Where is Merchant Taylors' Hall?

Merchant Taylors' Hall is in London, in the United Kingdom — coordinates 51.5139°, -0.0851°.

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Merchant Taylors' Hall

Merchant Taylors' Hall — a garden in england-london, United Kingdom.

Sun Court, off Cornhill - geograph.org.uk - 6798926 — Christopher Hilton — CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence

Plan your visit

Typical visit: 1 h–2.5 h
Best time of year: Spring & summer (Apr–Sep)

Merchant Taylors' Hall is a garden of interest in england-london, United Kingdom — drawn from open-data sources for visitor reference. See the linked Wikipedia article for the full description.

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The Merchant Taylors' Hall, London is the seat of the Worshipful Company of Merchant Taylors, one of the Twelve Great Livery Companies of the City of London surviving from Medieval times. The Company has occupied its present site between Threadneedle Street and Cornhill since 1347. It lies in the ward of Cornhill. It is thus one of only 40 remaining livery halls in London.

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Background

History

The first Hall was built at some date between the years 1347 and 1392 when it was known as "Taillourshalle"; between then and the Great Fire of London in 1666, no records show structural alteration of any importance except the rebuilding of the roof between 1586 and 1588. On 16th July 1607, the Hall hosted a great banquet in honour of King James I. New furnishings were ordered, the garden walls raised to improve security, and a new window created into the hall from a private chamber where the King and Queen ate in state while observing the proceedings. The Prince of Wales dined in the main hall and made a speech. The Merchant Taylor's Hall was the venue for the Lord Mayor's masque, Thomas…

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