellowship in this Worshipful Company. Give us grace, wisdom and skill, in all things to reflect the beauty of Your light, revealed to us in Jesus Christ, our Lord. It was agreed that "The existing rule that requires that a Liveryman must be of at least three years' standing before he or she can propose a new Freeman should not be altered but that exceptionally a more junior Liveryman could put forward a candidate, who could be accepted if interviewed and recommended by the Immediate Past Master". It was reported that the participation of the crew of "The Master Glazier" in the Lord Mayor's Show "had attracted much favourable comment". Following the recent discovery of the title "Father of the Company" in old Minutes it was agreed that it should not be revived and that the Senior Past Master performed the role envisaged.

28th. January. It was reported that two letters of resignation had been received. It was agreed a. that following the valuation of the Company's silver at the greatly increased sum of £144,700 "insurance should be rearranged to cover only those items that were most frequently used and most vulnerable to theft, and only at 'Compensation Replacement Values' rather than New Replacement Values, except in the case of the Beadle's Staff'. A cast of its top would be made: b. that the new chairs bearing the shields of arms of the three major shareholding Companies could be sponsored, with the sponsor's name attached, for £] 25 each or purchased for personal use for £150.

58 22nd. ApriL The Court accepted with due gratitude the proposal by Past Master Lever "to set up, with an initial gift of £10,000, a separate Fund to provide a pennanent capital endowment for the development of the Company and its activities" that would be "expendable only with the sanction of The Court".

24th. June. The Clerk reported: a. a letter of resignation from Sir David Burnett, Bt. because of failing health; b. that the Freedom of the City of London had been extended to '''Aliens' and admission by Patrimony to adopted and legitimated children born after the adopter or legitimator became a Freeman of the City". In discussion of the principles on which the Confidential Committee operated it was stated that "only The Court could offer, make or confinn any appointment within the Company" but if the Committee thought it necessary to approach an individual before The Court had made a decision "it was essential that any discussion was prefaced by a clear statement that it was only exploratory and that no commitment was being made or implied". It was reported: a. that the University of Binningham was showing interest in sponsoring the Stevens Competition in 2000; b. that up to £10,000 could be made available by the Ashton-Hill Trustees in order to bring the Studio in the Ironbridge Gorge Museum up to the standard required by the Health and Safety Executive.

23rd. September. The Court agreed with the recommendation of the General Purposes' Committee that Mr. L Hartless and Miss D. Lowe, stained glass artists, should be offered the Freedom of the Company by Gift. The Court agreed to the recommendations of the Confidential Committee a. that membership of The Court for a single tenn of three years should be offered to Liverymen of proven ability whose age debarred them from normal membership but whose contribution to the Company deserved fonnal recognition. No more than two such appointments should be made at any one time; b. that Liverymen J. R. Bettinson and T. Carlile should be approached on this basis; c. that the Immediate Past Master should bear the title of Deputy Master. The Confidential Committee was considering proposing that there should be an upper age limit for membership of The Court with effect from 2003 and invited comments. The charitable status of the Workshop in the Ironbridge Gorge Museum had been questioned and was being looked into. Past Master Vartan's appeal for funds for the Glaziers' Cutter Trust had raised sufficient to cover operating costs for the next three or four years. Past Master Fisher's design for the proposed stained glass Millennium Panel had been chosen from the four that had been submitted. Past Master Lever expressed concern about the serious possible consequences of inadequate training facilities for young craftsmen. Past Master Lowe, Chainnan of Glaziers Hall Ltd., reported that "the current year's operation continued to prosper".

25th. November. Liveryman 1. R. Bettinson was admitted as an Assistant to The Court for a fixed tenn of three years. The Court agreed: a. the General Purposes' Committee's recommendation that Mr. Jonathan Goodwin should be offered the Freedom of the Company by Gift; b. the Confidential Committee's recommendations that Assistant Bettinson should be appointed Appeals Coordinator and that "Ladies should be eligible for admission to the Company on merit on the same basis and with the same criteria as gentlemen and the restriction on admission of partners should be removed". c. that widows of Liverymen should continue to be invited to the Christmas Lunch and to receive the Newsletter, which was about to be published in a new fonn. The Port of London Authority was to institute a further rowing event on the River and present a silver "Glaziers'Trophy".

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------~------~----.....-­ APPENDIX 1 The Glazigrs' Comuany: Elections and Auuointments 1919·1999. Masters. Upper Wardens. Clerks. Hon. Chaplains*. Beadles. 1919. Foster, Sir Harry. Grimwade, Charles. Pitlock, G.F. 1920. Grimwade, Charles. Howes, Enos. 1921. Howes, Enos. Upjohn, Arthur. 1922. Upjohn, Arthur Bradley, Francis. 1923. Bradley, Francis. Pardoe-Thomas, Bertie. 1924. Pardoe-Thomas, Bertie. Stevens, Marshall. Matthews, Rev. Dr. W.R. 1925. Manville, Sir Edward. Davies, John Henry. Chilton, Prebendary Dr. A. 1926. Davies, John Henry. Cotes-Preedy, Judge Digby. Blackham, Col. R.J. 1927. Cotes-Preedy, Judge Digby. Hirst, Sir Hugo, Bt. Lees, Rev. F. Wallis, w.F. 1928. Hirst, Sir Hugo, Bt. Glubb, Rev. 1.M. Raper, J .E.T. 1929. Hirst, Sir Hugo, Bt. London, Sir Stanford. 1930. London, Sir Stanford. Tanner, Henry. Foxley-Norris, Very Rev. Dr. W. 1931. Tanner, Henry. Jacobson, Ernest Nathaniel. 1932. Jacobson, Ernest Nathaniel. Salisbury, Frank O. 1933. Salisbury, Frank O. Carisbrooke, Marquess of. 1934. Carisbrooke, Marquess of. 1935. Carisbrooke, Marquess of. Coxen, Alderman Sir William. 1936. Coxen, Alderman Sir William. Cortez-Leigh. Frederick. 1937. Cortez-Leigh, Frederick. Stevens, Col. Thomas Henry. 1938. Stevens, Col. Thomas Henry. Goetze. Sigismund. 1939. Perry, Lord. Walford, Leopold II.G. 01 De Labilliere, Rl. Rev. Dr. Paul. 0 1940. Walford, Leopold H.G. Birdwood, Field Marshal Lord. 1941. Birdwood, Field Marshal Lord. Goodwin, Stuart Coldwell. 1942. Goodwin, Stuart Coldwell. Stooke-Vaughan, John Salter. 1943. Stooke-Vaughan, John Salter. Gamage, Capt. Leslie Carr. 1944. Gamage, Capt. Leslie Carr. Baron, Sir Edward. 1945. Baron, Sir Edward. De Labilliere, Rt. Rev. Paul. 1946. Waldron, Sir William. Lowson, Alderman Denys. Don, Very Rev. Alan. 1947. Lowson, Alderman Denys. Tucker, Alderman Sir James. 1948. Tucker, Alderman Sir James. Smitb, Aldennan Sir Bracewell. 1949. Smith, Alderman Sir Bracewell. Roberts, Geoffrey Dorling. Blackham, Mrs. 1950. Roberts, Geoffrey Dorling. Smith, Sir Rowland. Pcnncfather, R.c. Parker, W. 1951. Smith, Sir Rowland. Trundle, Col. Alwyne L. 1952. Trundle, Col. Alwyne L. Threlford, Sir Lacon. 1953. Threlford, Sir Lacon Boydell, Edward. 1954. Boydell, Edward. Evans, Sir Arthur. 1955. Evans, Sir Arthur. Winstanley, Frank. 1956. Winstanley, Frank. Leese, Harold. 1957. Leese, Harold. Cunningham, Sir Graham. 1958. Cunningham, Sir Graham. Cook, Sir Thornas. 1959. Cook, Sir Thomas. Erskine, Sir George. 1960. Erskine, Sir George. Schweder, Kenneth Ernest. 1961. Schweder, Kenneth Ernest. Lovely, Percy Thomas. 1962. Lovely. Percy Thomas. Beale, Sir William. 1963. Beale, Sir William, Steward, Stanley Fergus. Rutter, Canon D. 1964. Steward, Stanley Fergus. Ellis, Maj. Timothy Basil. Shirley, Canon J. Purkins, E.G, 1965. Ellis, Maj. Timothy Basil. Mortimer-Hawkins, John.

