Our venue is steeped in centuries of history, as the original Glaziers Hall was destroyed in the Great Fire of London in 1666 and was not relocated for 300 years. The building that is now Glaziers Hall was erected in 1808 as a single story warehouse on Hibernia Wharf . A further two office storeys were added in the 1850’s. Glaziers Hall is situated alongside London Bridge and adjoining the venue is the infamous "Nancy Steps". This was where poor Nancy met her unfortunate demise at the hands of cruel Bill Sykes, in the novel by Charles Dickens.

Livery Companies at Glaziers Hall

The Worshipful Company of Glaziers & Painters of Glass
First recorded in the 1328 list of Guilds, the Worshipful Company of Glaziers achieved the Grant of Arms in 1558. 1638 marked the Company’s first charter granted by Charles I and, although Charles II rescinded this, it was fully restored in 1689 by William and Mary. A supplemental charter was granted in 1956 by Queen Elizabeth II. The Glaziers’ original Hall in Fye Foot Lane was destroyed in the Great Fire of 1666. HRH the Duchess of Kent, Hon. Freeman formally opened the present Hall, in 1978.

The Worshipful Company of Scientific Instrument Makers
The Guild was formed in October 1955 by members of the Industry and with the support of the Clockmakers and the Spectacle Makers Companies, to foster scientific instrument making and to promote goodwill in the science and craft of measurement and instrumentation. One of the founder firms at that time was known to date back to 1640. Grant of Arms was achieved in 1956 and the Letters Patent as a Livery Company of City of London were granted in 1963.

The Worshipful Company of Launderers
Founded in 1960, the Worshipful Company of Launderers was formed to provide a City organisation for consultation and co-operation within the craft and between it and kindred trades. The Grant of Livery was achieved in 1977 and the Company became shareholders in the Hall in 1981.