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| Motto | Spes Nostra Deus |
|---|---|
| Location | c/o Tallow Chandlers' Hall, Dowgate Hill, London[1] |
| Date of formation | 1272 |
| Company association | Leather, fashion and education |
| Order of precedence | 29th |
| Master of company | Piers Williamson |
| Website | curriers.co.uk |
The Worshipful Company of Curriers is one of the ancient livery companies of London, associated with the leather trade.
The curriers, or "curers of leather", of London formed an organisation in 1272; this merchant guild was recognised in 1415 by Ordinances of the City Common Council before its grant of a Royal Charter by King James I in 1605. The company now exists, as do most other livery companies, as an education and charitable institution, the traditional process of currying having been made more or less obsolete by technological advances. The Curriers' Company, like other livery companies, supports the work of the Lord Mayor, the City Corporation and the Sheriffs of London.[2]
The company ranks 29th in the order of precedence of City livery companies. Its motto is Spes Nostra Deus, Latin for "Our Hope is God".
Most of the Curriers' Company archives are kept at the Guildhall Library for public view.[3][4]
- ^ "City livery companies". Archived from the original on 15 January 2013. Retrieved 5 December 2012.
- ^ "Member details". Archived from the original on 24 March 2012. Retrieved 6 October 2011.
- ^ "Source Material", Edward Mayer and Donald Adamson; The Curriers' Company: A Modern History, 2000, pp. 505–511
- ^ "Guildhall Library Manuscripts Section - Livery Company Membership Guide: Curriers' Company". History.ac.uk. Retrieved 11 November 2017.