" APPENDIX 1 The Glaziers' Company: Elections and Appointments 1919-1999. Masters. Upper Wardens. Clerks. Hon. Chaplains*. Beadles. (3) 1966. Mortimer-Hawkins, John. Page, Albert Edward. 1967. Page, Albert Edward. Cotes-Preedy. Patrick Digby. Roberts, Rev. R.L. 1968. Cotes-Preedy, Patrick Digby. Simmons. Edward Henry Gordon. Woodman, J.EY. (Deputy). 1969. Simmons, Edward Henry Gordon. Mustoe, Nelson Edwin. 1970. Mustoe, Nelson, Edwin. Pierson, Stanley. Snow, Sir Frederick. 1971. Snow, Sir Frederick. Stockdale, Sir Edmund. Bt. 1972. Stockdale, Sir Edmund, Bt. Lee, Lawrence Stanley. 1973. Lee, Lawrence Stanley Farrar-Bell, Michael Charles. 1974. Farrar-Bell, Michael Charles. London, Kenneth Stanford. Kirk-Duncan, Rev. Dr. B.A. 1975. London, Kenneth Stanford. Thomas, Brian Dick Lauder. 1976. Thomas, Brian Dick Lauder. Graham-Wood, David. Tanner-Smith, W.L. 1977. Graham-Wood, David. Alston, Donald Ian. 1978. Alston. Donald Ian. Gee. George Maxwell. Thomas, A.E.S. 1979. Gee. George Maxwell. Edge-Partington, J. Patrick S. Hodgetts, R.B. Moore, Very Rev. P.c. 1980. Edge-Partington, J. Patrick S. Snow, Michael Edward. 1981. Snow, Michael Edward. Corkill, John James Louis. 1982. Corkill, John James Louis. London, Peter Stanford. 1983. London, Peter Stanford. Seys-Phillips, Col. Michael Howard. 1984. Seys-Phillips, Col. Michael H. Carter. Sir William. 1985. Carter, Sir William. Stone, Jack. Trollope, Assistant P.H. 0\ 1986. Stone, Jack. Crocker, Trevor James Codrington. 1987. Crocker, Trevor James Codrington. Moore, Very Rev. Peter Clement. Pen warden, Canon P. 1988. Moore, Very Rev. Peter Clement. Peck, Stewart Faulkner. Batchelor, Assistant P.R. 1989. Peck, Stewart Faulkner. Trollope, Patrick Haward. 1990. Trollope, Patrick Haward. Cobbett, Douglas Stanley. Fisher, Alfred Robin. 1991. Fisher. Alfred Robin. Lever, Stuart Mordecai. 1992. Lever, Stuart Mordecai. Burston, Neville. 1993. Burston, Neville. Vartan, John Brian Robertson. 1994. Vartan, John Brian Robertson. Lowe, Patrick Graham. 1995. Lowe, Patrick Graham. Tosh. Malcolm Charles. Thomas, L.S. 1996. Tosh, Malcolm Charles. Bond, Geoffrey Charles. 1997. Bond, Geoffrey Charles. Cracknell, George Duncton. White, Canon R. 1998. Cracknell. George Duncton. Batchelor, Peter Reginald. Eking, Col. D.W. 1999. Batchelor. Peter Reginald. Stone, Richard Anthony. APPENDIX 2. Officers not proceedin2. 1923. Pollack, O.H. Upper Warden. III Health. 1925. Stevens, Marshall. Upper Warden. III health. 1926. Forsyth, J. Dudley. Renter Warden. Died. 1927. Davies, John Henry. Master. Died in office. 1930. Pickford, Anthony Frederick 1. Assistant. Declined to proceed. 1939. Goetze, Sigismund. Upper Warden. Died. 1971. Pierson, Stanley. Upper Warden. Died. * Records of Honorary Chaplains appear to be incomplete; not all may have 1991. Cobbett, Douglas Stanley. Upper Warden. Died. been in office for as long as the above dates imply. APPENDIX 3.

Titles Conferred and Elections to City Offices.

Titles conferred.

January 1921. Sir Horace Marshall. Baron. June 1922. E. Nuttall. Baronet. June 1925. Hugo Hirst. Baronet. January 1931. D.G. Collins Knight June 1934. Sir Hugo Hirst, Bt. Baron. April 1935. Harry Vanderpant. Knight. January 1938. Sir Percival Perry. Baron. Field Marshal Sir William Birdwood. Baron. Sir William Prescott. Baronet. January 1941. Sir William Coxen. Baronet. July 1942. Edward Baron. Knight. George Usher. Knight. September 1942. Patrick Hennessy. Knight. January 1943. Henry Ridpath. Knight. February 1945. Alderman Bracewell Smith. Knight. July 1945. Stanford Cooper. Knight. January 1949. Anthony Pickford. Knight. June 1951. Denys Lowson. Baronet. June 1953. Stuart Goodwin. Knight. June 1955. J. Millard Tucker. Knight. E.V.M. Stockdale. Knight. July 1956. William Beale. Knight. June 1959. L.c. Gamage. Knight. January 1960. Sir Edmund Stockdale. Baronet. June 1972. W.O. Carter Knight. June 1988. Christopher Wates. Knight. June 1990. Anthony Pilkington Knight. June 1995. Patrick Cormack Knight.

City Officers.

September 1928. William Coxen. Sheriff. September 1939 Denys Lowson Sheriff. November 1939. Sir William Coxen. Lord Mayor. September 1942. Denys Lowson. Alderman. November 1946. Sir Bracewell Smith. Lord Mayor. November 1950. Denys Lowson. Lord Mayor. November 1959. Sir Edmund Stockdale. Lord Mayor. September 1998. Brian Harris Sheriff.

It will be noted that not all the elections were recorded in the Minutes.

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------.....~--.... ------­ APPENDIX 4. Members of the Company of Great Distinction. The Royal Family. 1936. 5th. November. For the first time in the history of the Company a member of the Royal Family was proposed for membership of the Livery. 1936, 29th. November. H.R.H. the Duke of Kent was admitted to the Freedom and Livery of the Company and immediately afterwards was installed as an Assistant to The Court, as recorded in the Minutes. 1943, 7th. July. H.R.H. the Princess Marina, Duchess of Kent, was admitted to Honorary Freedom following the death of her husband on Active Service in 1942. 1971, 23rd. March. H.R.H. the Duchess of Kent was admitted to Honorary Freedom.

Other Honorary Freemen.

1919, 24th.November. The Marquess of Carisbrooke. 1921, 21st. April. The Earl of Plymouth. 1928, 15th. October. Lord Hewart. Lord Chief Justice of England. 1931, 30th. June. The Earl of Crawford and Balcarres. 1934, 27th. June. Sir Giles Gilbert Scott. 1944, 27th. January. Viscount Simon, Lord Chancellor. Some time before 1963, the Very Reverend Dr. W. R. Matthews, Dean of S1. Paul's Cathedral, who had been Honorary Chaplain in 1923, when he was Dean of King's College. 1963, 27th. June. Sir Basil Spence. 1971, 21st. June. The Duke of Grafton. 1977, 29th. September, Lady Snow (widow of Sir Frederick). 1978, 26th. January. Mrs. Hamilton-Wilkes (widow of Past Master E. H. G. Simmons). APPENDIX 5. Persons admitted to the Freedom by Gift. 1964. Mr. W. Parker, former Beadle. 1973. Lady Evans. Lady Threlford. Mrs. Digby Cotes-Preedy. 1978. Mr. E. G. Purkins, former Beadle. 1979. Miss G. J. Hasler, artist. Miss P. Heskett (later Mrs. Blackall), artist. Miss A. Hiscot, artist. Mr. C. M. Yeoman, artist.. 1980. Mr. A. Camenzuli, artist. 1984. Miss J. E. Brodie, artist. Mrs. A. Le Rossignol, artist. 1985. Mr. R. B. Hodgetts, former Clerk. Mr. E. R. Payne, artist. 1989. Miss P. Winton, artist. 1996. Mr. P. Sutton, artist. Mr. A. E. S. Thomas, former Beadle. 2000. Mr. J. Goodwin, for assistance to the Deputy Clerk. Mr. I. Hartless, artist. Miss D. Lowe, artist.

The last three were proposed for admission in 1999 but not admitted until 2000.

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Livery Halls and other accommodation used (mostly by The Court) from 1919 to 1977.

Apothecaries' . The Mansion House. Annourers' and Brasiers'. Middle Temple. Bakers'. Mitre Hotel, Hampton Court. Carpenters' . Saddlers'. Clothworkers' . Skinners' . Cutlers'. Tallow Chandlers'. Fishmongers' . Trades Training Centre. Guildhall House. Vintners'. House of Commons. Waldorf HoteL lronmongers' . H.Q.S. Wellington (Master Mariners'). Magnet House.

APPENDIX 7.

Dinners Then and Now.

London Coffee House, Lord Mayor's Day, Nov. 9th, 1798. Dinner for the Master, Wardens, Assistants and Liverymen of the Worshipful Company of Glaziers.

Bill of Fare. 6 Dishes of fine Cod boiled with Fryed Smelts round each Dish with a proper quantity of Oyster and Shrimp Sauce to each dish. 2 Fine Hams boiled weighing about 20 lbs. each. 6 Dishes of fine Fowls 1 boiled and 2 roasted in each dish with a proper quantity of oyster and gravy sauce. surloin of Fine Beef roasted and 1 Buttock of fine Beef boiled each to weigh about 20 lbs. with a proper quantity of Pickles Horse-Radish Greens and Sallad. 6 fine Turkeys roasted with a proper quantity of sausages and Gravy Sauce to each dish. 6 dishes of fine Wild Ducks 2 in each Dish with a proper quantity of Onion and Gravy Sauce to each Dish. 4 plumb puddings. 4 fine Marrow Puddings. 4 dishes of fine Mince Pies 3 in each dish. 6 dishes of fine Lobsters boiled. 6 dishes of fine Fricassees. 4 dozen and 3 quarts of Fine Red Port Wine. 2 dozen and 3 quarts of Fine White Port Wine. 2 gallons of the best Rum and 2 gallons of the best Brandy with a proper quantity of Oranges and Lemons and Sugar to make it into Punch. 1 best Gloucester Cheese weighing about 8 lbs. With a proper quantity or proportion of Greens, Potatoes Beer Butter Bread Vinegar Oil Pepper Salt Mustard &c. And a proper number of Knives Forks Plates Dishes Spoons Linen Table Cloths Napkins Mugs and Glasses and suitable Lights for the occasion. And also Firing Servants Waiters and Attendants proper and proportionable to the said Bill of Fare. Dinner to be ready at 4 of the Clock in the Afternoon precisely.

It is not known for how long this dinner lasted, how many were present or at what cost.

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------~ ------.-----~. ------.--..-.~... LIVERY BANQUET

AT Fishmongers' Hall,

LONDON BRIDGE, E.C.4.

On Wednesday, 25th November, 1931.

Master: SIR STANFORD LONDON, C.B.E. Upper Warden: HENRY TANNER, Esq., F.R.I.B.A. Renter Warden: E. N. J. JACOBSON, Esq., C.B.E. Clerk: COLONEL R. J. BLACKHAM. C.B.• C.M.G., C.LE.• D S.O. 1. Garden Court, The Temple. E.C.4.

65 - Dinner at.Fishmongers' Hall in 1931. Wines :ffl.enu

PUNCH Oysters Birch's Hors d'(Euvres

SHERRY Clear Turtle Villarez "Amontillado"

Casserole of Lobster au Chablis HOCK Liebfraumi1ch 1921 Kromeskies Parisienne

Noisettes de Mouton Bouquetiere DRY GRAVES Chateau de Roquetaillarde Faisan Rod Salade Fran~aise CHAMPAGNE Clicquot 1923 SORBET AUX VITRIERS Duminy 1921

Smoked Tongue, Cherry Sauce

PORT Da Silvas Old Vintage Orange Jelly

Bombe Kirsch BRANDY Normandin Old Liqueur Maids of Honour 1865 JLobing QCUp

BENEDICTINE D.O.M. Dessert KUMMEL WHISKY GIN Coffee

There were then twelve speeches.

