Carpenters’The No. 51 January 2015 Company BROADSHEET

The Master (centre left) at the Livery Dinner in November with Sheriff Andrew Parmley (left), Lord Mayor Alan Yarrow (centre right) and Sheriff Fiona Adler Message from the Master Mike Felton reports: told later in the Broadsheet. We providing an opportunity to As the New Year begins I have remember also three Past Masters: experience and be part of the taken this opportunity to reflect John Osborne, a Naval Officer and Civic Society of the City of on the past few months as well legend in the Company; Malcolm London, which includes the other as the period since I became a Francis, who served in the Royal Livery Companies. It enables me Liveryman of the Company. Artillery; and my own father, to contribute actively to the life Doctor and Major ‘Bill’ Felton of the Company and acquire a Since July we have witnessed – who parachuted into Greece detailed view of its management the passing of four extraordinary during the War and worked with and development processes. men – who all served their partisans behind enemy lines and Importantly it affords a vantage country during time of war. was Master in 1987. We salute point from which to look back Most recently in November, Sir them all. on how life in the Company Thomas (Tommy) Macpherson, has changed since I became a our Honorary Court Member, Being the Master of the Liveryman in 1969, to consider who was a hero amongst heroes Carpenters’ Company is where we are now, and to look and whose extraordinary story is an extraordinary privilege, forward to what might be.  p2 Message from the Master continued All new Masters need remain. All that is history and we now look forward a reference guide and to a woman Master (subject to election) in three indeed for me, there years’ time. But by then, it will be taken it for granted. are two. First there is Jasper Ridley’s We also now take for granted that we have a number excellent ‘History of ‘co-opted’ Liverymen (i.e. those not on the of the Carpenters’ Court) on our various Committees, which assist the Company’. This is a Company’s chief executive (the Clerk) in the running refuge when seeking of the Company under the direction and authority of historical facts such the Court. Having U-turned on the matter a couple as when the Company of times, the Court finally decided in 1992 to allow first established a Hall Liverymen to be co-opted. I remember being an on our present site in early beneficiary of this change in policy, when first Throgmorton Avenue (being 1429). Jasper Ridley’s coming onto the Charitable Grants Committee. book also includes some wonderful insights, such as the description of young Liverymen coming to the And finally we abolished Patrimony. Whilst respecting General Court of the Livery for the first time being the legacy of family involvement (including my own, a little awe-struck by the occasion. And the fact with Great Grandfather Charles Bartlett being Master that it will probably not occur to them that one day in 1909), this has enabled the Company to build up they might be elected Master. And equally, that the an increasing number of Liveryman who work or are Master presiding over his last meeting, will have “…a otherwise involved in our Craft. pang of regret that his year in office is about to end”. Back in 1969, while still a University undergraduate, The Company continues to respect and retain the prospect of joining the ranks of those elderly the best of its ancient traditions and ceremonies, gentlemen certainly seemed a long way off! while at the same time embarking on reforms to its governance structures and processes. A central I was studying agriculture, and conversations with aim is promoting the Craft through our support fellow Liverymen always seemed to gravitate to for carpentry-related education and training (most farming, with stories of the extensive deer estates obviously at the Building Crafts College in Stratford), which they managed. My work soon after took education in general and charity, as well as initiating me overseas to long stints in Africa and the Indian and organizing national events which recognize Sub-continent working with the poorest farming excellence in the Craft such as the Wood Awards. communities and people in the world. I formed a Can we do more? Yes of course we can, and the strong view during the 1970s that somehow the Court seeks to engage with the Livery and others to Carpenters’ and the Corporation ensure that we meet the needs of the future. A small needed to look beyond the Square Mile. While it contribution to that end is the work underway to still remains an ambition to broaden the horizons design a new Company website, along with websites of the Company, the world has of course moved for the Building Crafts College and Rustington on in a way unimaginable then. Not least with the Convalescent Home. Lord Mayor now spending about a third of his or her time on overseas trips ‘as ambassador’, extolling the And what is my other Reference Guide? It is a small benefits of the City to the world. coloured pamphlet entitled the ‘Masters’ Picture Book’ produced by the Livery Committee with an What else has changed? Three events over this aide memoire photograph of every period come to mind. Jasper Ridley eloquently Master/Prime Warden. And yes, there is also a describes what now appears as the arcane arguments separate ‘Mistress’s Picture Book’ for Mistresses or concerning the admission of women to the Livery. Consorts. It never leaves my pocket. These divided the Court during my time as a junior Liveryman. While I was not privy to Court proceedings, I did get a glimpse of what was happening through my father, who gave me some insight into the arguments put forward by some as to why the ‘men only’ admission Standing Order should 2 Carpenters’ Company Broadsheet November Livery Dinner

The Lord Mayor (centre) meets the Master at the Livery The chefs march out the Baron of Beef at the Livery Dinner Dinner as the Clerk Tim Gregson (left) looks on

BUILDING CRAFTS COLLEGE The Principal Len Conway reports: of Masonry apprentices travel long distances to The 2013/14 academic year ended on 18th July. The attend the College due to the reputation that the year has been successful in a number of ways and stonemasonry teaching team has established. again the profile of the student population continues to change and evolve. Moving on to the Fine Woodwork areas, they would note that the number of students on these courses A visitor who had not been to the Building Crafts had increased from 13 six years previously to 35 College for, say, six years would notice a College today and they would also be highly impressed with that had not only enhanced its traditional course the range and quality of the work produced. The portfolio but had introduced a wider range of visitor would be little surprised to discover that provision aimed at meeting the needs of the one graduate had received a City & Guilds Medal community and the construction industry. Passing of Excellence and that Fine Woodwork students through the timber crafts area, they would notice had taken 1st place in the Under 20 and 1st and similar courses and work but would see the greater 2nd places in the Over 20 Category of the national number of younger students and an increase in Carpenters’ Craft Competition. The visitor may also the amount of apprentices, while at the same time know some of the second year students by sight noting that the high standard of student work had after seeing them featured in Good Woodworking been maintained. On checking some statistics, they magazine in July. would see that success rates had improved and note that apprentice achievement was amongst the best The visitor would then spot a group of students in the country. noticeably younger than the others, some as young as fourteen. These are on our full-time programme Passing on to the Stonemasonry area, they would for school-aged children and sent to the College by be struck by the greater number of students and the Islington Council. The visitor would be pleased to stupendous work on show in the form of large scale learn that these younger students, who no longer group projects, office facades and flying buttresses attend main-stream schools, had integrated well into among them. They would be impressed by the fact College life and were making good progress. that one student, Paul Synan, had gained a City & Guilds Medal of Excellence and that the Canterbury The greatest surprise is yet to come as the visitor Cathedral apprentice, Mirella McGee, was in the takes the short walk to the Gibbins Road Campus. final selection group for the World Skills competition The visitor will see an industrial building adapted to be held in Brazil in 2015. They would, I am sure, by the teaching team into a modern construction- not be surprised to learn that greater numbers based facility with many apprentices studying  p4 Carpenters’ Company Broadsheet 3 Building Crafts College continued subjects such as Construction Operations, studying on higher level courses such as those Maintenance, Pre-employment multi-crafts and for Construction Management and the Degree in Concrete Formwork. Historic Building Conservation. They would also note the greater number of women students on On returning to the Kennard Road Campus, our courses. the visitor would become aware of the students

End-of-Year Show

The College’s End of Year Show was held at Carpenters’ Hall from 26th-28th June. The standard of student work on display was felt by all to be better than ever. The special exhibit made by Mr Mick Hedgeland and students at the Gibbins Road campus was much appreciated. The Show received in excess of 300 visitors.

