Brewers' Hall
| Brewers' Hall | |
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Middlesex | |
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 Brewers' Hall | |
| Type: | Livery hall |
| Location | |
| Grid reference: | TQ32438149 |
| Location: | 51°31’0"N, 0°5’34"W |
| City: | London |
| History | |
| Address: | Aldermanbury Square |
| Built 1960 | |
| Livery hall | |
| Information | |
| Owned by: | The Worshipful Company of Brewers |
Brewers' Hall is the livery hall of the Worshipful Company of Brewers, one of the privileged livery companies of the City of London. The hall stands on Aldermanbury Square in the City.
The Company
London brewers are known to have organised as a group in the 13th century and their first royal charter was granted by King Henry VI in 1438. Its jurisdiction became important when in 1643, Parliament imposed excise taxes on beer, ale, and malt, and in 1685 James II extended the company's jurisdiction to eight miles around London. The company started to go into decline about 1750.
The Brewers' Company ranks 14th in the order of precedence of Livery Companies.
The hall
The current Brewer's Hall was built in 1960, after bombing in 1940 destroyed the previous building. The company's first hall was destroyed by the Great Fire of London in 1666.[1]
Outside links
References
- ↑ "History of the Hall - Brewers Hall". https://www.brewershall.co.uk/history-of-the-hall/. Retrieved 4 December 2018.
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