The Worshipful
Company of Plumbers
A Magnificent Example of the Craft of Plumbing
The Lord Mayor of the City of London, Alderman Fiona Woolf CBE (and Plumbers' Court Assistant) with the Master and the team of craftsman in front of the the lead planter presented to her on her visit to the Plumbers' Museum at Singleton.
The Master's Mid Week Break
A great few days of fun and fellowship in Lancashire. The Gala Dinner was held in the Great Hall of Stonyhurst College with unforgettable musical entertainment.
Supporting the City
The City of London actively consults those working and living in the Square Mile. Liverymen can find out what is ging on and contribute by reading Cityview. Web access details in Latest News below
Working in Lead (Plumbing) at Blists Hill & Singleton
Plumbing can be experienced at Blists Hill, Telford, Shropshire in a Victorian Town where you can meet the Victorians in their shops, cottages and workplaces and at the Weald & Downland Open Air Museum Singleton where you can discover the history and craft of the plumbing and lead working trade.
Help your Plumber!
The Plumbers' Company supports Water UK in their work with retailers and manufacturers and to ensure non-flushable products are not thrown down the toilet and into sewers. Baby wipes, cleaning wipes and other non-flushable materials can block sewers and cost customers and water and sewerage companies millions of pounds a year in cleaning and repairs.
Save water with the Plumbers'
Water is a precious commodity that we all require in our daily lives. Summer time is often accompanied by water shortages. Do all you can to save water. For ideas type Save Water into Google.
Plumbing for Health
Shane Trevitt, a Freeman of the Company and the winner of the World Skills 2011 Gold Medal for Plumbing and Heating, assists in the plumbing installation as part of the Dieppsloot Sanitation Project in Johannesburg South Africa.
Celebrate World Plumbing Day
The Plumbers drink tap water. Do you? Tap water should be drunk cold - like white wine. Putting a jug of tap water in the fridge for a few hours before drinking makes all the difference. Every year 11th March is World Plumbing Day. Watch out for details.
Supporting the City and the Lord Mayor
The Plumbers support the charities chosen by this year's Lord Mayor Alderman Fiona Woolf CBE - Beating Bowel Cancer, Princess Alice Hospice, Raleigh International and Working Chance. Liverymen and their families can meet the Lord Mayor on 27th July at the Weald and Downland Museum Singleton
Removing the pump handle made a difference
160 years ago in 1854, London was in the grips of cholera outbreak. John Snow, a physician, identified a water pump in Broad Street Soho as the source of the disease in that locality. Removal of the pump handle brought the outbreak under control. Plumbing in practice!
Active since 1365 and still promoting training and standards in plumbing.
Our Royal Charter was granted in 1611 in Latin as shown. In English it begins, "James by the Grace of God of England Scotland France and Ireland King Defender of Faith. To all to whom our present Letters shall come Greeting." To read the full Charter and Ordinances go to About Us:Our History 1611
The Worshipful Company of Plumbers Shield
On 24 November 1588, The Principal Herald and King of Arms presented the Company with their Grant of Arms. This shield forms part of the Arms and depicts tools used by plumbers, who primarily worked on lead roofing, at that time. Further details under AboutUs:Our history
Providing Charitable Support
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Forthcoming events
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Court of Assistants
Tuesday, 29th July 2014
Wax Chandlers Hall 1600
Followed by Dinner
Golf Society Summer Meeting Friday, 1st August 2014 New Zealand Course Social Committee Tuesday, 9th September 2014 Wax Chandlers Hall 1100 Visit to New London River, Amwell Wednesday, 10th September 2014 Autumn Festival Tuesday, 16th September 2014 Skinners' Hall 1845 for 1915 Admissions Interviews Tuesday, 23rd September 2014 Wax Chandlers Hall 1000 St Michael’s Day Service Sunday, 28th September 2014 St Magnus the Martyr 1100 Election of the Lord Mayor Monday, 29th September 2014 Guildhall 1145Lunch in Painter Stainers' Hall
Investment Committee Tuesday, 30th September 2014 Wax Chandlers Hall 1345 Charity Trustees Tuesday, 30th September 2014 Wax Chandler's Hall 1445Latest news
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Powerful Women
Posted on 18th June 2014
Guildhall Friday 19th September
Enjoy a wonderful evening in the Old Library and the Great Hall of the historic Guildhall for a celebration on Powerful Women in Opera portrayed in some of the most wonderfully tuneful arias, choruses and orchestral interludes ever written by Verdi, Bizet, Berlioz, Bellini, Saint Saens and Ciliea.
