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  Livery Company - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The 107 Livery Companies are trade associations based in the City of London, each known as the Worshipful Company of the relevant trade or profession.
The Livery Companies originally developed as guilds and were responsible for the regulation of their trades, controlling, for instance, wages and labour conditions.
The Worshipful Company of Barbers (Barbers, Surgeons, and Dentists)
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 Worshipful Company of Salters   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
The Worshipful Company of Salters is one of the Livery Companies of the City of London.
The Company originated as the Guild of Corpus Christi, which was granted a Royal Charter of incorporation in 1559.
Originally, the Salters' Company included individuals whose trades involved the usage of salts and the preparation of chemical mixtures for use in food.
bopedia.com /en/wikipedia/w/wo/worshipful_company_of_salters.html   (168 words)

  
 The Salters' Company
The flagship charity of the Salters' Company is The Salters' Institute of Industrial Chemistry, which was established in 1918 to assist young chemists to complete their training after the First World War.
The Salters' Institute now aims to promote the appreciation of chemistry and related sciences among the young, and to encourage careers in the teaching of chemistry and in the UK chemical and allied industries.
The Salters' Company is based at Salters' Hall, Fore Street in the heart of the City of London.
www.salters.co.uk   (244 words)

  
 Salters' Livery Company - Search Results - MSN Encarta
Salters' Livery Company, livery company of the City of London.
The Salters’ Company is one of the “12 Great Livery Companies” of the City of London,...
Ironmongers' Livery Company, livery company of the City of London.
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 United Kingdom England London City of London Society and Culture City Livery Companies   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
Worshipful Company of Chartered Secretaries and Administrators - The Worshipful Company of Chartered Secretaries and Administrators was formed on 3rd November 1976 and is ranked No.87.
The Worshipful Company of Drapers - "The Master and Wardens and Brethren and Sisters of the Guild or Fraternity of the Blessed Mary the Virgin of the Mystery of Drapers of the City of London", the third, and so "Great" City Livery company.
The Worshipful Company of Scriveners of the City of London - The 44th Company, also known as the Mysterie of the Writers of the Court Letter.
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 Canonbury Community Baptist Church
The congregation rented part of the nearby premises of the Worshipful Company of Salters of London.
From the City to the suburbs (Canonbury the Suburbs!) On January 31st 1865 a recently built chapel was purchased and modified for Baptist worship for £5000; the congregation of Salters Hall moved in and began to thrive again.
In 1999 the name Salters Hall was changed to Canonbury Community Baptist Church to affirm the desire to be a church embedded in the community.
www.canonburybaptistchurch.org /canbaphoccbc.html   (445 words)

  
 Free Ebooks of Livery Companies   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
The Livery Companies originally developed as guild s and were responsible for the regulation of their trades, controlling, for instance, wages and labour conditions.
Some Livery Companies (for example, the Worshipful Company of Scriveners) continue to have a regulatory role today, and some (for example, the Longbow Stringmakers) have become inoperative.
Among the earliest companies known to have possessed halls were the Merchant Taylors and Goldsmiths in the 14th century, but neither theirs nor other companies' original halls remain; the few survivors of the Great Fire of London were destroyed, along with many reconstructed ones, during the Blitz.
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 The Salters' Company - Useful Information
Although the livery companies were trade guilds, the name 'livery' actually refers to the members' distinctive dress.
While most came about in the 17th century, several have been incorporated in the 20th century - there are currently over 100 City Livery Companies in total.
Henry VIII established an order of precedence to these companies, thus according a title of 'greatness' to only twelve.
www.salters.co.uk /COMPANY/usefullivery.html   (82 words)

  
 Library Books :: The London Society   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
Worshipful Company of Turners — The Worshipful Company of Turners of London
Worshipful Company of Vintners — Some Notes on the History of the Vintners' Company
Worship Co of Woodmongers and Coalsellers — The Livery Co. of Woodmongers and Coalsellers and The Society of Coal Merchants
www.londonsociety.org.uk /Library/ListGb1a.php?sr=40&np=3   (244 words)