It is difficult to decide whether or not the earlier dinner was more elaborate as a feast than that in 1931, when the selection of wines was greater but the number of dishes was fewer than in 1798.

Present day diners may be relieved that their stamina and endurance are much less taxed than in years gone by, even within living memory.

66 Chapter 6.

THE GLAZIERS' COMPANY'S ASSOCIATIONS WITH OTHER ORGANIZATIONS.

Chapter XI of Ashdown's History of the Glaziers' Company includes an account of the steps taken in response to the Government's appeal made by Dr. (later Viscount) Addison as Minister for Reconstruction to the Livery Companies of London to re-establish close connexions with the crafts and trades with which they were originally identified. Under the guidance and inspiration of The Master G.P. Walford, the Glaziers' Company was among the first to respond to this appeal, so setting in train events that have led to its present influential position in the field of stained and painted glass. The far-sightedness of those concerned deserves to be summarized here as well as in the earlier History. In January, 1918 The Master outlined to the Court ofAssistants a scheme for raising a Special Fund (later known as the Walford Fund) to encourage the glass making and glass painting industry and initiated contributions to it with one of 200 guineas. With the assistance of the Worshipful Company of Carpenters, practical classes for craftsmen in stained glass and other glazing were inaugurated in the Trades Training Schools of the Carpenters' Company at 153, Great Titchfield Street, under the direction of Mr. Sheriff (later Sir) Banister Fletcher. It was resolved that the Company should join the Society of Glass Technology, which had been formed in the previous year by the University of Sheffield. In April, 1918 the Court appointed Liveryman J. D. Forsyth, one of the country's leading stained glass artists, as the Instructor of its classes. The intention of the Court of Assistants was "to develop among other things: I. The Registration of a) Painters of Glass. b) Apprentices c) Master Glaziers. 2. Exhibitions of modem Stained-Glass and of Leaded Lights, with examples of the Mediaeval and Renaissance periods. 3. Medals and prizes for the best examples of Stained-Glass and Leaded Lights. 4. Diplomas to accredited manufacturers of Stained-Glass and Leaded Lights. 5. Cooperation with the Sheffield University in lecture Courses for manufacturers and operatives, and for research work and training scholarships. To attain these objects the Livery has already been greatly strengthened by the election of infiuen­ tial and prosperous men, mainly recruited by The Master amongst his friends and business connections, in London and the Provinces, and to these it is proposed to add from time to time those actually engaged in the glass industry, and to form a Reconstruction Committee consisting of some members of The Court, with the addition of those Liverymen who have practical knowledge of the Glass Industry."*

Sheffield University.

To these ends, Dr. W. E. S. Turner, Director of the Department of Glass Technology, which had been established by the University of Sheffield in 1915 (not 1815, as stated on page 108 ofAshdown's History), and others addressed those present at a luncheon following the meeting of The Court of Assistants in Painters' Hall on 25th. September, 1918. The occasion was reported at some length in The Times Trade Supplement for October of that year. In April, 1919 the Upper Warden and the Clerk were nominated to serve, at the invitation of the Registrar of Sheffield University, on the Committee of the Society of Glass Technology and The Master and Clerk were invited to be official guests at the Society's first banquet. The Master, G. P. Walford, was unable to accept and nominated Dr. Bradley to represent him, Dr. Bradley having drawn the Society to his attention. After this encouraging start the Minutes make no report of the association until April, 1927, when its usefulness was questioned. The Master, J. H. Davies, felt that further consideration was required and offered to pay the three guineas himself. In January, 1928 The Court decided that the subscription should be paid for the current year and that the Finance Committee should consider the matter. In September, 1928 The Court accepted the opinion of the Renter Warden, Sir Stanford London, that the subscription

*Quoted in full from Ashdown's History

67 was a waste of ,money and agreed to the proposal that the Company should join the British Society of Master Glass Painters. Although the official link with the University was broken a personal link was maintained until 1981 by the Professor of Glass Technology. H. F. Trewman, who had joined the Livery in 1925.

The British Society of Master Glass Painters.

The British Society of Master Glass Painters (B.S.M.G.P.), the organization representing professional stained glass artists and all those with an interest in the subject in this country, came into being in 1921 with the formal registration of its Articles of Association. The earliest document in the Society's Minute Book is a letter dated 13th. February, 1919 from the prime mover in establishing the Society, Captain M. Drake, to Mr. G. M. Pariby, a glass artist closely associated with the Worshipful Company of Glaziers and Painters of Glass. In this letter Capt. Drake expressed his desire that they meet to talk about "a Guild of Master Glass painter" (sic). The Minutes of the meeting of the Glaziers' Court of Assistants on 24th. June, 1919 record both that Mr. Parlby had accompanied The Master to judge the work of the stained glass students and that it was decided to invite Capt. Drake to join the Company; he was admitted to the Freedom and clothed with the Livery on 11 tho July, 1919. On 31 st. May, 1920 the Clerk reported that he had been lent a copy of the draft Articles of Association of an intended Association (sic) of Glass Painters. It was decided that further information should be obtained from Capt. Drake. who was busily engaged in this, and that The Court should consider awarding Diplomas. on conditions that had to be arranged. In September the Court of Assistants learned that a British Association (sic) of Master Glass Painters had been formed and it was decided that the members of the Provisional Council of the Society (sic) should be invited to dinner. In the meantime, Capt. Drake, as Honorary Secretary, had sent The Clerk a copy of his letter dated 2nd. October. 1920 to the Provisional Council of the Society. It read as follows and it will be seen that then. as now, the relative merits of training in art schools and workshops were giving food for thought. "Gentlemen, With reference to our forthcoming meeting with the Court of the Worshipful Company of Glaziers, Thave been informally consulted by the Master and Court of the Company and have ventured to express certain opinions and tentative suggestions as to the scheme of technical education under their consideration. I send you these herewith that you may have an opportunity of weighing them before the Glaziers' dinner (which I understand will take place on October 19th) I have expressed these opinions. ]) That no glasspainter or glazier can possibly learn his handcraft unless taught in a stained-glass studio or workshop under the supervision of a capable master. 2) That such training is best given to pupils or apprentices properly articled or indentured for a term of years. 3) That technical classes may be of some use for the instruction of pupils or apprentices in the branches of our handicraft in which they are not specialising in their studio or workshop. For instance, an able glazing apprentice might learn ornamental painting at an evening class, or a draughtman's pupil get helpful experience in cutting and lead-glazing. But that regarded as a complete training in any branch of our handicraft, technical classes are entirely useless. 4) That lectures on the history of our handicraft, on the evolution of its design, its technique, chemistry and so forth, may be of assistance to young glaziers and painters under training (and in most cases to journeymen as well) but that regarded as a complete training in our handicraft they are entirely useless. 5) That education in stained glass is needed quite as much by the public as by the young glasspainter. I further suggest that a suitable scheme of education might be carried out somewhat on the following lines. 1) That the Worshipful Company of Glaziers offer a suitable number of endowed apprenticeships to young men and/or women showing promise of artistic ability. 2) That such pupils be selected by their work submitted in open competition, and that the Science and Art Department and the Press be asked to make public the terms of such competition. 3) That work submitted by such prospective pupils be exhibited once yearly, and examined by a jury appointed for the purpose by the Council of the British Society of Master Glasspainters. 4) That selected pupils be articled or indentured to duly accredited masters, being members of the

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- British Society of Master Glasspainters. 5) That pupils once articled or indentured be required to attend such evening classes or lectures as may be directed by the Worshipful Company of Glaziers. 6) That on the expiration of such pupils articles or indentures they may again compete for a suitable number of travelling scholarships to stained-glass centres in England andlor France, a condition of such scholarships being the completion of a specified number of drawings and reports upon celebrated examples of stained-glass, such drawings and reports to become the property of the Society or of the Worshipful Company, as may be deemed most fit. 7) That a yearly exhibition of stained-glass, designs, cartoons and the like, at which masters might exhibit and pupils compete will arouse more interest and do more to educate the public taste in good stained-glass than any other means whatever."

At the dinner in Painters' Hall on 19th. October, 1920, members of the Court of Assistants met the President, the Earl of Plymouth, the Vice-President, Professor S. Image, the Honorary Treasurer, Mr. A. M. Powell, the Honorary Secretary, Capt. Drake and 12 members of the General Council of the British Society of Master Glass Painters and discussed matters of mutual interest. Only the meeting was reported in the Minute Book. Following this the Earl of Plymouth was invited to join the Company and, having expressed his pleasure in accepting the invitation His Lordship was admitted to the Freedom of the Company and was clothed with its Livery on 21st. April, 1921. The Master, Sir Harry Foster, presented him with a specially engrossed Certificate of Freedom of the Company, after which His Lordship completed the form of application to be admitted to the Freedom of the City of London, which he then received from the City Chamberlain, who was in attendance. As recorded, this was a departure from the usual sequence of Freedom of a Livery Company, Freedom of the City with admission at Guildhall and then admission to the Livery. On 29th. June it was arranged that the Education Committee should meet Capt. Drake and Mr. Nicholson as representatives of the B.S.M.G.P. on 6th. September but there is no other reference to this in the Minute Book. On 11 tho December, 1922 the Earl of Plymouth was admitted to the Court of Assistants, when The Master, A. R. Upjohn, described him as "one of the greatest amateur glaziers and painters on glass of the present day it being his hobby". In April, 1923 his death was reported to The Court and in June of that year that of Capt. Drake. Also in June, The Court was informed that the new Earl of Plymouth had requested that the matter of his following his father into the Company be postponed. On 3rd. December, 1923 the Clerk of the Glaziers' Company reported having talked with the Hon. Secretary of the B.S.M.G.P. (Mr. N. Heaton) and was asked to continue discussion and report further. On 19th. April, 1928 The Court agreed to invite the then Hon. Secretary of the Society (Mr. P. Bacon) to their Summer Dinner. Organizational links were fonnally strengthened when the B.S.M.G.P. voted by Special Resolution to make the Master of the Glaziers' Company an Honorary Vice-President of the Society, an arrangement that continues to this day. However, some doubt remains about this vote: the Articles of Association of the B.S.M.G.P. contain no words to that effect. The Minutes of the Court of Assistants' meeting on 19th. April, 1928 record the then Renter Warden, Sir Stanford London, as suggesting that the Company discontinue its subscription of £3.3.0 to the Society of Glass Technology and subscribe instead to the B.S.M.G.P. On 29th. November it was recorded that the B.S.M.G.P. had accepted the Glaziers' Company as an Ordinary Member and stated that The Master (then his Honour Judge D. Cotes Preedy) "for the time being would be elected a Vice-President for his tenure of office, this to carry on automatically from year to year directly a Vice-Presidentship becomes vacant". Judging from the Minutes of the meeting of The Court on 10th. December, 1947, which stated that The Master read a letter from the British Society of Master Glass Painters inviting the Master of the Glaziers' Company for the time being to become a Vice-President of the Society the decision of November, 1928 had been forgotten. Following the death of the Earl of Plymouth in 1923 the Earl of Crawford and Balcarres was elected President of the B.S.M.G.P. He was first mentioned in The Court's Minutes as having presented the prizes for the Company's annual competition for students in 1927. On 30th. June, 1931 The Master, Sir Stanford London, had urged closer connexion between the two organizations. The Court then resolved to confer the Honorary Freedom of the Company upon the Earl of Crawford and Balcarres, whose death was recorded in 1940. Both organizations suspended social functions and most other projects during the war years. The