For details click here. Read a new letter fromm the Lord Mayor
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The Lord Mayors Ball 17th October 2014 Guildhall
Posted on 24th July 2014On Friday 17th October, Alderman Fiona Woolf CBE, The Rt. Hon The Lord Mayor of London, is hosting a gala ball for 700 special guests in the Great Hall of Guildhall. This prestigious event, chaired by Lady Barbara Judge, is the inaugural Lord Mayor’s Ball and promises to be a memorable occasion of great food, fine wine and dancing. Music will be provided by the Earthlights Boogie Band and funds raised will go to four community based charities benefiting from the Lord Mayor’s Appeal 2014; Beating Bowel Cancer, Raleigh International, Princess Alice Hospice and Working Chance.
7pm Canapé Reception | 8pm 3-Course Dinner | 10pm The Earthlights Boogie Band |1am Carriages
Dress Code: White or Black Tie
Click here
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A bit of culture and supporting the Red Cross
Posted on 21st July 2014Throughout 2014 the British Red Cross International Fundraising Committee will be holding ‘ART for LIFE’. This exciting project includes three different art events. The Art for Life launch party & auction of donated artworks; an exhibition of Joan Miro's iconic 'Tapestry of Tarragona' and the fantastic art collection of the Catalan Red Cross; and the Children 4 Children art competition.
Some wonderful pieces have been generously donated including a signed Picasso etching, a first edition (1863) Francisco de Goya etching; and artworks from: Turner Prize-winners Grayson Perry CBE and Tracey Emin CBE RA; Arne Quinze, Ken Howard, Fabrizio Plessi, Maximilian Wiedemann, Luc Waring, Kate Shaw, Nasser Azam, Edward Burtynsky and many other works.
For details click here.
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Chains of Office and Badges - Sheriffs Elect
Posted on 19th July 2014You are invited to contribute towards these important Chains of Office and Badges. Details can be found by clicking on the relevant name Alderman and Sheriff-Elect Dr Andrew Parmley , Sheriff-Elect Fiona Adler. Your chance to support the City.
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Cityview
Posted on 15th July 2014Cityview
Cityview is the magazine of the City Corporation and keeps you up to date on our current work and plans for the future.
It is published twice a year (December and June) and supplemented by Cityview Online, a web-based magazine also published twice a year, for viewing online or to download. Click here for the latest issue.
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A new email address?
Posted on 12th July 2014If you change your email address please change the details in your record in the membership database. Only you and the office staff can change your details. When you make any changes please send an email to the Clerk at clerk@plumberscompany.org.uk
Failure to notify the office about a changed email address will mean that you will miss out on important information.
Recent events
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The Lord Mayor visits the Plumbers’ Museum at Singleton - History & Craftsmanship in action.
The Lord Mayor, Alderman Fiona Woolf, Court Assistant of the Plumbers Company accompanied by consort and husband Nicholas, were welcomed by the Master at the Weald and Downland Museum in Singleton. The highlight of the trip round the various buildings showing crafts of yesteryear was to be found in the Court Barn - the Plumbers' Workshop. Decorative lead work was produced under The Lord Mayor's watchful eye. She then visited exhibitions of other Livery Companies and saw active examples of their crafts.
Nearly 120 Liverymen with families and friends sat down for a very enjoyable lunch in the magnificent Gridshell Building. Food consumed, the Master Plumber welcomed The Lord Mayor, her consort, Fellow Masters from the Builders Merchants, Constructors, Fuellers, Glaziers, Lightmongers, Masons and Tylers & Bricklayers, Liverymen and all their families and guests. He then made a number of presentations to The Lord Mayor culminating in a magnificent example of decorative lead work: a lead planter commemorating her year as Lord Mayor and decorated with her coat of arms and that of both the City and the Plumbers' Company. A limited edition of smaller lead planters will be fashioned at Singleton and sold with the profit going to the Plumbers' charities.
All in all a great family day out demonstrating not only the craft of plumbing but also that of other Livery Companies and all with our special guest, The Lord Mayor of the City of London.
For more pictures click here. Support the Museum by sponsoring Wendy Hamilton on her walk round the Isle of Wight. Details click here.
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The Fellowship of the Company at it’s best
The Master's Weekend (or as for this year the Master's Mid Week Break) is one of the highlights in the Plumbers' Company year. This year was no exception as 66 Liverymen and wives thoroughly enjoyed a few days of Lancastrian hospitality organised by Gales Incorporated - that is the Master and his family. Click on the heading for al writeup and look at a few pictures by clicking here.
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What an achievement!
A small band of Plumbers who manned the Bottle Tombola stall in the yard of the Guildhall on the Lord Mayor's Gift Day raised the magnificent sum of £1,632.48 for her charities. See www.LordMayorsAppeal.org
Did you buy a ticket at the Company Tombola Stand? If so click here to ascertain if you are a winner.
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Welcome to our first Spanish International Member
In Palma Mallorca, Dr Esteban Delgado was welcomed into the Company by Past Master Rodney Cartwright. The Clerk administered the oath for Freedom of the Company using Skype.
Esteban is the Chairman of Preverisk, a company that provides a safety and food and water hygiene programmes for the hospitality sector. http://www.preverisk.com