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Where Tradition Meets Modernity
About Us
Excellence
is in the detail
Located in the heart of the City of London, Plaisterers’ Hall is a purpose-built and fully-exclusive events venue, offering you a variety of rooms and halls that can be utilised to help you create the perfect event, however big or small.
Steeped in history and grandeur, Plaisterers Hall can offer all the luxury and ambience needed for a gala dinner or wedding celebration. Show-stopping chanderleirs, atmospheric coloured lighting and the live entertainment balcony in The Great Hall, are just a few features that will certainly add the ‘wow’ factor to your event.
The practical layout including adjoining rooms, all located on one floor, outside terraced area and abudance of natural light also means we are also the venue of choice for daytime conferences and seminars. The Livery and Humber room, located directly off of the Great Hall, means we can offer that seperate area for catering, or post-conference drinks, that is so much sought after.
Bank, St Paul’s, Mansion House and Liverpool street tube stations , as well as Cannon Street, are all located within a 10-minute walk, making our venue incredibly accessible for all of your guests.
Our History
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First Charter Henry VII
Despite its existence as a recognised craft as early as the 12th century, it was not until 10th March 1501 that the Company of Plaisterers received it’s first Charter, granted by Henry VII.
First Hall in Addle Street
First Hall destroyed in the Great Fire
Considering the protective qualities of plaster, it is ironic that the first two Halls the Company owned would later be destroyed by fire. The first of them, situated at the corner of Addle Street and Philip Lane was destroyed in the Great Fire of 1666.
Second Hall built to the design of Sir Christopher Wren (Destroyed by fire in 1882)
The second Hall was built in 1669 from the design of Christopher Wren and was subsequently destroyed by fire in 1882.
Sir John Pirie elected Lord Mayor
Establishment of City & Guilds Institute
The Plaisterers was one of the original eight Companies who conceived the founding of the City & Guilds of London Institute. In 1877, Past Master S.M. Hubert represented the Company at two meetings of those Livery Companies which had promised to contribute to the proposed scheme for a national system of technical education. By November 1877 eight Livery Companies had formed an association for the purpose of united action in the promotion of technical education by means of a City Guilds University. This became the City and Guilds of London Institute.
Present Hall opened
Mr Harry Humber, the then Master, suggested that the Company should now endeavour to acquire a site in the City and to erect an office block containing a Hall. Plaisterers Hall Limited was formed. In 1961 the City Planning Officer stated there was a site on the corner of London Wall and Aldersgate Street and in 1964 planning permission was granted.
500th anniversary of the granting of the first charter
This was the 500th Anniversary of the Company. It was celebrated in style, with a fanfare of trumpets from the Royal Marines, King Henry VII swept in with his entourage. He had come to re-present our Charter 500 years on. In a wonderful regal speech he made clear the duties and responsibilities the Company was directed to carry out.
Plaisterers company website launched on the internet
Restoration of the hall
In 1987, just 15 years after opening the Hall, concerns were being raised about the office block at Number One London Wall and whether it should be redeveloped. Over the next 13 years the redevelopment was the subject of much negotiation by Plaisterers Hall Limited. April 2001 the Hall was vacated for redevelopment which was completed in March 2004.
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