69 Society's Journal (1948. X. 1-2) reported the resumption of the Glaziers' Banquet at the Mansion House. In 1949 Liveryman H. Doyle completed the restoration of a I3C. window in York Minster and in 1954 Liveryman C. J. Edwards's window in the Temple Church was unveiled. Both had been paid for by the Glaziers' Company and both the artists were also members of the B.S.M.G.P. However, membership of both organizations was relatively rare until the 1960s. Notable artists belonging to both bodies were Messrs. Hugh Easton (Liveryman in 1936); Douglas Strachan (1938); Leonard Walker (1941); Martin Travers and Gerald Smith (1945); James Hogan (1947); Donald Taunton (1948); Christopher Webb and Carl Edwards (1949); Michael Farrar-Bell (1951), and Lawrence Lee (1956). The Glaziers' Company has repeatedly offered both moral and financial support for the B.S.M.G.P's. efforts to enhance public awareness of stained glass. They arranged for H.RH. the Princess Marina, Duchess of Kent, Honorary Freeman, to open the Society's exhibition at the Building Centre in London in 1956. The Company gave a grant to enable the Society to publish a brochure on "The Extended Use of Glass" in 1963; a Past Master opened the B.S.M.G.P's. exhibition at the Royal Institute of British Architects in 1973 and the Company gave a grant for publicizing the Society's exhibition in Southwark Cathedral in 1981. This was repeated in 1982 for an exhibition in Chartres, to which a party of the Livery paid a visit, and again in 1986 when it provided backlit stands for an exhibition at Sandersons in London's West End. Most issues of the Society's Journal since 1961 have been facilitated by grants from The Glaziers' trust and even before that the Society's publications repeatedly carried news of the Glaziers' activities, particularly of their competitions in support of students of the craft. On 22nd. April, 1970 The Court resolved "That the Freedom of the Company Honoris Causa be presented to the Earl of Euston, Chairman of the British Society of Master Glass Painters, in recognition of his distinguished services to the fine arts and in particular to the art of painting on glass". By the time that His Lordship was admitted to the Freedom on 21st. January, 1971 he had succeeded to the Dukedom of Grafton and had resigned from the Chair of the Council of the B.S.M.G.P. and had succeeded the late Marquess of Salisbury as the fifth President of the Society, in which office he remains to this day (2000). Liveryman M. E. Snow succeeded His Grace as the Chairman of Council of the B.S.M.G.P. until he became The Master of the Company in 1981. Since then each Chairman of Council has been a Glazier. AR. Fisher was admitted to the Livery in 1976 and occupied the Chair of the Council from 1981-9. He was elected Master in 1991. C. R Salmond was admitted to the Livery in 1986 and occupied the Chair of the Council from 1989-93; he was succeeded by Liveryman D. A Ball (1987) from 1993-6 and then by Liveryman T. Carlile (1990), who held the office for five years. In the course of this century five Masters of the Glaziers' Company have been glass artists, only the first of whom was not active in the B.S.M.G.P. That was F. O. Salisbury, who was Master in 1933-4. During the '70s. three major artists, who were also Fellows of the Society, served the Office of Master: L. S. Lee in 1973, M. C. Farrar-Bell in 1974, B. D. L. Thomas in 1976. That period was also noteworthy for including the only record of monies' going from the Society to the Worshipful Company rather than vice versa: the Society appeared on a list of donors to an appeal for funds for the Livery Hall in the sum of £50 in 1975. When Glaziers' Hall was opened in 1977 the Company accommodated the Society's Library and continued to do so for nearly twenty years. The Society and the Company have long acknowledged complementary aims. Each has noted in its publications the lectures and other activities of the other and in 1996 The Master, P. G. Lowe, and the Chairman of Council, T. Carlile, wrote jointly to the heads of the Schools of Architecture and to the RLB.A to encourage them to ensure that training of architects included sufficient exposure to the exciting potential for stained glass in their buildings. A list of the lectures offered by both groups during the year is drawn up and distributed widely. The Company has also given financial assistance to the Society in support of the latter's running of the Accreditation Scheme for the Conservation and Restoration of Historic Glass since its inception in 1994. Collaboration by individuals in both organizations is probably more widespread today than at any time heretofore. The Glaziers' Livery List for 1999 includes at least 23 Liverymen and Freemen who are also members of the B.S.M.G.P.; 16 are practising artists. Of the Court of Assistants in that year one Past Master and two Assistants were practising artists. Among the Officers and Council of the Society the President is an Honorary Freeman; three of the five Vice-Presidents were artists in the Livery, as were three other members of the Council and the Chairman of one Subcommittee. The Company's Glass Information Officer is an Associate of the Society and Chairs its External Relations Committee, further facilitating close collaboration between the two organizations.

70 The Trades TraininK Schools of the Carpenters' Company.

In June 1919 The Master, G. P. Walford, Mr. G. M. Parlby and Sir Brummel Thomas, artists, had attended the Trades Training Schools as judges and had been favourably impressed by the standard of the work. On 10th. October, 1919 a committee was proposed with the purpose of reporting how best to implement policy for technical education. By May 1920 the Company's training classes were becoming recognized by the Trade but could be held only during the autumn and winter. In September 1920 the Education Committee under the chairmanship of Past Master Walford submitted a syllabus for the continuation of classes and purchase of necessary materials was authorized. In December 1920 it was decide that classes should be held twice a week in future. The Carpenters had requested £100 but the Court decided to contribute £50 towards the upkeep of the Training Schools. In January 1921 the classes were extended by one month before the interval before they began again in the autumn and would continue through the summer of 1922. Of 25 students, 17 attended regularly. The Master, C. W. Grimwade, had attended some of the classes and intended to go again during his year of office. In April The Master, Past Master Walford and Mr. G. M. Parlby were appointed to judge the competitions, for which it was decided that there should be 5 prizes. In June it was agreed that Liveryman J. D. Forsyth should be invited to join the Court and so be readily available to advise on technical matters whenever the need arose. In accepting the invitation Mr. Forsyth had generously declined to accept any fees for his continued service with the Company's classes. In July the Chairman of the Education Committee provided a draft policy for education but it was not included in the Minute Book. In June 1922 H. S. Danks was reported to have become the Instructor of the Company's classes in succession to Assistant Forsyth. who was now the Honorary Director. Arrangements were to be made for members of the Livery to visit the Training Schools. The competitions in the summer of 1923 were disappointing in that only 8 submissions were said to have "exhibited any worth". One bronze but no silver medal was awarded; 5 received certificates with £1 or 10/-. In April 1924 the picture was more encouraging, with keeness and improving ability of 11 of the students, one of whom was a woman. Five of the students were in occupations that had nothing to do with stained glass. Two students were competing for a prize of £5 in a competition for cutting and glazing at the Building Trades' Exhibition at Olympia. The Glaziers' Company had offered a prize of 5 guineas at this Exhibition. It was also reported that the Royal Society of Arts had sought help with a competition in stained glass in 1925. In September 1925 a special prize of books and tools was awarded to one of the students - S. P. Harrington. In July 1925 Assistant Forsyth made a glowing report on the classes after he and Mr. Parlby had judged the competitions; prizes awarded included a silver and a bronze medal, 4 certificates and sums of 10/- to 1 guinea. In November, 1926 Assistant Forsyth died and Mr. Danks was appointed to succeed him as Director. Past Master Walford stated the need for more money for the Training Schools. £250 was offered from three members of The Court and by January a total of £342 had been raised following an appeal to the Livery. In September there was an embarrassing event in which a prize that had been awarded was thought to have been undeserved. Sir Banister Fletcher was consulted and he advised that the award should stand even though it had been ill advised. In December, 1927 it was reported that there were 11 students in the Glaziers' classes and that some of them travelled long distances. The standards were higher than before. It was noted that the students had expressed a preference for books rather than medals and certificates and The Court accepted this. The Minutes for 29th. June, 1928 contain the following statements by Past Master Walford, who considered "that the classes which had been carried out for the past 10 years at the Trades Training School were an inadequate expression of the Company's interest and desire to foster the beautiful art of painting on glass. They had failed to attract from the ranks of the Livery an adequate number of the practitioners of the craft. "He thought that the 6th. Centenary of the Company's existence was a suitable occasion for making a new appeal for establishing an organization worthy of the Company. He felt that the Fund which the Company had named after him and the objects for which it had been formed should again be brought prominently before those gentlemen who had already supported it and before the new members of the Livery who were unacquainted with its existence and aims. He considered that sufficient funds should be raised to enable the Company to acquire a building of its own in which the Craft of Glass Painting could be taught and practised.

