The Worshipful Company of Basketmakers

www.basketmakersco.org

Installation Lunch
16th October 2024, Bakers' Hall, London

 

The Worshipful Company of Basketmakers Court Dinner
1st May 2024, Armourers Hall, London

 

The Worshipful Company of Basketmakers Christmas Lunch
13th December 2023, Watermen's Hall, London

 

Installation Dinner
18th October 2023, Bakers' Hall, London

  

Court Dinner
March 2017

Summer Dinner
Celebrating the Bicentenary of the Battle of Waterloo
June 2015, Girdlers' Hall, London

  

GIRDLERS' HALL AND GARDEN

The Girdlers' Company which was involved with the making of girdles (or belts), received its Letters Patent from Edward III in 1327. While it no longer practises its craft — although it has the honour of presenting the girdle and stole worn by the Sovereign at each coronation — it remains a Company closely connected with the government and Livery Companies of the City of London, the fellowship of its members and various charitable works.

In 1431 Andrew Hunt bequeathed the Company buildings and land which are substantially the site of the present Hall. Hunt's buildings became the Company's Hall, which was developed and improved over the years. In common with many other livery halls, this building was destroyed in the Great Fire of 1666. The replacement, built in 1681 at a cost of some £1,500, was destroyed by enemy action in 1940, and rebuilt in 1961.

In 2006, the Company decided to refurbish the Hall and to add a further floor. Work on this project started straight after Election Day 2007 and was completed in May 2008. The Hall contains a number of items precious to the Company, including the Bell Carpet, commissioned by Past Master Robert Bell (a prominent member of the East India Company) in 1630, woven in Lahore and presented in 1634. The Company is also extremely proud of its garden which regularly wins prizes in the City of London garden competitions.

Court Dinner
January 2012, Skinners' Hall, London