End of Year Show in the Hall

Student Visits

Students from the Foundation Degree in Historic Corbett (also a College Governor) who treated us to Building Conservation, Fine Woodwork/Furniture a slide presentation of “1000 years of carpentry in Making and Senior Carpentry and Joinery courses an hour”, tracing the history and development of the joined up early on Thursday 16th October 2014 to craft from 1000 AD to the present day. The group travel by coach to the Weald & Downland Open Air then divided with the Fine Woodworkers and Higher Museum at Singleton near Chichester in Sussex. The Level Carpentry and Joinery students departing by Group was welcomed by Head of Learning Ms Diana coach for the Edward Barnsley Workshops, while the Rowsell, who gave an overview about the Museum Foundation Degree students split into two groups to before handing over to Liveryman Mr. Stephen tour the Weald & Downland Museum.

Students at the Weald & Downland Open Air Museum

4 Carpenters’ Company Broadsheet Mayoral Visit to the College A visit to the College by the has become a hardy perennial in the College’s calendar. The Lord Mayor of London, , had planned to visit on Thursday 23rd October but a change of plan meant that she was unable to come after all. However, we were delighted to be able to welcome the Lord Mayor’s Consort, Mr. Nicholas Woolf, along with Alderman and Sheriff Dr. Andrew Parmley and Sheriff Fiona Adler.

Past Master Mr. Martin Mosley welcomed the party and the Deputy Principal, Mr. David Pearham, gave a short presentation Left to right: Deputy Master Martin Mosley, Lord Mayor’s Consort Nicholas Woolf, about the history and work of the Aldermanic Sheriff Andrew Parmley, Sheriff Fiona Adler, Tutor Nancy Peskett, College. Dr. Parmley has a keen Deputy Principal David Pearham, and Stonemason-in-Residence (Yuko Motoi) interest in apprenticeships, so it was good that we were able to to dry the 44ft long boards of by students and apprentices at show him the work that is done at Bog Oak which the party saw the College, and in particular the Gibbins Road site. alongside benches made out of at Gibbins Road, and to see concrete and the new IT suite, the variety of ways in which The party saw Formwork which was built by Maintenance the Carpenters’ Company is Apprentices attending a two-year Operations Apprentices last year, supporting young people in apprenticeship programme and including stud work, plaster training. It was also noted that saw work done by Construction work, painting and decorating, the key to the success of the Operations apprentices to and carpentry work. work done at Gibbins Road is build a small-scale drainage rig. flexibility – that courses and Gibbins Road is also the home The party was very interested training are adjusted to suit the of the custom-built kiln used to see the work that is done demands of industry.

Stonemasonry Trip to Florence In October, a group of stonemasonry students travelled to Italy for the annual study trip based in Florence. The group, led by Mr. Nigel Gilkison and Mr. Jim O’Brien, visited a number of sites in Florence, Pisa and Carrera, following the theme of renaissance stone buildings. Highlights of the trip included a visit to the stonemasonry workshop of the Basilica di Santa Maria del Fiore, and the marble quarries at Carrera.

In the Carrera Quarry

Carpenters’ Company Broadsheet 5 Building Crafts College Prize-giving On the evening of Thursday 20th November, the College Graduation and Prize-giving event was held at Carpenters’ Hall. Introductory speeches were given by the Master and the Chairman of the College Governors, Past Master Giles Downes. The guest of honour was Freeman Mr. Dan Cruickshank, who presented over 70 awards and prizes, and gave an enthusiastic speech in which he emphasized the importance of traditional skills and the role that the College plays in producing highly skilled craftsmen and women.

The evening was rounded off with the Award of the Sir Banister Fletcher Prize for Student of the Year to Kieran Western. Kieran, a Level 3 Bench Joinery Apprentice with Adams Joinery, had also been awarded the Major Robertson Prize for Excellence in Wood Craftmanship. Kieran Western receiving his prize from Freeman Dan Cruickshank – the Master and Past Master Giles Downes (right) look on CRAFT Carpenters’ Craft Competition

By Liveryman John Taylor, of entry was extremely high with held in July. For the first time, Chairman test pieces submitted by students the national winners in both the from some 20 Colleges across the Under 21 and Over 21 age groups The prizes for the national UK, from Carmarthen to London were students from the Building winners of the Carpenters Craft and from Inverness to Portsmouth. Crafts College. The winning pieces Competition were presented by All entries had been judged at were on display in the Hall and the Master at Carpenters’ Hall, regional level with only the two guests attending the Luncheon prior to the Court Craft Luncheon best pieces from each region going admired the outstanding skills of on 7th October 2014. The standard forward to the national judging these students.

Over 21 winner Matthew Whiteley Under 21 winner Charlie Lewis Building Crafts College instructor received his award from the Master Cheryl Mattey with the Carpenters’ Craft Competition winners 6 Carpenters’ Company Broadsheet Carpenters & Dockland Centre By Liveryman Mark Horn constructed a new toilet block out some of the diverse activities The Carpenters & Dockland dedicated to the youth provision. going on at the Centre to give you Centre has remained busy We have become increasingly a flavour: throughout the year, with existing aware of the need to provide clear user groups thriving and several segregation and safeguarding • Tai Chi (new club); new groups joining. for the children and this • Training for the London Sharks change will not only assist with Basketball Club (new club); Importantly, the Management Playcare management, but also • Football coaching for local Committee has tried to run the free up more of the Centre for kids, led by our own coach; operation with a medium to adult sporting activities during • Women-only exercise classes; long-term outlook, and having breakfast and After-school Club • Art groups; secured a grant from the Mayor’s hours. This in turn will generate • African film club; and Fund for £50k, we have carried more income over the year. • Football for disabled adults - we out a number of repairs and will be hosting a Christmas improvements to the building. Playcare is increasingly busy with party for this group. Firstly, the flat roofs have leaked more than 50 children regularly and been patched up for many attending the After-schools Club, years and we have overlaid all where they learn important life of these coverings. In addition, skills, through play, sport and a the changing rooms have been wide variety of sociable extra- fully refurbished and we have curricular activities. Just listing

Wood Awards 2014

By Lucy Kamall of Character Communications

Ditchling Museum of Art + Craft, East Sussex, by Adam Richards Architects has taken the Arnold Laver Gold Award in this year’s UK national Wood Awards 2014 competition. Founded and supported by the Worshipful Company of Carpenters, the Wood Awards celebrate the use of wood in the best of British architecture, furniture and design. Announced at a ceremony at Carpenters’ Hall on 18 November, Ditchling Museum also won the Existing Ditchling Museum of Art + Craft, the Gold Award winner Building category before being crowned the ‘Winner of Winners’ in London by McCurdy & Co for Structural Award, and Studio in in front of more than 200 leading the Commercial & Public Access Oxford by James Wyman Architects industry and architectural figures. Award; House No. 7 in Tiree, for the Small Project Award. by Denizen Works for the Category winners for 2014 include Private Award; Alfriston School In the UK national Wood Awards the Sam Wanamaker Playhouse Swimming Pool in Beaconsfield by furniture categories, the Bespoke at Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre Duggan Morris Architect for the Furniture Award was won by  p8 Carpenters’ Company Broadsheet 7 Wood Awards 2012 continued

Endless Stair by dRMM Architects

Makers’ Eye, for ‘Oak Furniture for the Dickson Poon Centre’ at St. Hugh’s College, Oxford. Fowler & Co’s ‘Hat Tree’ took the Production Made Furniture Award.