  
 Pubsigns of the Midlands   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
The sign of the Three Cups dates back to the 14th century and refers to the Worshipful Company of Salters that originated in City of London.
Three cups feature on the coat-of-arms of the company who, charged with regulating trade and maintaining standards in the salt trade, received its first royal licence from King Richard II in 1394.
The reason is that Three Tuns are used in the arms of the Worshipful Company of Vintners (1437) and also the Worshipful Company of Brewers.
www.midlandspubs.co.uk /pubsigns/t.htm   (1440 words)

  
 Livery Company   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
They were responsible for the regulation of their respective trades, controlling, for instance, wages and labor conditions.
There are one hundred and three Livery Companies in the City of London.
The Worshipful Company of Skinners (Fur Traders) (or Merchant Taylors)
bopedia.com /en/wikipedia/l/li/livery_company.html   (530 words)

  
 Dominion: Web Services & Application Development
The Worshipful Company of Salters, one of the twelve Great City Livery Companies, originated in fourteenth century London.
For a number of years, Dominion has worked with the Salters’ to develop a series of websites for all aspects of their company and organisation.
The purpose of the most recent redevelopment of the Salters’ family of sites was threefold.
www.dii.co.uk /showcase/salters.htm   (315 words)

  
 Tools and Hardware: Salter   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
The company was founded by brothers Paul and Michael Donovan.
See live article   Worshipful Company of Salters The Worshipful Company of Salters is one of the Livery Companies of the City of London.
Originally, the Salters' Company included individuals whose trades involved the usage of salts and the preparation of chemical mixtures for use in...
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 Salters' Prize
The Worshipful Company of Salters is one of nine of the "Great" Livery Companies of the City of London.
The Salters' Institute of Industrial Chemistry aims to support chemistry teaching and to encourage young people to pursue careers in the UK chemical industries.
Every year the Salters' Institute of Industrial Chemistry offers eight prizes, each of value £800, to final-year undergraduates studying at British Universities who intend to take up posts in the UK chemical or chemical engineering industry.
www.york.ac.uk /depts/chem/course/prizes/Salters.html   (472 words)

  
 City Livery Companies: Society and Culture at Canadian Content
The 90th City Livery Company, aiming to promote excellence in marketing, to engage in mutual support and fellowship for its members and to work for an understanding and acceptance of marketing.
The Worshipful Company of Chartered Secretaries and Administrators was formed on 3rd November 1976 and is ranked No.87.
The Worshipful Company of Scriveners of the City of London
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 Search Europe: Cities: United Kingdom: England: L: London: City of London: Society and Culture: City Livery Companies
The 54th City Livery Company, which seeks to maintain and support the ancient crafts of the Horner (who made flasks such as drinking cups from horns) and Bottlemaker.
The 25th City Livery Company, closely linked to, among others, the King's Troop, Royal Horse Artillery and of course the mounted branch of the City of London Police.
The 44th Company, also known as the Mysterie of the Writers of the Court Letter.
www.searcheurope.com /search/Cities/United_Kingdom/England/L/London/City_of_London/Society_and_Culture/City_Livery_Companies/index.shtml   (1321 words)

  
 Company histories
Blackwell Scientific for The Worshipful Company of Barbers, 1979.
With a record of the activities of the Company from its resuscitation in 1889 to the present time by Henry C. Head...
Published by authority of the Court of Assistants [of the Worshipful Company of Pewterers], 1978.
www.bl.uk /collections/britirish/britcoms.html   (2173 words)

  
 009 - The Salters' Company   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
In 1394 a Fraternity and Guild of Corpus Christi, which was composed of salters, was founded.
It was imported from the west coast of France and landed at Queenhithe, later at Billingsgate, whence it was measured out and distributed by the Company's saltmeters.
There is a long history of educational support in schools, colleges and universities; and in 1918 an important step was taken in the foundation of the Salters' Institute of Industrial Chemistry, designed particularly to help young chemists complete their training.
www.heraldicmedia.com /site/info/livery/livcomps/salters.html   (465 words)

  
 The Worshipful Company of Woolmen
The association of the Guild of Woolmen with taxes and with licensing the most important woolmongers brought an association of the Company with the Law and lawyers which continues to this day.
Perhaps the most distinguished member of our company in all its many years was our Master in 1994/5, HRH the Princess Royal.
In like manner the Company took part in the "plantation" of the County and City of Londonderry a few years later - this as part of a syndicate of companies led by The Salters - an association annually commemorated down to the present day.
www.woolmen.com /woolmenhistory.html   (766 words)

