Plaisterers' Hall
| Plaisterers' Hall | |
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Middlesex | |
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 Plaisterers' Hall | |
| Type: | Livery hall |
| Location | |
| Grid reference: | TQ32218153 |
| Location: | 51°31’2"N, 0°5’46"W |
| City: | London |
| History | |
| Address: | One London Wall |
| Built 1972 | |
| Livery hall | |
| Modernist | |
| Information | |
| Owned by: | The Worshipful Company of Plaisterers |
| Website: | plaisterershall.com |
Plaisterers’ Hall is the largest and internally one of the finest of the livery halls of the City of London, being the hall of the Worshipful Company of Plaisterers. Ancient though the company is, and magnificent its fittings, the hall in structure is modern and unattractive.
The hall was designed by Foster + Partners and opened in 1972. It stands on the street named London Wall, and has a surviving portion of the mediæval city wall of London, standing beside it. Within, Plaisterers’ Hall reflects the grandeur of a bygone era despite its plain exterior.
History
The Company’s first hall was bequeathed to the Company by William Elder, Citizen and Plaisterer in 1556. It was situated at the corner of Addle Street and Philip Lane. This first hall was destroyed in the Great Fire of London in 1666.
The second hall was built in 1669 from the design of Sir Christopher Wren, but this was also destroyed by fire in 1882.
The third hall on the site was spared fire, but was destroyed during a German bombing raid in 1940.
The present hall, which opened in November 1972, has décor throughout of the 18th century neoclassical style created by Robert Adam. Adam's designs have been faithfully reproduced in great detail on plaster and wood, some indeed taken from his original moulds.
The Company
The Worshipful Company of Plaisterers is one of the privileged livery companies of the City of London. It was incorporated under a Royal Charter in 1501 and whilst the spelling used in the charter was "Plaisterer", some later charters used the alternative spelling of "plasterer". The company uses the original spelling. The Plaisterers' Company ranks forty-sixth in the order of precedence of the City livery companies.
The company's origin as a trade association of London's plasterers is not entirely forgotten as the Company has established plastering standards and by officially accredits plasterers. The company is also a charitable and educational institution.
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