Two Judges’ Special Awards were given this year: the first went to dRMM Architects and team for Endless Stair, created in American tulipwood CLT for the London Design Festival. The second was awarded to specialist joinery company, Jack Badger Ltd, for two pairs of ornate hand-carved Gothic doors.

For full project information on the shortlist and winners, visit www.woodawards.com.

Fowler & Co’s ‘Hat Tree’

Jack Badger Ltd’s Gothic door

8 Carpenters’ Company Broadsheet The Small Project winner Studio in Oxford

The Sam Wanamaker Playhouse Denizen Works’ House No. 7

Maker’s Eye oak furniture for St Hugh’s College Oxford Alfriston School swimming pool’s low- level glass strip allows unobstructed views and makes the roof appear to float Carpenters’ Company Broadsheet 9 Diamond Jubilee Fenland Black Oak Project By Hamish Low of Adamson & Low

Bog Oak describes trees that have been buried in peat bogs and preserved from decay by the presence of acids and the absence of oxygen, sometimes for hundreds or even thousands of years. In the history of Bog Oak endeavors, the one that has best preserved all of the material’s unique characteristics is the Diamond Jubilee Fenland Black Oak Project – the giant 13.4 metre, 5000-year- old oak found in Bog oak drying in the kiln the Ely fens, and currently resident have turned the material into a designer/makers. Although bog at the Building and Crafts College. highly diverse range of objects, oak is very much in decline, this from exquisite stringed musical year’s yield is 1000 cubic ft. from In November 2010, the Worshipful instruments to sculpture and fine 36 trees; some of these boards are Company of Carpenters awarded furniture; many of these pieces very special and will be available Adamson & Low an equipment have been sold all over the world. to all when dry in May 2015. grant to increase their capacity to ‘Without the equipment grant from dry bog oak by re-conditioning their Adamson & Low collect trees the Carpenters Company,’ says existing kiln and building another. throughout the year and sawmill Hamish Low, ‘We simply wouldn’t Since then, hundreds of cubic feet of them all in September at what has have had the capacity to dry all the bog oak have been made available become an annual event involving trees excavated this year – it would to the nation’s craftspeople, who students, journalists and other have been lost forever.’

CHARITIES AND GRANTS Students My responses in supervisions firmer ground this term and am are now audible to the human playing netball and basketball ear, I no longer need to draw a at the weekends. My love for map of St John’s on my palm, organization has been channeled and I can set foot outside of my into the theatre and I’ve been room without the compulsive involved in producing a series of need to carry a book with me. shows in the past few terms. I’m Most importantly though, I feel continuing in St John’s Voices, a real sense of belonging and, the first mixed voiced choir at as expected, Cambridge has the College, and am very excited become my home from home. At about an upcoming performance the end of the last academic year, in London in the New Year. I gained a First in my Preliminary Finally, I have found a new home Examinations and, riding a wave on the airwaves and present a of confidence, I returned after weekly show called ‘Pop on a Jocelyn Evans, studying English the summer ready to embrace my Punt’ on Cam FM. This has been at St John’s, Cambridge writes: second year. a great way to enjoy the sound “A lot has changed since my of one’s own voice, meet new early days as a nervous, first- After taking up rowing last people and enjoy new music.” year Cambridge undergraduate. year, I have placed my feet on 10 Carpenters’ Company Broadsheet Sahra Hersi, studying Architecture David Saunders, an ex-pupil at the Royal College of Art writes: of the City of London School I am delighted and relieved to be reading Russian & Chinese receiving the Carpenters’ Company Contemporary Studies at the bursary. Your bursary means the University of Nottingham writes: difference between my future “So far, my university experience success or failure in achieving my has very much been split into dream of becoming an architect. I three distinct areas; the halls, the have already achieved my Part 1 BA studying and the societies. There 2:1 in Architecture, despite the has been a large focus on partying hurdles I faced. and heading on out [and it has caused controversy for some] I’ve had a very exciting start to the but at this stage, I’m sure you first term; the Course so far has will all be glad to hear that the been challenging and rewarding. assistance from the Company has far too many to count trying to I have already increased my almost exclusively gone towards a grab my attention at the Fresher’s knowledge and understanding specific educational club. Fair, the one with which I have of what architecture could be. had the most involvement [not At the moment, I’m working on On my course [Russian and including religious and course- a live group project to redesign Chinese] there aren’t many large related societies] is the Model the Exhibition Road tunnel in lectures, however the main one United Nations, where students South Kensington. If our design is which I do have to attend is an from around the world simulate selected as the winner, there is a introduction to topics surrounding the workings of that organization. very real chance of it being built. contemporary China [since the This has allowed me to attend late 1970s] which have been conferences in Oxford, Reading The Carpenters’ Company bursary thought-provoking. However, and, thanks to your generosity, will will help me to complete the the Department’s concept of help me attend York and hopefully Course, which I enjoy greatly, and cramming a history of Slavonic Cardiff as well in the New Year. I find so rewarding due to the high peoples into two hours a week am thankful for all of your help so level of teaching and outstanding is interesting, but perhaps not far this year, and I hope that my creative atmosphere at the RCA. for the right reasons. Regarding efforts will justify your faith and societies, of which there were commitment to me.” Rustington Convalescent Home

Revd Dr Peter Povey, Chairman of the Rustington Alice Chan, Senior Sister at Rustington Convalescent Convalescent Home Committee (standing, right) Home, retired in December 2014 and is pictured here at the Home during the Court Visit in July at the Committee Lunch in November with Chairman Revd Dr Peter Povey (left) and the Master Mike Felton Carpenters’ Company Broadsheet 11 Edward Barnsley Workshop

The Carpenters’ Company support a student annually on the Edward Barnsley Workshop’s Apprenticeship Scheme. David Pearham, Deputy Principal of the Building Crafts College and Charities Administrator Vivienne Pocock attended their Open Day on 18th October 2014.

(Left to right) Vivienne Pocock, Douglas Foster, Apprentice 2014/2015 and James Ryan, Designer-Manager Edward Barnsley Workshop at the Open Day

Carpenters Primary School Christmas Party

Children from Carpenters Primary School visited the Hall in December and heard about the Company’s history from the Master Mike Felton

The children enjoyed a display of birds of prey in the Hall 12 Carpenters’ Company Broadsheet ARCHIVES Rustington Convalescent Home and World War One

Report by the Archivist

Rustington Convalescent Home, located on the West Sussex coast, was opened in 1897 by Sir Henry Harben and on his death in 1911 the Carpenters’ Company became Governors of the Home. The Home’s administration, including patient bookings and accounting, was largely carried out from Carpenters’ Hall. Overseeing patient care was a Matron with a small staff of nurses, alongside laundry staff, gardeners and farm workers who looked after the Postcard of Rustington Convalescent Home (pre 1914). vegetable gardens, orchards and Many patients sent messages home using this or similar postcards pigs, chickens and rabbits.