  
 SCA - West Kingdom College of Heralds - Heraldic Templates
It's normally found as part of a horse's equipage, but may be used as a charge in its own right, as in the arms of the Worshipful Company of Saddlers, 1585.
The weaver's slea is found in mundane heraldry, in the arms of the Weaver's Company of Exeter; it is fesswise by default.
A snaffle-bit is the part of the bridle which goes into the horse's mouth, and gives the rider control; it is of light metal, without curb, and is jointed in its center.
heralds.westkingdom.org /Templates/OtherCharges/index7.htm   (2780 words)

  
 Society of Chemical Industry:
His name is, of course, commemorated in the Society's trading company Roscoe Services Limited, one of whose directors is Derek Heywood, another son of Manchester who was recently elected Chairman of SCI's Council.
Much the same can be said of some companies, not to mention universities, so internally at least it is clear that promotion of cooperation is an essential key to success.
Many companies and individuals have been burned by entering this type of relationship without a proper understanding of social, legal or technical cultures.
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 St Paul's Cathedral North West Tower
This was the original bell at St Paul's.
The 8th, donated by the Merchant Taylors' Company.
The treble and 2nd, donated by the Drapers' Company.
london.lovesguide.com /paul_cathedral_nw.htm   (96 words)

  
 Cities of Science - London - Past history and future vision for chemistry
The hall is home to the Worshipful Company of Salters - one of the twelve great City Livery Companies which received its first licence from Richard II in 1394.
As well as the rock-salt sculpture, Salter's Hall is home to a rich collection of silverware including a wide range of salt cellars - including salts modelled as the Emperor's chamber pot.
Find out from the Livery Company's web site how beginnings in the regulation of the salt trade evolved into an association with the chemical industry.
www.citiesofscience.co.uk /go/textonly/London/ContentPlace_2861.html   (232 words)

  
 Worshipful Company of Information Technologists : Home   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
The Worshipful Company of Information Technologists (WCIT) is the 100th Livery Company of the City of London.
Our members are all senior IT professionals who have joined the Company in order to give something back to the IT sector and the wider community.
We have a significant charitable and educational programme which uses the expertise, resources and networks of our members, and we are also involved in a range of activities to promote the Information Technology profession.
www.wcit.org.uk /Home   (395 words)

  
 Dominion: Web Services & Application Development
A range of entertainment for the younger target audience is on offer throughout the Club site, including skill- and knowledge-testing competitions and projects with an aim to promote an enjoyment of chemistry.
The Camps and Club sites were part of a major redevelopment of the Salters’ Institute family of sites, which includes the Festivals of Chemistry site – launched in late 2003 – and the Institute site itself, the hub of all the Salters’ youth-orientated online content.
For a number of years, Dominion has worked alongside the Salters’ to develop a series of Web sites for all aspects of their company and organisation.
www.dii.co.uk /news/jan04_2.htm   (321 words)

  
 Category:Livery Companies - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The main article for this category is Livery Companies.
There are 2 subcategories to this category shown below (more may be shown on subsequent pages).
[+] Liverymen of the Worshipful Company of Fishmongers
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Category:Livery_Companies   (127 words)

  
 Sir Charles Goodeve
Stimulated by the infectious enthusiasm and inventiveness of Charles, they achieved partial success in a matter of weeks and the first buoyant cable was delivered on 18 January 1940-the first of 1½ million yards to be manufactured by the end of the war.
The steel industry had not been forward looking as regards innovation, the larger companies had their own research organizations and some were suspicious of competition and new ideas arising from the new central organization.
He was Master of the Worshipful Company of Salters from 1958 to 1959, President of the Chemical Section of the British Association in 1956 and a Member of Council of the Tavistock Institute of Human Relations from 1967 onwards.
jwgibbs.cchem.berkeley.edu /CFGoodeve/cfg_bio.html   (16737 words)

  
 Untitled Document   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
At least 25% of the Centre's total staff complement is from countries other than Britain.
The Worshipful Company of Salters once again sponsored some of the eight students that spent their placement with WCMC forming a very useful group of research assistants.
A number of expert consultant advisors further extend the expertise available in key areas.
www.unep-wcmc.org /aboutWCMC/ann_rpt/1996/infra.htm   (192 words)

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