City of London Livery Company Records

Relocation of Livery Company Archives

Relocation of Livery Company Archives

Over the coming months many livery company archives will be moving to The London Archives. This will bring them together with the archives of related collections including the City of London Corporation, parish and diocesan material.

The relocation began with the Merchant Taylors’ Company archives in May. This will be followed by the archives of other livery companies.

Current update

Records of the following Companies have now been transferred and can be viewed at The London Archives:

Armours and Brasiers
Brewers
Broderers
Butchers
Clockmakers
Cooks
Coopers
Cordwainers
Curriers
Farriers
Fishmongers
Gardeners
Glaziers
Grocers
Haberdashers
Joiners
Masons
Merchant Taylors
Plumbers
Skinners
Turners
Vintners

Transfer of the Feltmakers’, Innholders’, Girdlers’, Distillers’, Musicians’, Fruiterers’, Bowyers’, Loriners’, Glass-sellers’ and Gold and Silver Wyre Drawers’ collections will begin on 2 November. During their relocation, access to the records of these companies will be provided at The London Archives with at least 48 hours’ notice.

The records of livery companies still located at Guildhall Library will continue to be consulted there.

We will announce further moves as they are confirmed.

Please contact us about access arrangements.

Accessing the Archives

Visitors to The London Archives who want to view any original material from our collections (archive documents or images) must hold a History Card.

A History Card is not required to use:

Our catalogue
Digitised or printed documents
Websites like Ancestry or FindMyPast on our computers
The reference library in the Information Area
Our exhibitions or events

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