The First World War saw the Company managing a fine balance between avoiding the requisition of the Home and assisting with the war effort. The Home Committee members in particular would have been conscious that the Home had only two years previously been given over to the Company’s care and that the responsibility for its future rested with them. On the outbreak of war, the Company

immediately considered placing the Home ‘at the disposal of the Government for the reception of the wounded from the War’, a proposal countered by the Home Committee’s opinion that this ‘was not in the interest of those for whom the Home was founded’ and the Home remained under the Company’s management. Soon after, the Committee noted that the Surrey Convalescent Home had handed their beds to the War Office and Staff, and it is presumed, some Committee members were inquiring if their patients pictured in front of the Home entrance in 1914 could relocate to Rustington.  p14 Carpenters’ Company Broadsheet 13 Rustington Convalescent Home and World War One continued Income was a constant problem water supply was drawn from a been taken on. The Committee throughout the war - patients well) and the electric light station, noted that they hoped the ‘Home largely came to the Home through which provided electricity to might continue its extremely subscribing organizations, such the Home, laundry and water useful work, many discharged as hospitals and unions paying pumps. He was exempted from soldiers and munition workers for a number of beds each War service until July 1917 but had passed through the Home month, but as the War progressed was transferred to the nearby to their very lasting benefit’ - by numbers dropped. The cost of Middleton Munitions Factory 1917 they accounted for half of food and materials spiraled: in designing and constructing all patients. However, by early 1912 the cost of provisions for planes. Unable to replace him, the 1919 the Home was closed to each patient was 11d per day Committee asked him to help as further Army admissions, with but by 1918 had risen to 1s. 6½d. much as possible at the Home as Matron finding discipline almost Alongside occasional, unexpected his work allowed. impossible - “soldiers everywhere expenditure, such as £250 needed were behaving in a rather to repair the drainage system and Convalescing soldiers were unruly and undisciplined way £57 insurance against damage admitted throughout the War, in the weeks that followed the by aircraft or bombardment, but all did not run smoothly Armistice in November 1918” as the loss of income meant the at times with the Committee Jasper Ridley notes in his History Home’s financial situation was reporting in November 1914 that of the Company. perilous. A generous endowment “the admission of convalescent of £10,000 by Sir Henry’s Harben’ wounded soldiers was not daughter, Mrs. Mary Woodgate conducive to the discipline of the Wharrie, in July 1915 provided Home owing to the misguided much needed assistance. enthusiasm of the inhabitants and visitors.” In 1916 the War Office All the Home male staff considered requisitioning, but not already signed up were was persuaded by the Committee conscripted in 1916 with the Chairman that the compensation exception of the Engineer, Mr. required would be too large to Tucker, who maintained the make this worthwhile, especially pump room (the Home’s fresh as some new subscribers had

The Pump Room c.1920 with Mr Tucker (it is believed) pictured

Courtesy Mary & Bev Taylor 14 Carpenters’ Company Broadsheet ROLL OF HONOUR Henry Louis Rosher to regain control of the Khyber Ottoman lines that caused the Lt Col Henry Louis Rosher died Pass on the North West Frontier. rest of the Indian troops to follow, on 14 April 1915 at Shaiba, Whilst stationed there he was overwhelming the Ottoman forces. Mesopotamia (now Iraq) aged promoted to Major in 1904 and Lt-Col Rosher was killed at the 49. He was born in Southgate, Lieutenant-Colonel in 1906. head of his regiment. Middlesex in 1866, the son of Alfred Rosher, a Liveryman and At the outbreak of war, the later Master of the Company (in 2nd Battalion Dorsetshire 1888) and his wife Louisa. He was Regiment with Lt Col Rosher the educated at Tonbridge Grammar Commanding Officer was part of School and the Royal Military the 16th Indian Brigade in Poona. College, Sandhurst and was In November 1914 the Battalion commissioned into the Dorsetshire landed in Fao in the Persian Gulf as Regiment in 1885. He became a part of Indian Expeditionary Force Freeman and Liveryman of the D. The strategically important Carpenters’ Company on 4th town of Basra was swiftly taken. August 1891. His postings included After a number of skirmishes with Malta and Egypt, where he married the Ottoman and Arab forces, Lilian Hall in 1893, and then to a hard fought infantry battle at India later that year. From 1897 he Shaiba near Basra over three days Assistant Clerk Philip Sadd laid was stationed in Burma as Deputy in April 1915 proved decisive. a wreath at the Menin Gate in August in memory of the members Assistant Adjutant-General (1897- On the third day, the Dorsets of the Company who gave their 1902) during the Tirah Campaign launched a bayonet charge on the lives during World War One

AFFILIATIONS

HMS DARING and fast: the Firmin Sword of Peace, awarded for the Update by Weapons Engineering Officer, Lt significant and positive global diplomatic influences Commander M M G Rosenberg and specifically the humanitarian relief efforts in the Philippines; the Sopwith Pup Trophy awarded to the Although almost a distant memory, the impact of Ship and her Lynx Flight for the operational efforts DARING’s deployment did catch up with her this and exceptional aircraft availability achieved; and year with awards for her crew’s efforts coming thick finally the Desmond Wettern Fleet Media Award for an outstanding contribution to the positive image of the Royal Navy.

As part of the most extensive maintenance period that HMS DARING has been subject to since build, her eight thousand tons were carefully docked down on to a single line of keel blocks. Always the innovator of the class, she was balanced on a mixture of hydraulic and sand-box keel blocks to enable block removal whilst the single continuous application of the latest rubberized hull paint was applied. Clearing barnacles from this paint only requires a short period of high speed transit to shake the tenacious arthropods. HMS DARING in dry dock, preparing to paint the hull. The white lines are divers’ guidelines to key underwater fixtures Shaft bearings replaced and underwater fittings and fittings that require maintenance whilst submerged. checked and refurbished, we flooded up and  p16 Carpenters’ Company Broadsheet 15 HMS DARING continued the Ship’s Company moved back on board. This was the crew’s first chance to utilize the new computer network installed on board which has introduced over fifty user terminals, one in virtually every working compartment and some even in accommodation. Also as part of the extensive upgrades, this new network now ensures that we will stay well connected globally. With internal communications and radio upgrades also complete, the capability upgrade period certainly had a connectivity theme; however, DARING is also gaining more punch and one with a range of over eighty miles. Currently in the final stages of the extensive Harpoon surface to surface missile The foremast of HMS DARING shrouded in scaffolding fit, DARING is set to regain her status as the most as part of the lightening rod replacement and many communications upgrade work. The fo’c’s’le aft of the capable of her class. medium calibre gun tented to undertake the Harpoon surface-to-surface missile system installation. Equipment hasn’t been the only change for DARING; following a nine month deployment many of our our new equipment and get our new sailors used Ship’s Company had completed their time at sea to the sea, for many of whom this will be their first and were due a well-earned shore job. A change experience of a sea-going ship. of approximately fifty percent of the crew and the implementation of a class-leading engineering Now in the water, digitally connected, engines manning trial has demanded an extensive training running and re-armed with explosives, DARING regime and this will continue as we approach our once again feels like a warship. As the new team is first sea-time since returning to the trained and forges the Ship in to a capable unit, we in February. An intensive trials package will prove have a busy period ahead.