71 - "With a view to ventilating his proposal Past Master Walford said he would like to give a dinner to which supporters of the Walford Fund and new Liverymen should be asked." The Court accepted this proposal gratefully. In July 1928 it was recommended that some guidance should be provided for judges in the awarding of prizes and in September The Master, Past Master Sir Harry Foster and Assistant H. Tanner were appointed as judges. The Technical Education Committee comprised The Master and Wardens, Past Master Walford and Liveryman F. O. Salisbury. In November, this Committee met under the Chairmanship of the Renter Warden, Sir Stanford London, who said that in the light of Mr. Danks's suggestion of means by which the Company's work could be extended three points should be considered: 1. The present revenue of the Walford Fund. 2. The revenue it would be likely to obtain from orders obtained by Mr. Danks. 3. What the Company could do as a body to obtain orders for Mr. Danks. Assistant Tanner undertook to discuss this with Mr. Danks. In January, 1929 it was reported that Past Master Walford had presented a prize of 25 guineas for the best small window or medallion painted and glazed from an original design. The competition would be under the auspices of the Royal Society of Arts and the winning piece would become the property of the Past Master. In November the Education Committee's report (which is not in the Minutes Book) provoked discussion about the difficulty in getting collaboration of glass painting and related firms in the training of young men, whom they preferred to train themselves. The report was further discussed in April 1930. In order to try and increase the interest of firms in the work of the Company Sir Stanford London had written to 20 firms; his letter had resulted in 2 new students' joining the Company's classes. Liveryman Salisbury had found that there was far too little space for students to set out their work and be sure that when they next attended the class it had not been disturbed by others that had to use the same room. It was agreed that Sir Banister Fletcher should be requested to have the room reserved for the exclusive use of the Company's classes. In July Mr. Danks submitted his resignation as Instructor because the fees were inadequate for the work that he had to do. His resignation was not accepted because he had not given the necessary month's notice. He later agreed to continue in the post for one year, for one guinea instead of 15/- a session, for two sessions a week. It was arranged that Sir Stanford London would meet Sir Banister Fletcher on 9th. October but no record of the meeting is in the Minutes Book. On 5th. April, 1932 The Court decided to give instructions for the termination of the Class at the Trades Training Schools at the end of the present session. No reason was given.

City University.

The University had its beginning when the NOithampton Institute was set up in the Square of that name in 1894. In 1957 it became an Institute of Advanced Technology and in 1966 a University. In 1965 the Clerk of the Glaziers' Company was appointed to the Court Committee as the Company's representative. This was pursuant to the policy of having wide representation of educational, commercial and civic bodies, including all the Livery Companies, on the Court, which one Vice Chancellor described as "the shareholders". The Clerk was followed in 1966 by the Upper Warden, J. Mortimer-Hawkins, who had been a student there in 1926. He retired from the Court Committee, which became the Court of the University, in 1971 and had the Honorary Degree of Master of Philosophy conferred on him in 1981. Liveryman T. J. C. Crocker became the Company's representative in 1971 and served as ChaiIman of Convocation from 1981-91. In recognition ofthis distinction, in November. 1982 the Court of Assistants proposed that a suitable gown be presented to the University. In 1985 Assistant Crocker was awarded the degree of Ph.D. in Civil Engineering. He was succeeded as the Company's representative by Past Master P. S. London in 1991.

Southwark and its Cathedral.

The Company holds its annual service in the Cathedral within a few days of Candlemas. The Master and Wardens, preceded by the Beadle, walk in procession to the Cathedral and during the service the tools of the craft, as depicted in the shield of arms, are blessed. In 1997 The Master, M. C. Tosh, and another presented three kneelers that had been made by the Cathedral's own embroiderers. They bore the

72 - arms of the episcopal areas of Croydon, Kingston and Woolwich, as well as those of the Glaziers' Company. In 1991 the Company became a Life Member of the Friends of the Cathedral and gave £1,000 to the Organ Fund. In 1998 the Company responded to the Cathedral's Appeal with a contribution of £5,000 towards its ambitious millennium scheme to improve the locality of Montague Close, now that it was to become part of the River Walkway. Since 1987 the Vice Provost has been appointed Honorary Chaplain to the Company. The Company invites the Mayor of Southwark to the Installation Court Dinner. In return it has been given a wall plaque bearing the arms of the Borough.

Liveries' October Group for Vocational Education Committee.

LO.G.V.E.C. was founded in October 1993 under the chairmanship of the then Lord Mayor, Sir Francis McWilliams, being born of a belief in the importance of education and training for the future prosperity of London and the nation and of the contribution that Livery Companies could make to this. It is associated with the City and Guilds of London Institute and has compiled a record of Livery Companies' participation in education and training. The Glaziers' Company is represented on the Group's working parties on Modem Apprenticeships. Further Education and Adoption of Schools, the last of which implements LO.G.V.E.C's. policy of Liveries' supporting schools in inner cities and in respect of which the London Stained Glass Repository provided a stained glass panel and a lightbox for Southwark's Cathedral Primary School and a private contribution supported a school trip to the Stained Glass Museum in Ely.

Sunderland University.

In 1997 the Upper Warden, G. C. Bond, and Liveryman K. Adie, who is a Visiting Professor in Media Studies in the University, placed a time capsule in the foundations of the National Glass Centre and in the following year the practicability of further association was explored in preliminary discussions.

73 - Chapter 7.

SONIE VALUED POSSESSIONS. Official re2alia.

The Master's .Jewel. This is of gold, with the Annorial Bearings of the Company in coloured enamels. The lion shown is a complete one because, as is engraved on the back, the jewel was "Presented by Past Master Benjamin Scott F. McGeoch in 1900", long before the College of Anns decreed that the beast should be a demilion, as described in chapter 2.

The Beadle's Staff. The wooden staff is surmounted by a silver figure of a naked boy that weighs one and a half pounds. There is no mark so the date of manufacture is not known but the inscription around the pedestal states "The gift of loh. Oliver, a loving member of this Company". John Oliver was Master of the Company in 1685 and very likely gave the Staff at that time.

The Company's Seal. This is made of silver. There is no date or hallmark but the initials I. A. are present and they may be those of John Addison, who was an Assistant at the time of the granting of the Charter in 1638.

Hangin2s.

Processional Standards. There are four of these and they are based on the traditional medireval shape, being long and tapering with a forked tail and decorated with appropriate heraldic detail. All four were treated at the Textile Conservation Centre at Hampton Court, where it was stated that two were made in 1706 and two in 1755. When and how they were used is not known.

Royal Banner. . This is rectangular and would have been flown from a flagpole. It was made in 1755 and was treated at Hampton Court. The arms of Hanover are in the fourth (bottom right) quarter because the King of England was at that time also the Elector of Hanover, of which he became King in 1816. The fleur de lys in the second (top right) quarter indicate that England's claim to France was still current. They were omitted in 1801 in favour of the harp of Ireland but the anns of Hanover remained until Queen Victoria came to the throne and the present Royal Anns were adopted.

Portraits. The portrait of H.R.H. the Duchess of Kent was commissioned by the Company in 1988 and was painted by Leonard Boden, R.P., F.R.S.A. The portrait of Past Master G. P. Walford was painted by Past Master F. O. Salisbury.

Tapestry. This hangs on the main staircase. It is in three parts, depicts the City Churches and both St. Paul's and Southwark Cathedrals. It was designed and made by Ann Mary Johnson and was presented by the Ladies of the Livery in 1977.

Stained Glass.

Old Glass. There are three pieces: a small15C. panel ofthe Company's arms; the arms of the Company with the supporters wreathed in blue scarves; it probably dates from the middle of 18C. It was presented by Charles F. Fenton; a stained and painted roundel made in Brabant in 16C. It is said to depict St. Paul falling on his

74 sword but very similar roundels exist elsewhere and have a different explanation. It was presented by Mrs. Hamilton-Wilkes, the widow of Past Master Simmons.

Modern Glass. The panel of the arms of the Company above the central window in the Court Room was designed and made by Past Master Farrar-Bell and presented by the then Master, P. H. Trollope. The Millennium Panel that was approved in September 1999 was designed and made by Past Master Fisher and was installed at the top of the stairs in 2000. It includes the shields of arms of the three shareholding Livery Companies and scenes representing both their works and some historic features of the Borough of Southwark.

Cartoons. Sigismund Goetze presented a collection of cartoons of Shakespearean characters that had been painted by Robert Anning Bell, R.A.

Furniture.

The Master's Chair. The chair of 1826 was destroyed by fire. The present one was designed by Past Master F. O. Salisbury and was presented in 1943. It is of carved oak, is in the form of a medireval throne and bears the armorial bearings in full colour. A less cumbersome chair was presented by the Stewards in 1992, for use outside the Court Room.

Two Lanterns. The lanterns are mounted on oak stands; they were designed by Past Master Salisbury and were presented by Past Master T. H. G. Stevens in 1940. The glass panels in each of the lanterns have since been embellished by the arms and emblems of, respectively, the Glaziers' and Scientific Instrument Makers' Companies, which were painted by Past Master Farrar-Bell.

Tableware and Decorations.

The Table Cloth. This is of considerable length and is made of a black woollen material, with small sections of yellow spots to simulate gold tassels. It bears in the centre the initials D and B that are worked in wool embroidery with the date 1646. The donor is not known but the two letters may be his initials. However, they are also the initials of (John) Dynes and (lzaak or Isaac) Bungard, who, to quote Ashdown, "were obnoxious to the Company of Glaziers inasmuch as they stood for extortion, oppression and the triumph of capital over labour". Nevertheless, they were among the first Assistants to be named in King Charles 1'8 Charter of 1638 and became, respectively The Master and Upper Warden seven years later.

Rummer Glass. This is in the style of about 1820. It is engraved with the arms of the Glaziers' Company and the monogram of Joseph Boardman jr., who was Master in 1818.

