Lieut.General Sir Hugh Cunningham KBE Hugh Patrick Cunningham was born on November 4th 1921 at Campbeltown on the Kintyre peninsular, the son of Sir Charles Banks Cunningham, a senior official in the Indian Police. He was educated at Charterhouse. In 1942 he was commissioned into the Royal Engineers. On arrival in India by troopship, he learned…
Lieut.General Sir John Brown KCB.CBE.DSO.TD.JP.DL.FRIBA.FRICS. Early Life and Education John Brown was born on February 10th 1880 in Bailiff Street, Northampton. His father, also John Brown, owned and ran the Garibaldi Hotel, and later became an Alderman of Northampton. John, himself, was educated at Magdalen College School in Brackley. He went on to qualify as…
George Ravenscroft was born in 1618 into a family that must have been reasonably affluent, since records refer to the male members of the family as “Gentleman” or “Esquire”. He was not a glassmaker and had reached the age of 55 before he set up a glass-house at the Savoy in London to carry out…
On 20th July 1923 the Glass Sellers’ Company appointed the Dean of St Paul’s Cathedral, The Very Reverend William Ralph Inge, as the Company’s Honorary Chaplain. Knowing that he might not be able to attend all Livery events, it was decided to appoint an Assistant Honorary Chaplain and on 30th October 1923 the Rev. Edmund…
Don Huntingford was born in 1920 and, as a young man, served in the Navy in WW2. He became a Wireless Telegraphist, and served as part of a Royal Navy Liaison team aboard a French Submarine in the Mediterranean Sea. That had escaped to Algiers from occupied France. These 1500 tonne Submarines had to come…
John Blades was the first Glass Seller to serve as Sheriff of London & Middlesex. He was a Glass Seller from Ludgate Hill who had joined the Company as a Freeman by Redemption on 28th June 1779. He became a Liveryman on March 20th 1783, joined the Court of Assistants on December 16th 1784, and…
The following is a comprehensive listing of publications by the Company dating back to 1944. Each entry represents a significant moment in the group’s history, outlining notable events and accomplishments of the various Masters that have guided the company over time. Additionally, some entries highlight special treasures, management structure changes, or significant historical milestones that…
1898 William Ramsey (Master 1879/80) (It was noted in the Court Minutes of 13.12.1990 that this book was to be copied. It is not known if this refers to the 1899 book.) 1899 John Moore (Master 1898/9) (Copies of the 59 pages of this book have been reprinted by Kessinger Publishing’s Legacy Reprints ISBN 1104391201)…
The Glass Sellers Company was first approached by the Glaziers on 16.12.1982. On 7.7.1983 The Livery agreed to acquire one “A” Non-Voting share in Glaziers’ Hall Ltd. This gave the Company the right to have one day at the Hall in any one year for 75 years. The interpretation of one day is a Luncheon…
In 1664, Quarterage started at 6d per quarterly meeting, an annual total of 2/-. By 16th October 1912, it was decided that the Quarterage could still not be increased. On 17th November 1926, Quarterage was first increased from 6d to 2/6d, an annual total of 10/-. On 12th December 1930, Quarterage was increased from 2/6d…