4 RIFLES

Up-date by Adjutant, Captain in Canada. As a Battle Group Charlie Winstanley consisting of A and B Company of 4 RIFLES, and Z Company In July the Battalion held its annual from the Royal Regiment of patrols competition, the Tarleton Fusiliers, this exercise gave Trophy. Set in the marshy hills of the Battalion an opportunity Dartmoor, the Competition pitted to practice our basic infantry platoons against each other in a 36 tactics, focusing on the key hour marching and military skills areas of conventional warfare. assessment. Moving over long The Companies conducted two distances across arduous terrain, phases: a simulation phase using platoons were tested on various blank ammunition, and a live skills such as navigation, Chemical phase using real ammunition. Biological Radiological and Nuclear The simulation phase gave the (CBRN) skills, communications Companies an opportunity to Riflemen assaulting an enemy and fitness, as well as conducting conduct force on force actions position during the live phase of platoon attacks. against a thinking enemy (the Ex PRAIRIE STORM 4 in Canada. Household Cavalry Regiment), In October, the Battalion using laser technology to helicopters. Riflemen were truly deployed on Exercise PRAIRIE simulate real fire. The live phase tested on their basic military STORM, at the was supported by mortars, skills while practicing what they Training Unit Suffield (BATUS) machine guns, snipers and Lynx do best: closing with and killing 16 Carpenters’ Company Broadsheet the enemy. Their ability and dedication were the Battalion receiving hundreds of new vehicles, praised by the exercise assessors. We were the requiring a great deal of specific training. The first Battle Group to complete this exercise in the Battalion is also moving to Aldershot in August 2015. extreme winter conditions of the Canadian prairie, a testament to the robustness of all involved. The Chosen Rifleman Whilst A and B Company were exercising in Canada, R Company deployed to the south of France on the initial phase of a six month project trailing the armoured vehicle currently used by the French Army. Elements of the Company will be located in Draguignan, a small town 60km north of Nice until mid-December, where the Rifleman will be trained as vehicle commanders, gunners and drivers. This project has been instigated by the Chief of the General Staff for the British Army and R Company are honoured to have been chosen to conduct the trial, as they look to give their recommendations as to whether or not the vehicle would be a suitable asset for future operations.

As the year draws to a close, 4 RIFLES looks forward Rifleman Adam Barham (centre) was presented to its next challenges. The first of these will be with the Chosen Rifleman award by the Master in conversion to mechanised infantry, which will see December, accompanied by Lt Col Carl Boswell (right)

RAF

Up-date by Flight known, is based on a number Following the Board, the decisions Lieutenant of factors – how the student has are kept secret from the students James Boning performed in the various phases of until the evening, where tradition the course, Service need and (last dictates that IV(R) Sqn’s current Six students of all!) the student’s preference. junior course of students invent  p18 have graduated from IV(R) Squadron since our last article, with another 15 students currently on the Squadron at various stages of training. Our recent graduates left on a typically wet and blustery Anglesey day in October, following a graduation ceremony presided over by Reviewing Officer Air Commodore G M Mayhew, Air Officer Scotland.

Following the successful completion of the Course here at IV(R) Sqn, students are selected to continue their training on either the Tornado GR4 or the Typhoon. IV(R) Sqn Hawk TMk2 leading a formation of Mirage F1 aircraft on their visit to RAF Valley (Paul Heasman) Selection, or ‘streaming’ as it is Carpenters’ Company Broadsheet 17 RAF continued

Returning to RAF VALLEY following an Air Combat Manoeuvring (ACM) sortie (Paul Heasman) and run a ‘high spirited’ game, last visit to the UK before being during which the graduating withdrawn from service with the students will discover which French Air Force. aircraft they have been selected to fly. After a grueling ‘assault Last, but by no means least, course’ around the Officers’ Mess OCIV(R) Sqn was delighted to garden, all six from Course 006 accept an invitation to attend were pleased to discover that the inaugural presentation of the they will soon be starting on the Champion Student Pilot Award Typhoon Operational Conversion at Carpenters’ Hall to Flight IV (R) Sqn Tough Mudder participants in need of a shower Unit at RAF Coningsby, Lieutenant David Wild. Lincolnshire, where they will learn to fly and operate the Typhoon before posting to their front line Squadron. Champion Student Pilot Award

In addition to the Squadron’s duties of training RAF Fast Jet aircrew, it is also tasked throughout the summer with supporting air shows around the United Kingdom and Europe. This enables the public to view the aircraft and, importantly, champions the British designed and built Hawk TMk2 aircraft, assisting with British defence exports. Farnborough, Fairford and Dunsfold were all destinations on the list for the Squadron this summer, but perhaps the most interesting invitation was to the Berlin Airshow, where the IV(R) Sqn representatives enjoyed plenty of German hospitality. In November Flt Lt Dave Wild (right) was presented with the IV(R) Sqn also hosted a visit by Company’s inaugural Champion Student Pilot Award at Carpenters’ two Mirage F1 aircraft on their Hall by the Master Mike Felton, with Wing Commander Dan Beard, Officer Commanding IV(R) squadron RAF pictured left.

18 Carpenters’ Company Broadsheet ENTERTAINMENT Philadelphians

President Scott Dalinka speaking at the Houses of Parliament Reception

Deputy Master, Martin Mosley reports: Abbey, was able to show us parts of the Abbey that no tourist would ever see and we were lucky to have In June we welcomed a party of 22 friends from the Liveryman Luke Hughes - just back from New York Carpenters’ Company of Philadelphia. Their visit that morning - to tell us of the work that he has been began with the splendour of the Court Summer leading in the fitting out of the Supreme Court. Dinner - there seems a good chance of us exporting the Ceremony of the Loving Cup, which caused The visit ended on a high note with a Reception on the much excitement for our visitors, to the States - Terrace of the House of Lords following a tour of the followed by two days of visits to key sites in London, Houses of Parliament - thanks to Liveryman Lord Flight some with strong links to the Company. - on a perfect summer evening, leaving our American visitors with fond memories to take back with them. The Building Crafts College was much admired, as was the visit to the Globe Theatre led by Liveryman We shall look forward to our reciprocal visit to Paul Simons, who has played a key role in the Philadelphia in 2019 and welcoming the Company construction work there. Liveryman John Burton, again to London in 2024, which also happens to be previously Surveyor to the Fabric at Westminster the 300th anniversary of their foundation.

At the Livery and Freemen’s Reception in the Hall in October Pop-up Opera performed Mozart’s Cosi fan Tutte Carpenters’ Company Broadsheet 19 SPORT Company Newman, we now enjoy those of a member of the Hall staff, Steve Rapley, who really does us proud. Report by Past Master, Martin Samuel Starting our in-house events after a cup of tea has By the time you receive this Broadsheet, we will proved extremely popular, with our dinner rounding be well into another season with at least two in- off the day by mid-evening. I mention this as I am house events behind us, the prospect of our annual purposefully trying to make those undeclared bridge friendly matches against the Girdlers’ and the players out there feel suitably jealous that they will Cordwainers’ Companies to come, coupled with at definitely want to join in (and that includes your least three more in-house events. partner). If I have indeed persuaded anyone, please contact me or the Clerk and, also remember, ability From the culinary delights of David and Penny is not an issue.