Porrin2er. This is silver gilt and was presented by Past Master the Marquess of Carisbrooke, to whom it had been given by his grandmother Queen Victoria when he was christened. On the lid is engraved "From Grandmama 18th. December 1886".

Silver Punch Bowl This was also presented by the Marquess of Carisbrook. It had been given to the Marquess's brother Major Lord Leopold Mountbatten, G.c.V.O., by the Emperor of Japan and bears the Imperial Chrysanthemum.

Rosewater Dish. This was presented hy Sir Stanford London and weighs more than 150 oz. In repousse lettering

75 around the border is stated "I was wrought for the Worshipful Company of Glaziers by command of Sir Stanford London, C.B.E. to mark his year of office in the year of Our Lord 1930-31".

A Dish. This was also presented by Sir Stanford London and had been made by Omar Ramsden.

The Evans Bowls. Sir Arthur Evans presented a pair of silver gilt, boat shaped tureens of 18m.

The Waldron Tankard. Sir William Waldron presented this silver gilt tankard, which is embossed with figures from "A Midsummer Night's Dream", in 1947.

The Walford Lovin&: Cups. The pair of leaf-capped, handled loving cups are engraved with "Presented to the Worshipful Company of Glaziers and Painters of Glass by George Paget Walford, being elected four times Master of the Company, 1904, 1916,1917 and 1918".

Goldblatt C;lndlesticks. These four candlesticks were made by John Carter II, of London, in Georgian style in ] 768.

The Coxen Cup. In 1937 Past Master Alderman Sir William Coxen presented a silver gilt cup made in 1837 which was a copy of a cup made in 1737 by Paul de Lamarie and now in the possession of the Goldsmiths' Company.

Geor&:ianSilver Ink Stand. Made by Joseph Wilson, London, in 1820 and presented in 1965 in memory of the Procter family.

Engravings of Maps and Plans .

.lohn Seller's Map of Middlesex, 1694. This was engraved by John Oliver, (Master in 1685) and was presented in 1999 by the then Master, P. R. Batchelor.

.John Rocqne's Map of 1746. This shows the Cities of London and Westminster and the Borough of Southwark. It consists of 14 panels that together measure 13' x 6'6". The scale is 26" to the mile. It was presented by Liveryman Professor 1. Lewin in 1999 and is displayed at the top of the stairs.

Map of Middlesex of 1751. This includes the arms of all the Livery Companies that were then in existence. It was presented by Liveryman R. A. Shewring.

The Borou&:h of Sonthwark, 1769. The source and artist are not known.

The Rehuildin&: of London Brid&:e in 1833. The two coloured panoramic views were presented by Past Master G. C. Bond.

76 Chapter 8.

SOME FAMOUS NAMES IN GLAZING.

Since Ashdown wrote his history of the Glaziers' Company the Livery has been enriched by a number of distinguished practitioners of the art and craft of stained and painted glass but during the same period information has become available about glaziers in earlier centuries of the second millennium A.D.

The Beginnings of Stained Glass in Windows.

Although Roman window glass has been found in England there is no evidence that coloured glass was made in this country during the Saxon period. Under the leadership of St. Gregory, the church of St. Martin in Tours was glazed with coloured glass that had been made in France and in 675 Benedict Biscop, Abbot of Monkwearmouth, employed French glaziers in his monastery's church. Some fragments of coloured glass of about this period were found about 1,300 years later; they were assembled by Liveryman Peter Gibson and were used to fill a small window in St. Paul's church in Jarrow. At first, such patterns as were produced in windows were made up of clear and plain coloured glass. Later, paint was used to add detail and it became possible to represent more realistic human and other figures. When the method of staining glass by applying compounds of silver and then firing it reached this country early in the fourteenth century the foundations were laid for the increasingly elaborate designs that have since been developed. Nevertheless, the description by the 12C. German monk Theophilus of how to make stained glass windows is remarkably similar, in essence, to methods that are used today.

Early English Glaziers.

The name of the earliest English Glazier recorded is that ofThomas Ie Verrer of Oxford in the Close Rolls of 1236-7. His name clearly indicated his occupation and was obviously French. The descriptive designation Viteur was sometimes used, being derived from the Larin Vitrarius, a maker of glass. The earliest mention of a Gild of Glaziers occurs in a list of names that was compiled in December, 1328 in rhe City of London Letter Book E fo. 190, as follows. "The names of those Elected and Sworn in divers Misteries of London for the Government and Instruction of the same, viz. Glasyrs. John Husbonde Master. Alan Gille Warden. Walter Nee!. John de Wrotham. Richard de Reynham. Hamo Ie Barber. John atte Loka. John Spray. John de Warefield."

After the plague of the Black Death the population was considerably reduced and labour of all kinds was scarce. The King was anxious to complete the works of St. Stephen's Chapel at Westminster and S1. George's Chapel at Windsor and impressed all the London glaziers to do this work. He sent John Geddynge, Master in 1373, to impress the glaziers in Kent and Sussex for the work and to collect glass for the windows. For this he was allowed one shilling a day for himself and his horse. He also supplied materials for painting the windows. William Papelwyk and John de Brampton were also engaged in the work . .Iohn Greyland was twice Master of the Company, in ]432 and again in 1438. In ]442 he executed panels of glass with the arms of King Henry VI for Eton Parish Church. In the early part of the sixteenth century the London Guild was losing work to Flemish glaziers located in Southwark and tried to suppress them by means of injunctions and imprisonment. At one time an indentured deed was signed by both sides and a sum of money was paid to the London Guild who then allowed the Flemings to work in the City. However, when the Flemish holder of the indentured portion of the deed died his widow married the Warden of the Guild, who then destroyed the Flemish portion of the

77 - deed and refused to accept the conditions laid down in it. Eventually matters settled down and many Flemings became members of the Company. It may be noteworthy that although a number of Flemings became King's Glaziers this distinction wac; never conferred on a member of the Company. Richard Butler was an Assistant when the Charter granted by King Charles I was obtained in 1638. He was appointed Glazier to the City in the room of William Holly, who was removed from that office "for grosse and obstinate carriage against the Court". Some of Butler's work was indirectly the means of bringing Archbishop Laud to the scaffold in that the windows in Lambeth Palace were made the subject of one of the charges levelled against the Archbishop: "That in his own chapel at Lambeth he repaired the Popish paintings of the windows that had been destroyed at the Reformation". William Price was one of the Assistants of the Company under the Charter of 1685 and became the Master in 1699. In a letter to Henry Gyles of York in 1683, Francis Place wrote, "I made enquiry at Mr. Price's about glass painters he tells me there is 4 In Towne but not worke enough to imploy one, if he did nothing Else" . .John Oliver became Master of the Company in 1685, being the first Master under the Charter granted by James II in that year. He was not only a glass painter but also an etcher and a land surveyor who, together with Hooke and Mills, took part in the setting out of building sites which had been destroyed by the Great Fire of 1666. He also made and published a map of London at that time, as well as maps of several of the Home Counties. He was a Common Councilman for the Ward of Queenhithe from 1667 to 1689. A print of his map of London is in the Company's possession. He presented the Company with the Beadle's Staff, which has been described in chapter 7. He supplied 1631 feet of "extroardinary" (sic) glass for the windows of Bow church when it was rebuilt under Sir Christopher Wren. Samuel Oliver, who was no doubt a member of the same family, did the glazing of the tower of this church. John Oliver's career and interests were so varied that they have led writers to postulate that there were two men of the same name . .lames Oliver, who was probably John's son, became the Clerk of the Company during all this activity.

Modern Glaziers.

The twentieth century has seen a number of distinguished artists and craftsmen elected to high office in the Company. Frank O. Salisbury was Master in 1938. He was a fine painter of Civic and Royal occasions and perhaps better known for these than for his stained glass designs. l"awrence Lee had been Head of the Glass Department at the Royal College of Art. He was elected Master in 1973. His career was characterized by a rich and prolific output that includes most of the windows in the Sandhurst Memorial Chapel and two windows in Southwark Cathedral but he is perhaps best known for his windows in Coventry Cathedral. He designed and made the panel of the Company's armorial bearings in the main Livery Hall, using the applique technique. He is unusual in that when he signed his windows he often included the initials of his assistant(s). The Livery Hall also contains the armorial bearings, in conventional stained and painted glass, of the Scientific Instrument Makers' and the Launderers' Companies. They were executed by, respectively, Chapel Studio, under the direction of the then Liveryman Fisher, and Liveryman Jane Gray. Michael Farrar-Bell was Master in 1974. He has designed and made many windows throughout the country. Both his father and grandfather were stained glass artists, the latter having been a founder of the firm of Clayton and Bell. He also designed postage stamps and the gowns of The Master and Wardens and was responsible for the three armorial panels in the Court Room. Brian Thomas was Master in 1976. He was a Rome Scholar, a stained glass designer and a mural­ ist and was the Master of the Art Workers' Guild in 1957. He was responsible for the three windows in the American Memorial Chapel in the east apse of St. Paul's Cathedral and windows in Westminster Abbey and lesser City Churches. In 1972 his windows destined for Wellington Cathedral in New Zealand were displayed in the crypt of St. Paul's Cathedral and in the same year he was commissioned by the Corporation of London to design windows representing some of the Livery Companies; they are in the West Crypt of Guildhall. One of them represents the Farmers' Company and was said by the artist to be the only window that he knew that depicted "meat and two veg". Alfred Fisher was Master in 1991. He has designed and made windows for many churches in this country and abroad and also in Guildhall. He is a Consultant to the National Trust. During his year of office he entertained members of the Livery at the Leighton Buzzard Narrow Railway, where, wearing his Badge

78 of Office, he drove his own steam engine, which carried a headboard bearing the words The Master Glazier and the Company's shield of arms. Dr. William Cole was an international authority on Flemish roundels and compiled a Catalogue of Netherlandish and North European Roundels in Britain for the Corpus Vitrearium Medii £vi. He was also a distinguished musician, being D.Mus., ER.A.M., ER.C.M. and ER.C.O. He composed an Anthem and also a Processional March for the Company and was accorded the title of Honorary Musician to the Company in 1988. He was also appointed L. V.O. and was a Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries. In addition to the above, the Minutes Books record the work of many other artists and craftsmen in the Livery or with the Freedom of the Company; they are also listed in the index. Among them are Yeoman G. M. Parlby. who was Master of the Art Workers' Guild in 1942, and Liveryman D. B. Peace, a glass engraver and town planner, who was Master of the Guild in 1973.

