A Dictionary of London. Henry A Harben. 1918.
Girdlers' Hall — On the east side of Basinghall Street at No. 39 (P.O. Directory). First mention: Common Hall of the men of the Mistery of Girdlers in the Ward of Bassyngeshawe, 17 H. VI. 1438 9 (Cal. L. Bk. K. p. 220). Burnt in the Fire 1666 and rebuilt … Dictionary of London
Girdlers' Seld — Gerdleresselde in Westchepe in parish of St. Pancras in 1332 3 (Ct. H.W. I. 384). No doubt in the possession of the Girdlers Company at that time … Dictionary of London
Worshipful Company of Girdlers — The Worshipful Company of Girdlers is one of the Livery Companies of the City of London. The organisation was awarded the right to regulate Girdlers in 1327; it was granted a Royal Charter in 1449. The Girdlers, or makers of belts and girdles,… … Wikipedia
Mottos of the Livery Companies of the City of London — The Livery Companies are listed in alphabetical order, rather than by precedence. Note that most are double entendres or puns about their Company s purpose. Worshipful Society of Apothecaries: Opiferque Per Orbem Dicor (I Am Called a Bringer of… … Wikipedia
List of Acts of Parliament of the English Parliament to 1601 — This is a list of Acts of Parliament of the English Parliament during that body s existence prior to the Act of Union of 1707. For legislation passed after 1707 see List of Acts of Parliament of the United Kingdom Parliament.The numbers after the … Wikipedia
Worshipful Company of Tin Plate Workers — The Worshipful Company of Tin Plate Workers alias Wire Workers is one of the Livery Companies of the City of London. Tin craftsmen were originally part of the Ironmongers Company, while the wire workers, who made wire objects such as cages,… … Wikipedia
Moundevyle Aley — An alley so called in the parish of St. Michael in Bassyngeshawe, in which Girdlers Hall was situated, late Middelton Alley, 1520 1 (Ct. H.W. II. 628). Girdlers Hall (q.v.) may have been on or near the site, and has probably absorbed the… … Dictionary of London
Mughal carpet — Mughal also spelled Moghul or Mogul any of the handwoven floor coverings made in India in the 16th and 17th centuries for the Mughal emperors and their courts. Aside from patterns in the Persian manner, a series of distinctively Indian… … Universalium
John Loveridge — Sir John Warren Loveridge (9 September 1925 ndash; 13 November 2007) was a British Conservative Party Member of Parliament (MP) for 13 years, from 1970 to 1983. He was also the owner of a London secretarial college, a farmer in the West Country,… … Wikipedia
Livery Company — The Livery Companies are 108 trade associations in the City of London,[1] almost all of which are known as the Worshipful Company of the relevant trade, craft or profession. The medieval Companies originally developed as guilds and were… … Wikipedia