Company Tennis Inter-Livery Tennis

Liveryman Lawrence Mallinson and Freeman Jane Evelegh at Queen’s Club Report by Liveryman Lawrence Mallinson

The Carpenters’ Company was represented by myself and Freeman Jane Evelegh, and had a successful time on 10 September at Queen’s. We Liverymen Caroline Wells and Peter Birts at the Hurlingham won our Quarter-final against the Drapers’ team Club in July (which included a professional tennis coach) but lost in the Semi-final to the eventual winners, the Horners’, who were represented by a brother and The Master sister team in their mid-twenties - a bit too nimble Martin Mosley presents the for me! Jane was a great success - she is really a Hutchons Trophy hockey player and has only taken up tennis recently, for services to but a natural. She is a Flight Lieutenant in the RAF, Company Tennis working as a physiotherapist at Headley Court (the to its inaugural winner, Past main hospital for the Armed Forces wounded). She Warden Russell has decided next year to train with the RAF tennis Hutchons team (rather than play hockey) so her standard of play will improve even more. In the meantime, I will just have to get practicing to retain my place! 20 Carpenters’ Company Broadsheet Obituaries Liverymen He was a spectator at the famous admitted to the Livery in 1948. 1936 “Obolensky Match”, when John returned to work in the Past Master Henry John former Russian Prince Alexander soap industry, and to nurture Osborne (born 21st April Obolensky scored two tries in his growing family. His children 1918, died 10th July 2014) England’s 13-0 win, their first remember many happy sailing ever over New Zealand. holidays on the Norfolk Broads. In 1957 Lever Brothers appointed him After the Great War, John’s to manage one of their Manchester father qualified as a barrister, factories, and he and his family and became Assistant Clerk of moved to live in suburban the Salters’ Company. Through Cheadle Hulme, and to worship Salters’ connections, at the age at the Congregational (now of 16, John started work at John United Reformed) Church there, Knight’s Royal Primrose Soap something John was to do for the Works in Wapping, part of the rest of his life. Family holidays Lever Brothers’ empire. were taken in North Wales.