79 - INDEX

Adie, K. 6.73. Admission to the Company, application. 5.23,31,41,58,63. by Gift. 5.appx.5. Patrimony. 1.1; 5.21. Servitude 1.1; 5.34, 45, 48, 50. Ainsley, A.J. 5.57. Anthem. 5.44; 8.79. Appeals coordinator. 5.59 Archives 5.48 Armorial bearings. 2.4 et seqq.; 5.17,18,26,28,46,50,75. on gowns. 5.55. roundels. 5.37. Army Cadet Force. 5.50,52. Ashdown, C. H. 1.1; 4.12; 5.21; 6.67. Assistants with limited tenure. 5.59. Senior Proceeding. 2.5; 5.38, 45, 46. Awards. 3.6 et seqq. Burston's. 3.10; 5.54,55. for Excellence. 3.10; 5.54. Journeyman's 3.10; 5.56.

Badges, Assistants'. 5.56,57. Hon. Almoner's. 5.57. Bargemaster's. 5.57. Librarian's. 5.54. Solicitor's. 5.54. Surveyor's. 5.54,56. Master's. 5.51; 7.74. and Wardens'. 5.38,45. Past Masters' . 5.31,38,48,51. Stewards'. 5.52,57. Bakers' Company. 5.47. Ball, D. A. 5.54; 6.70. inaugural. 4.16; 5,40,41,42. Banner, Glaziers' 5.43,46, 56. Royal. 5.41, 43; 7.74. Barbican Centre. 3.8. Barge streamers. See Standards. Baronetcies. 5.appx.3. Baronies. 5.appx.3. Beadle. 1.2; 5.23, 24, 25, 42, 56, appx.l. 's Staff. 5.58; 7.74; 8,78. Beale, Sir William. 3.9; 5.appx.1. Bell, R. A. 7.75. Benefactors' Board. 5.21. Bequests, Ainsley's. 5.57. Ashton-Hill's. 3.10; 5.54, 59. Blackham's. 3.6; 5.31, 37. Boydel1's. 5.37. Bradley's. 5.54. Davises'. 3.6; 5.49. Easton's. 3.10. Evans's. 3.6. Gamage's. 5.56. Goetze's. 5.29.

80 - Bequests, Graham-Wood's. 5.51. Hamilton-Wilkes's. 5.52,53. Libby's. 5.56. Plaister's. 5.52. records of. 5.57. Seys-Phillips's. 5.51. Stevens's. 3.6. Thomas's. 3.6; 5.45,51. Threlford's. 5.41. Trundle's 5.43. Bettinson, J. R. 5.56,59. Bible, ceremonial 5.43 Old Testament. 5.52 Birdwood, Sir William. 5.29, appx.l, 3. Biscop, Benedict. 8.77. Black Death. 8.77. Blackham, RJ. 3.6; 5.23, 31, 32, appx.l. Mrs. 5.31. Bond, G.C. 5.appx.l; 6.73. Bonnets for Masters and Wardens. 5.43,49. Books presented by the Company. 5.27,44,45,47,53. to the Company. 5.20,35.37,41,42,43,52,54,58. Boorman, E. 4.15,17. Bossanyi, E. 3.8. Bourne, S. 3.7. Boydell, E. 3.9; 5. 33, appx.l. British Broadcasting Corporation. 3.8; 5.30, 46. Society of Master Glass Painters. 5.19 et seqq.; 6.68 et seqq. Journal. 3.10; 6.70. Library. 6.70. Vice Presidency. 3.10; 5.30; 6.69, 70. Brodie, J. E. 5. appx.5. Brooches, Ladies'. 5.44. Burston, M. and N. 3.10. N. 5.54,55,56,57, appx.l. Butler, R. 8.78.

Caffrey, A. 3.7. Camenzuli, A. 5.appx.5. Carisbrooke, Marquess of. 5.18,27,28,33,34,46, appx.l; 7.74, 75. Carlile, T. 5.59; 6.70. Carpenters' Company. 5.37; 6.67. Cartoons. 5.27,43; 7.75. Cathedrals, Coventry. 3.7; 5.43; 8.78. Guildford. 3.8; 5.34. Liverpool. 5.39. Plymouth. 5.46. S1. Albans. 3.9; 5.51. S1. David's. 5.39. Southwark. 5.44,48, 52, 53; 6.70, 72. Wellington. 878. Winchester. 3.8; 5.28. Central Electricity Generating Board. 3.9; 5.46. Chair(s), armorial. 5.58. Masters'. 5.27,29,51,54; 7.75. cushion for. 5.44. Chandeliers. 5.45,46.

81 - Chapel Studio. 8.78. Chaplains. 2.5; 5.appx.1. Charities, amalgamation of. 3.10; 5.39, 40. Charters. 1.2; 5.24, 25, 32, 33, 51. Churches and chapels, Great Canfield. 5.37. Hospitals for Sick Children, London. 3.8. Mayfield. 5.34. Penshurst Parish. 5.43. St. Bartholomew the Less's. 3.8 St. John's Wood. 5.29. St. Lawrenee Jewry. 5.34. St. Paul's, Birmingham. 3.7. Jarrow. 8.77. Temple. 3.8; 5.30. Tonbridge Parish. 3.7 School. 3.8 Church services. 5.20,2],22,37. City Chamberlain. 5.19; 6.69. and Guilds. 5.52. Livery Club. 5.47. Magistrates. 5.56. Clerk(s). 1.2; 5.32, 58, appx.l. Assistants. 5.53,55. Deputy. 5.36,37. Roll of. 5.48. Cobbett, D. S. 5.52, 53, appx. 1, 2. Cole. F. W. 5.58. Dr. W. 5.44,46,50; 8.79. College of Arms. 5; 5.22, 23. Collins, D. C. 5.26,57. Committees and Subcommittees ConfidentiaL 45,48,51,55,59. Court Vacancies. 5.41. Craft and Competitions. 3.6; 5.42, 45, 48. Liaison. 3.8. Education. 5.19; 6.69, 71. 72. Entertainments. 5.36,40,43,45,47. Finance. 5.23.24. and General Purposes. 5.33. General Purposes. 5.32, 39, 42, 43, 46. Hall Project. 6.68. Investments 5.33. Lay. 5.55,57. Lord Mayor and Sheriff's. 5.57. Master and Wardens' Policy. 5.55. Review. 5.49,50. SociaL 5.47,48. Technical EducationiTraining. 5.24; 6.72. Commons, House of. 5.18. Competitions. 3.6, 10; 5.36; 6.71 et seqq. Stevens. 3.6, 11. winners of. 3.6,7. Conservation and restoration 4.9; 5.54. accreditation for. 6.70. Control of glaziers. 1.1,2. Cooperative Insurance Society. 4.15; 5.53. Corkill, J. J. L. 4.17; 5.60, appx.l.

82 - Corpus Vitrearum Medii lEvi. 5.36. Corrin, A. 5.18,55. Cotes-Preedy, D. 5.27, appx.1. Mrs. D. 5.appx.5. P.D. 5.appx.1. Crawford and Balcarres, Earl of. 6.69. Crocker, T. 1. C. 4.17; 5.52, 61, appx.l; 6.72. Cups. 7.76. Cutter, the Master Glazier. 5.56,58.

Danks, H.S. 6.71 et seqq. Davis, A. and H. 3.6. Deed box. 5.24. Diplomas. 6.67,68. Doe, P.T. 5.54. Doyle, H. 5.30; 6.70. Drake, M. 6.68,70.

Easton, H. 3.8; 5.35; 6.70. Edinburgh, Duke of. 3.8. Education and training. 3.8 et seqq.ll; 6.67, 68, 69, 72. Edwards, C.J. 3.8; 5.30, 34, 39, 46; 6.70. Edge-Partington, J. P. S. 4.16; 5.44,appx.1. Eking, D.W. 5.57, 58,appx.l. Ellis, T.B. 4.17; 5.appx.l. Emperor of Japan. 7.75. Euston, Earl of. 6.70. Evans, Sir Arthur. 3.6; 5.appx.1. Evans, A.E. 4.17; 5.43. Evans Lady 5.appx.5. Exhibitions. 3.7 et seqq.; 5.34, 36, 43; 6.69, 70, 71. Liveries'. 5.50,54,55.

Farrar-Bell, M. C. 3.9; 4.17; 5.appx.l; 6.70; 7.75; 8.78. Fees and Fines. 5.18, 30,44,46,48,50. Fenton, C. F. 5.20,21. Fire of London 4.12; 8.78. Fisher, A.R. 3.9; 5.33, 48, 53, appx.l; 6.70; 8.78. Fishmongers' Hall. 5.20. Flemings. 8.77, 78. Fletcher, Sir Banister. 6.67,71,72. Forsyth. J. D. 5.20. appx.2; 6.67, 71. Freedom of City. 5.19, 32, 58, 59; 6.69. Funds, charitable. 3.10 et seqq. Boydell Library. 3.9. Hall Building. 4.13; 5.25, 28, 30. Lever, S.M. 5.59. Sir Arthur Evans. 3.6. Walford. 5.21; 6.67, 71, 72.

Gavel and block. 5.43,44. Geddynge, 1. 8.77. Gee, G. M. 3.11; 5.43,44,46, appx.l. Gift Book. 5.42. Glass Centre, National. 6.73. Forum. 3.8. Information Officer. 3.8; 5.47, 49, 55; 6.70.