When the Second World War In 1968, with natural gas replacing started, life became particularly coal gas nationwide, John joined eventful. He sought to join the forces with his Dutch engineer A Tribute - Past Master Peter Povey Royal Navy, but was advised neighbour Karl Hiby to found writes: With the death on 10th July first to qualify with the Coastal Adaptogas Ltd., a company which 2014 of John Osborne, the Yacht Master’s Certificate, and supplied conversion kits, many Company has lost a most dedicated during his training, he took part with components patented by Liveryman. John was born on 21st in the evacuation of Dunkirk. Engineer Hiby. The enterprise April 1918, the elder son of Henry He then joined the Royal Navy, was markedly successful. John Carl Osborne and Elizabeth Edith married, and became the father retired from the business after 18 Creasey, his wife. His father, a of children. In 1941, he was a years, on becoming Master of the Stock Exchange clerk in his father’s Leading Seamen, commanding Carpenters’ Company. During his dealership, won the Military Cross a Bofurs gun team, on the light year of office, Mrs. Mavis Davies in the Great War, before being cruiser HMS Southampton, which supported him as Master’s Lady; invalided out of the Army. was relieving the Siege of Malta, his brother Peter was Junior when the ship was attacked by Warden; the Company’s historian, John was one of three children, Stuka dive bombers and sank. John Jasper Ridley, Middle Warden; and two boys and a girl, and he grew was rescued from the sea, though the current Master’s late father, Dr. up in Sidcup with his siblings 81 of his comrades died. Later he William Felton, Senior Warden. surrounded by a host of cousins served in the Atlantic and Indian with whom he kept in touch Ocean theatres, was commissioned Thereafter, apart from activities throughout his life. The family as a Temporary Lieutenant in the with his extended family, choral were life-long members of the Royal Navy Volunteer Reserve, singing, spectator interest in Congregational Church. He and commanded a coastal mine- Manchester United and Lancashire was sent to board at Brighton sweeper. In 1994, he received the Cricket, and his Cheadle Hulme College, where he developed Siege of Malta Commemorative Church, he devoted his time to a love of singing, joined the Medal to add to his array of the business of the Carpenters’ boxing team to escape “prep”, campaign medals. Company. His maxim to those and experienced rugby football. who had just stepped down from His life-long passion for rugby His father had been appointed being Master was “Your work for developed on leaving school Clerk of the Carpenters’ Company the Company now begins.” It was when he followed the family in 1935, serving for 25 years, a maxim he himself followed. tradition of playing for Sidcup and both his sons, Henry John He was elected to the General Rugby Club, and later refereeing. and Peter Creasey Osborne were Purposes Committee, and  p22 Carpenters’ Company Broadsheet 21 Obituaries continued became its Chairman. Supported group of nurses and carers under Sitting Room in the Hall. by successive Clerks, and using a “hospital at home” initiative. his business acumen, he steered We shall miss his wisdom, and the Company from an insecure John and his brother Peter, his concern for the continued financial base to a solid foundation with their joint love of music, wellbeing of the Carpenters’ from which it could advance in combined to endow generously Company. But John Osborne’s a meaningful way to fulfil its a Solo Singing Scholarship at contribution over a long life, in purposes of the advancement the Guildhall School of Music pursuit of that wellbeing, has of the craft of carpentry, and of and Drama, in memory of their been massive, and to him the charitable works. late father, administered by whole Carpenters’ Company owes the Company. John assiduously an immense debt of gratitude. When he retired from the watched over the developing Committee in 2005, the singing careers of successive Past Master William Fowler Company’s Court, in recognition Osborne Scholars. Felton (Bill) (born 2nd August of his service, presented him 1918, died 30th August 2014) with a garden bench upon which A man of faith with firm he could relax in retirement. It convictions, he was forthright in bears a plaque which states: HJO, expressing these, and sceptical GPC 1984-2005. 93,240 railway of political correctness, but miles – a calculation of his travel magnanimous to causes he over these years. This is but the espoused, and an unstinting host. half of it, for he attended the Court In recent times, many Court meetings each and every month, members, together with his young clocking up even more railway friends, enjoyed his hospitality miles. Indeed, John had no wish on the evenings before Court for retirement, and continued to meetings. I remain intensely play an active part in the Court, grateful to him for introducing becoming Senior Past Master. me to the Carpenters’ Company, He never missed a meeting. He for the fellowship my wife Ann contributed meaningfully right up and I have had through this has until January this year, when, brave- enriched our recent years. John heart that he was, he could travel has bequeathed a watercolour The Master, Mr Michael Felton no longer. In the closing weeks of of Mansion House by Sir Hugh writes: On the 2nd August 1918 his life he was cared for lovingly Casson PRA to the Company. It towards the end of the First World at home by Mavis Davies, and a now graces the wall of the Court War, William Fowler Felton was born in a quiet nursing home overlooking Brighton College. For the first seven years of his life he lived in a quiet street near Hove Station. He had a younger brother ‘Bro’ and a sister Jane. Felicity, his future wife and daughter of First World War flying ace Tim Hervey, was living just up the road near the Seven Dials. While Felicity’s family were planning their return to Australia, William moved to the new family home, in the market town of Steyning with his parents Sarah Joan (nee Bartlett) and Percy - Chief Chemist and future Managing The Master received the watercolour of Mansion House bequeathed by John Director of a rapidly growing floor Osborne from his niece Diana Thomson and nephew John Jackson in August polish business – RONUK. 22 Carpenters’ Company Broadsheet William and Bro were sent as Felicity (Fizzy) Hervey had Thatched Cottage in Billington boarders to Mowden School. returned from Australia to be a in Bedfordshire - Fizzy in a silk William was captain of rugby, nurse at the Middlesex Hospital dress made from a parachute. The but hopeless at cricket. On one in London where Bill met her and war continued and soon after the occasion fielding at mid-on, the started a love affair that lasted marriage it was straight out via batsmen swung his bat and the over 70 years. Ceylon to a posting in Calcutta. ball hit Bill’s arm and somehow fell into his hand. He never For Bill, the war was a defining Subsequently, Bill was appointed forgot the Master’s back-handed period is his life. His brother Bro Medical Officer to the Department compliment that: the worst was killed aged 20 in France, of Atomic Energy based in fielder caught the best catch! a tragedy for all the family and Sellafield. By that time he had Well-tutored in country ways a death Bill carried with him two children, Michael and Sally. and the art of ferreting, Bill used throughout his life. Bill however Weekends were spent on the to go rabbiting on the South was signed up as Medical Officer Cumbrian Fells, beagling with Downs during the summer in the Special Operations the Fell Hounds. However, Bill’s holiday. He loved the South Executive, his knowledge of Greek father was nearing retirement and Downs and came to know every essential for working with the the family moved south so that fold in all weather. Subsequently, partisans in German occupied Bill could take over as Managing he was sent to Charterhouse Greece, providing medical services Director of RONUK in 1952. He School near Godalming in to local villagers in the mountains and Fizzy bought their home, 63 Surrey, where he was an as well as to his colleagues. In later Tongdean Avenue in Hove, where excellent shot and was selected years, Bill would say that this was they stayed for 62 years and where for the School’s shooting ‘Eight’. the best time of his life, walking, he died. The house was a happy He studied biology, as well as climbing and riding mules through boisterous one with Jane, Tim and Latin and ancient Greek – a skill the Greek mountains, forming life- Jo joining Michael and Sally. that was to change the course of long friendships with the partisans his life a few years later after the and army colleagues alike. With the demand for floor polish outbreak of war in 1939. falling back in 1961, the business Towards the end of the campaign, was sold. Bill took on the role as At John’s College Cambridge he the Germans were forced to Managing Director of Hallmark studied Medicine. As a Medical abandon Greece. With orders to Cards in North London where he Student in Acton, West London, return to England, Bill made his stayed for eight years. He spent he was working on the top way to Athens. After spending a week-days in a flat in Ealing and floor of a children’s hospital couple of nights in the city and weekends in Brighton. Michael when on the 10th May 1941 the with no arrangements in place shared the flat with him for two sky over London was lit up by for the men to return home, he of those eight years studying for one of the heaviest German air walked down to the docks to his A-Levels. bombardments concentrated see if any ships were leaving. He around St Paul’s and the City. As slipped into the base and spoke In 1969 Bill did a U-turn and he had become a Liveryman of to a submarine commander who returned to Medicine by re- the Carpenters’ Company in July agreed to take him to Italy from training to meet the medical 1940, Bill was determined to see where he was able to take a needs of the time. At the end what damage had been done to series of trains and boats back to of the Sixties venereal disease the Carpenters’ Hall. He picked London. Subsequently, Bill was was on the increase and for the his way for seven miles through appointed a Knight of the Royal next 17 years he worked first in the bombed out city, passing Order of George I of Hellenes. Sheffield and then as Consultant Winston Churchill surveying the at St. Thomas’s, before moving to damaged Guildhall and walked Bill and Fizzy had become The Royal Sussex County Hospital on to London Wall – to find engaged in a series of letters in Brighton. This career change Carpenters’ Hall almost destroyed. between London and the was a great success. He embraced He described it as like peering mountains of Greece. The the new micro-technology, buying into a void. marriage in March 1945 was his first computer in the mid- celebrated in the garden of The eighties – learning computer  p24 Carpenters’ Company Broadsheet 23 Obituaries continued programming and writing papers affairs, Tommy dined at Mansion as a result of the Litani River and for medical journals on the spread House in 2000 as one of the subsequent actions. of sexually transmitted diseases. Businessmen of the Century. Tommy and three other Bill had many outside interests. However, it was as a soldier commandos were landed In the winter it was beagling that Tommy was especially from a submarine off Libya to on Saturdays, and he became renowned. Although he had reconnoitre a landing spot for Joint Master of the Brighton and gained a top scholarship to read an operation which was later Storrington Beagles. The rest of the Classics at Cambridge, he was revealed as an attempt to capture weekend would be spent scraping commissioned directly from Rommel. Dressed in minimal barnacles off his boat – the ‘Dandy Fettes, into the Queen’s Own clothing, the team completed B’. In the summer, it was sailing Cameron Highlanders, joining this task but for two nights the out of Shoreham and down to the its 4th Battalion and thanking submarine failed to meet them Solent with the family. his lucky stars not to have at the rendez-vous. The four joined its 5th Battalion, which therefore hid their boats and set As Master of the Worshipful was captured near Dieppe in off to walk back to Allied lines, ill Company of Carpenters in 1987 June 1940. In early 1940 he was equipped for such a venture. In he performed his duties with selected for commando training. due course they were captured, his customary diligence. And in The Commandos were a group an event made more likely for a timely way, he was aware that of all ages and lines of “business” Tommy, who came across and Michael had been installed as and Tommy’s instructors included destroyed an enemy telephone Master this summer. a (probably not retired) burglar, exchange, thereby disclosing his two thugs who taught unarmed whereabouts. Thus began two combat and an Olympic gold years of captivity as they were Honorary Court Member medallist shot. moved to a PW camp in Italy, Colonel Sir Thomas where Tommy was earmarked as Macpherson CBE, MC**, TD, Once trained, Tommy’s first a “bad boy” and placed in solitary DL (born 4th October 1920, action was against Vichy French confinement for a while. Several died 6th November 2014) forces on the Litani River in the unsuccessful attempts were made Lebanon, an operation which to escape and Tommy learnt did not go according to plan but Italian in the hope that eventually eventually succeeded. Tommy this would pay off. narrowly escaped death when a French prisoner lunged at him In September 1943 Italy with a knife before being shot capitulated and German troops by a trooper. This resulted in a took over from the Italians as lasting scar on Tommy’s wrist. As PW camp guards, in the case of the Commando retired from the Tommy’s camp at Gavi shooting area, the French prisoners were several Italians and putting the left behind – disarmed and minus remainder in an internment camp. their trousers and shoes. During The change of regime gave rise the withdrawal, Tommy risked to some chaos in the security his life to rescue a soldier who and an opportunity to escape but had been swept away in the river recapture led to Tommy’s transfer Liveryman and Past Clerk Major whilst carrying an anti tank gun. to a camp in Poland. Again, he General Paul Stevenson OBE Geoffrey Keyes, son of Admiral escaped with four others and after writes: Tommy Macpherson, who Lord Keyes and the Commando an extraordinary trail of events joined the Carpenters’ Company 2ic, remonstrated with Tommy for boarded a neutral Swedish ship. in 1971 through his involvement losing that weapon but nominated They avoided capture by hiding in in the timber industry, died in him for the George Medal. Sadly the coal bunkers, where the dust November 2014, aged 94. Eminent the citation was lost as the foiled the search dog’s scenting, in many fields of industry and a Commando disbanded. Tommy and after a short voyage they were much respected man in City did, however, earn his first MC handed over to British diplomats 24 Carpenters’ Company Broadsheet in Sweden. Tommy arrived back those coming forward was always War over, Tommy claimed his in the UK in November 1943, after a concern. Nevertheless guerrilla place at Oxford to take a first two years in captivity. actions continued to harass in PPE, a subject which he was German activities, employing advised to read as it would allow It having been deemed by the everything from children the greatest freedom to play authorities that Tommy’s time scattering tacks on the road to sport. He represented Oxford at in Sweden awaiting repatriation ambushes and time delayed booby hockey, athletics and rugby, as amounted to R&R, he was traps, as well as the demolition well as playing rugby for London immediately drafted to the of electricity pylons - which Scottish, although to his regret Jedburgh group, which were they considered a great pastime. he never followed his brothers’ small teams dropped into Europe Tommy maintained a high profile illustrious footsteps to be capped to bolster the local Resistance throughout operations, driving a for Scotland. His athletics career movements. At their base near flagged car and of course always was no less illustrious as he raced Peterborough they trained and in uniform. One particular event with great names such as Zatopek played hard and on completion highlighted his bravado when and Wooderson – even beating were formed into three man Tommy’s Jedburgh, together Bannister in a half mile race. international groups, with Tommy with another, met up with an Whilst at Oxford Tommy was commanding one comprising American unit and persuaded a selected to join the household a French lieutenant (a member German column of 23,000 troops of the Duchess of Kent to tutor of the French royal family) to surrender, thus significantly her son, Prince Edward, Duke of and a British radio operator. undermining the German efforts Kent, and he became a temporary Unlike previous SOE teams or to withdraw to defensive lines on member of the Royal Household, individuals who had led covert the German border. spending a good deal of time lives supporting the Resistance, with Prince Edward and enjoying the Jedburgh teams were overt With the war in France drawing the life at Balmoral and Birkhall groups in uniform whose aim was to a close Tommy was withdrawn during the Royal Family’s summer to provoke the enemy, bolster the (with a Croix de Guerre and break in Scotland. Resistance and deter pro-German second MC) and flown to local groups, of whom there were Rome. Here he enjoyed a short Tommy did not fully leave the a significant minority. break before being dropped Army after the war, but joined into north east Italy with his the TA, becoming a member of Just before D Day, Tommy and Jedburgh team to cause as much 21 SAS. There were also short his team prepared to parachute damage as possible to the lines attachments to the Italian- into the Massif Central in central of communication to Austria. Yugoslav Border Commission and France but the pilot could not This was in the face of a deeply a covert assignment to Norway find the drop zone. It was some divided resistance movement of to prepare a contingency plan for four days later on 8 June that communists and non-communists resistance parties in the event of a they finally landed, confusing the in Yugoslavia, some of whom did Russian invasion. He commanded welcome party who thought that their best to betray him. the London Scottish TA and Tommy in his regimental kilt was became deputy commander of the French officer’s wife. Tommy Tommy’s team carried out 51 Infantry Brigade, finishing was unimpressed with the profile numerous actions of sabotage, as Territorial Colonel London of the local Resistance and to sadly sometimes resulting in the District. He was appointed CBE make his mark blew a railway loss of his resistance supporters in 1968 when he did finally retire bridge on the first night, thereby and several near misses for from the Army. establishing his credentials Tommy himself, but it was clear and causing delay to a battle- that Tommy had played a major In 1953 Tommy married Jean hardened German armoured part in obstructing Tito’s plans Butler-Wilson (identical twin division making its way north to annex that part of Italy into sister of Anne, wife of Liveryman to oppose the D Day landings. his greater Yugoslavia. For this Terence Mallinson) and on return These successes led to an increase reason, Tito had placed a death from their honeymoon they were in locals joining the Jedburghs, sentence on Tommy’s head. invited to stay in Paris with Field although proving the reliability of Marshal Montgomery, whom  p26 Carpenters’ Company Broadsheet 25 Obituaries continued Tommy had met at the Mallinson director or chairman of Brooke Past Master parents’ house. The Field Marshal, Bond, Bousted and several other Malcolm Roose Francis being unenthusiastic about companies or organisations. He (born 11th December 1925, marriage, placed them in un- was president of the London died 10th October 2014) adjoining bedrooms. Chamber of Commerce, then the British Chamber of Commerce Obituary to follow in the After Oxford Tommy went to and finally the European Chamber next edition work for timber merchant William of Commerce. Mallinson, often accompanying Stuart Mallinson, to major Tommy became a DL for Greater Stephen Nelson Hart sporting fixtures. They became London in 1977 and was High (born 21st July 1924, firm friends and he stayed with Sheriff in 1983. He had numerous died 15th July 2014) the company for some 30 years, charitable interests. He was eventually becoming Chairman knighted in 1992, was a Chevalier and Managing Director of the de la Legion d’Honneur and was Freemen Mallinson Denny Group, whose awarded a papal Knighthood and fortunes he dramatically improved Star of Bethlehem by the Pope. Eric Gordon Gannicott before the company was taken (born 2nd May 1930, over in 1981. Tommy became Prime Warden of died 3rd December 2013) the Dyers’ Company in 1985 and Tommy’s business acumen was an Honorary Court Member Miss Frances Lylie Martin was soon recognised and he of the Carpenters’ Company for (born 2nd September 1921, became a valued member of 10 years. died 27th August 2014) CBI, the National Board for Prices and Incomes, of a number of insurance interests and a

NOTICES Broad Street Ward Club

By Past Master Martin Samuel

The City of London is made up of 25 Wards and the Carpenters’ Company is located within the Broad Street Ward. There are three other Livery Companies within the Broad Street Ward, namely the Drapers’ Company, the Furniture Makers’ Company and the International Bankers’ Company.

Whilst the history of the Broad Street Ward can be traced back to 1278, the Broad Street Ward Club was only founded in 1976. It now boasts close to 200 members and is one of the most active of the City’s Ward Clubs with many social events throughout each year, making it an enjoyable way to gain an understanding and appreciation of the traditions, history and current workings of the City and London as a whole.

If these few words have encouraged you to join the Broad Street Ward Club, you already qualify as it is open to all people with current or past associations with the Ward. For further details, please email the Secretary, Judith Rich, at [email protected].

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March 11th Livery Spring Dinner 20th United Guilds Service

April 1st Company Craft Lecture 16th The Lord Mayor’s Big Curry Lunch, Guildhall 23rd Company Golf, Woodcote Park 24th Company Clay Pigeon Shoot, West London Shooting School

May 14-15th Company Visit to Dublin 21st Court Visit to Almshouses

June 10th Court Summer Dinner 24th Election of Sheriffs 25th-27th Building Crafts College End-of-Year Show in Hall

July 8th Company Tennis 9th Court Visit to Rustington Convalescent Home 21st General Court of the Livery and Election Court

August 4th Installation Court

September 29th Election of The Lord Mayor

October 6th Livery and Freemen’s Reception 21st Livery Wine-tasting Evening

November 10th Wood Awards Ceremony in Hall 12th Building Crafts College Prize Giving in Hall 14th The Lord Mayor’s Show 18th Livery Dinner

December 7th Carpenters Primary School Christmas Party in Hall

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The 2014 General Court procession returns from the Election Day service at the Dutch Church along Throgmorton Avenue 28 Carpenters’ Company Broadsheet