83 Glass Infonnation Service. 3.8; 5.46. Technology, Department of. 5.18; 6.67. Society of. 5.18; 6.67, 68. Glasyrs. 8.77. King's. 5.47; 8.78. Glaziers' Hall(s). 4.15;5.39,40,41,44. Ltd. 4.15, 17; 5.44. Memorial plaque. 4.12; 5.28. Shares in. 4.14-17; 5.41, 44. Trophy. 5.59. Trust. 3.10; 5.49, 50, 51, 52. Goetze, S. C. H. 5.27,29. Golfing Society. 5.25, 26, 30, 53. Goodwin, J. 5.appx.5. Goodwin, L. 3.7. Goodwin, Sir Stuart. 4.14; 5.appx.1. Gowns, Assistant Clerk's. 5.55 badges for. 5.54. City University for. 5.45. Master's and Wardens' 5.23, 25, 45, 46, 54. Stewards'. 5.42. Grace. 5.47,58. Grafton, Duke of. 4.17; 5.38, 44, 50; 6.70. Graham-Wood, D. 4.17; 5.44.appx.L Gray, J. R. 8.78. Greyland, J. 8.77. Guildhall, banquet in. 5.26. Guildhall, windows in. 3.9; 5.39, 50. G(u)ilds. 1.1; 8.77. outwith London. 5.54.

Han(s) Building Fund. 4.13; 5.25, 28, 30. Glaziers' . 5.28,40,42 Loriners'. 4.12. other Companies'. 5.appx.6. Painters'. 4.13; 5.20, 22, 25, 35, 36. Hamilton-Wilkes, Mrs. R. 5.52,53,appx.4. Harris, B. N. 5.53,57. Hartless, I. 3.7; 5.59, appx.5. Hasler, G. J. 5.appx.5. Hay's Wharf. 4.18; 5.40. Hesket, P. 5.appx.5. Heraldry Society. 5.33. Hewart, Lord Chief Justice. 5.24. Hibernia Chambers. 4.14. Hill, S. 3.7. Hirst, H. 5.19,23,25, appx.l,3. Hiscot, A. 5.appx.5. History of Company. 5.32, 34,43,57. Hodgetts, R. B. 5.appx.5. Hogan, J. 6.70. Honorary Officers, Almoner. 5.53. Auditor. 5.26,41,46,57. . Bargemaster. 5.57,58. Chaplain. 5.35, 55, appx.l. Clerk. 5.36. Librarian. 5.40,54.

84 - Honorary Officers, Solicitor. 4.17; 5.36, 38,45,51. Surveyor. 4.14; 5.26, 36,40,51,54. Treasurer. 5.41,49,54. Hospital for Sick Children. 3.8.

Ide, W. R. 5.56. Image, S. 6.69. Imprisonment of Officers. 1.2. Investment Advisers. 5.52,56. Ironbridge Studio. 3.10; 5.55, 59.

Jarrow. 8.77.

Kent, Duchess of. 4.16,17; 5.37, 38, 41, 49, 52; 7.74. Princess Marina. 4.16; 5.28, 29, 36; 6.70. Duke of. 5.27,37. King Edward III. 1.1. 's Glasyers. 2.5; 5.47. William III. 1.2. Knighthoods. 5.appx.3.

Lane, R. F. 5.40,54. Lanterns. 7.75. Laud, Archbishop. 8.78. Launderers' Company. 4.17. Lectures and Talks. 3.9; 5.48; 6.70. Lee, L. S. 3.7,8; 5.37,38, 40, 43, 44.appx.l; 6.70; 8.78. Mrs.D. 5.40 Le Rossignol, A. 3.9, 5.appx.5. Lever, S. M. 3.10; 5.52, 55, 59.appx.1. LeVerrer, Thomas. 8.77. Libby, J. W. 5.56. Library, British Society of Master Glass Painters'. 6.70. Glaziers' . 3.9; 5.37, 48, 55. Livery, size of. 5.24, 35, 45, 54. L.O.G.y'E.C. 6.73. London Bridge. 7.76. Chamber of Commerce. 5.18,53. County Council, enquiry by. 5.20,21. K. S. 5.41,44,45,53, appx.1. P .S. 3.8; 5.40, 52, 55, 56, appx.1. Sir Stanford. 3.8; 5.22, 25, 27, 39, appx.1; 7.76. Lord Mayor's Chaplain. 5.53. Show. 5.25,28,57,58. Loriners' Company. 6.67. Lovely, P. T. 5.39, appx.1. Lowe, D. 3.10; 5.59. appx.5. P.G. 5.appx.1; 6.70. Lowson, D. F. 5.28,30,31,36, appx.1, 3. Loyal Address to King George and Queen Mary 5.27. Princess Elizabeth. 5.30. Luncheons, Glaziers'. 3.9. Ladies. 3.9. at Mansion House. 5.31. Master's and Wardens'. 5.36.

85 Maps and plans, 4.12; 5.54; 7.76. Marshall, Sir. Horace. 5.appx.3. Master(s). 5.appx.1. Deputy. 5.27,59. Presumptive. 5.49. Matthews, W. R. 5.appx.1, 4. Mendoza,R. 3.10. Millennium panel. 5.57,58,59. Minutes, typing of. 5.40 Monkwearmouth. 8.77. Moore, P. C. 5.53,54, appx.l. Mortimer-Hawkins. J. 3.9; 5.35, appx.l; 6.72. Museum of Garden History, 3.9; 5.44. Stained Glass, Ely. 3.11. Weald and Downland. 3.8; 5.54. Music, processional. 5.46. Musician, Honorary. 5.50.

Oliver, James. 8.78. John. 1 7.74; 8.78. S. 8.78. Ordinances, 1.1,2; 5.29, 43, 51.

Panelling in Court Room. 4.17; 5.46, 47, 50. Foyer. 4.17; 5.45. Parker, W. 5.35, appx.l. Parlby, G. M. 5.27, 28; 6.68; 8.79. Patron Saints. 2.4; 5.56. Payne, E. R. 5.appx.5. Peace, D. B. 3.9; 8.790. Pennefather, R.C. 5.31,34,36,38,49, appx.l. Pensioners. 5.19. Perry, Lord. 4.13; 5.31, appx. 1,3. Piano presented. 5.42, Plymouth, Earl of. 5.19,20; 6.69. Portraits of Duchess of Kent. 5.49,50; 7.74. Edmunds, H. 5.25. Walford, G.P. 5.19,27; 7.74. L. 5.4L Price, W. 8.78. Princess of Wales. 3.9. Privileges for Visitors and Members of the Livery. 5.20. Prizes. 3.6; 5.51; 6.67, 71,72. Procter family. 5.36. Public relations. 3.7, 8. Purkins, E. 5.42, appx.l, 5.

Queen Victoria. 5.26,33; 7.75.

Rent for Hall. 4.14. Repository for Stained Glass. 3.11; 5.43, 44, 47, 49,50. Review Group. 5.50, 52, 53. River pageant. 5.41. Roll of Honour. 519,20,21. Roman Glass. 8.77. Roundels. 5.53; 7.74; 8.79. Royal College of Art.. 3.7; 5.52; 8.78.

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- Royal Institute of British Architects. 6.70. Society of Arts. 6.71,72.

Saint Thomas's Hospital. 3.6. Salisbury, P.O. 5.19,20,27,28,35,43, appx.l; 6.70; 8.78. Sale of property. 5.19,26.30,33,34. Salmond, c.R. 6.70. Sandhurst Memorial Chapel. 5.37. Scholarships. 3.6; 5.33; 6.69. travelling. 3.6; 5.49. Schools, the King's, Canterbury. 5.28. Tonbridge. 3.7. Scientific Instrument Makers. 4.16, 17. Scott, Sir Giles Gilbert. 5.27, appx.4. Scott, S. 3.9. Seal, Glaziers'. 1.2; 5.53; 7.74. Seys-Phillips, M.H. 5.41,48, appx.l. Shaw, P. 4.17; 5.18. Sheriff. 5.28,57. Silver, insurance of. 5.58. sale of. 4.17; 5.44, 56, 57. Simmons, E. H. G. 3.8, 10; 4.14; 5.appx.1. Simon, Viscount. 5.30. appx.4. Smith, G. E. R. 6.70. Snow, Lady. 5.41. appx.4. M.E. 4.14,17; 5. appx.l; 6.70. Sir Frederick. 4.14; 5.appx.1. Southwark. 6.72; 8.77. Mayor of. 6.72. Spence, Sir Basil. 5.35, 40, appx.4. Standards, processional. 5.24, 25, 44, 45, 52. Steeles, T. 3.7. Stevens, J. 3.8. T. H. G. 3.6; 5.42, appx.l; 7.75. Steward, S. P. 4.15; 5.appx.1. s, duties of. 5.49,55. Master's. 5.45,49. Stockdale, Sir Edmund. 4.14; 5.34, 37, 38, 39, appx.l, 3. Stone, 1. 4.15; 5.42, appx.l. Strachan, D. 6.70. Survey of British Glass. 5.46 Sutton, P. 5.appx.5. Synagogue, Bevis Marks. 3.10.

Table cloth. 7.75. ware. 7.75. Tapestry, scenic. 5.41; 7.74. Taunton, D. 6.70. Taxation. 5.21,23. Technical Officer. 5.45. Thomas, A. E. S. 5.42, 46, appx.l. B. D. L. 3.6; 5.39, 45, appx.l; 6.70; 8.78. L. 5.appx.1. R. 3.8. Threlford, Lady. 5.appx.5. Tie. 5.40. Tokyo, exhibition in. 5.37.

87 Tradescant. 3.9; 5.44. Trades Training School. 5.18; 6.67,71,72. Travers, M. 6.70. Treloar College and Trust. 3.9; 5.45. Treasures. 4.17; 5.37; 7.74 et seqq. Trewman, H. 6.68. Trollope, P. H. 3.9; 4.14,17; 5.47, 50,51,53, appx.l; 7.75. Trust, Glaziers' . 3.10; 5.36, 45, 49, 51, 53. Mulder-Canter. 5.50,53. Tysoe, P. 3.8.

Universities, Birmingham. 5.59. City. 5.45; 6.72. London. 3.8. Sheffield. 3.8; 6.67. Sunderland. 6.73.

Vartan, J. B. R. 5.52, 55, 59, appx.l. Visitors' book. 5.51. Visits. 3.10; 5.43.

Waldron, Sir William. 5.appx.l; 7.76. Walford, G.P. 5.18,19, appx.l; 6.67, 71 et seqq.; 7.76.

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