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worshipful company of goldsmiths wikipedia jump to content main menu main menu move to sidebar hide navigation main page contents current events random article about wikipedia contact us contribute help learn to edit community portal recent changes upload file special pages search search appearance donate create account log in personal tools donate create account log in contents move to sidebar hide top 1 history 2 current role 3 list of select recent prime wardens toggle list of select recent prime wardens subsection 3 1 goldsmiths centre 3 2 current activities 4 see also 5 references 6 further reading 7 external links toggle the table of contents worshipful company of goldsmiths 3 languages français bahasa indonesia türkçe edit links article talk english read edit view history tools tools move to sidebar hide actions read edit view history general what links here related changes upload file permanent link page information cite this page get shortened url switch to legacy parser print export download as pdf printable version in other projects wikimedia commons wikidata item appearance move to sidebar hide coordinates 51 30 57 n 0 05 45 w 51 5158 n 0 0957 w 51 5158 0 0957 from wikipedia the free encyclopedia livery company of the city of london goldsmiths company goldsmiths arms quarterly gules and azure in the first and fourth quarters a leopard s face or in the second and third quarters a covered cup and in chief two round buckles the tongues fesswise points to the dexter all of the third the company s hallmark for gold is a leopard s face ducally crowned motto justitia virtutum regina location goldsmiths hall london ec2 england date of formation 1327 699 years ago 1327 company association gold and silversmithing order of precedence 5th master of company brig ed butler cbe dso prime warden for 2025 26 1 website thegoldsmiths co uk the third and present goldsmiths hall in the late 19th century the worshipful company of goldsmiths commonly known as the goldsmiths company and formally styled the wardens and commonalty of the mystery of goldsmiths of the city of london 2 is one of the great twelve livery companies of the city of london headquartered at goldsmiths hall london ec2 3 the company which originates from twelfth century london received a royal charter in 1327 and ranks fifth in precedence of the city livery companies its motto is justitia virtutum regina latin for justice is queen of virtues history edit frontage of goldsmiths hall ec2 established as a medieval guild for the goldsmith trade the term hallmarking derives from precious metals being officially inspected and marked at goldsmiths hall in the city of london they were an influential guild supplying more than 50 lord mayors of london 4 its guild church of st john zachary in maiden lane in covent garden was destroyed in the great fire of london in 1666 5 goldsmiths alms houses acton w3 in 1812 twenty almshouses were built on the former perryn estate in acton 6 on land bequeathed to the company by alderman john perryn in 1657 7 8 in 1891 the goldsmiths company founded the goldsmiths technical and recreative institute becoming goldsmiths college then goldsmiths university of london current role edit one of the few livery companies today playing a formal role in its ancient trade it oversees the goldsmiths company assay office where objects made of precious metals are tested for purity and then marked with an official symbol should they pass the necessary tests at the trial of the pyx the goldsmiths company is also responsible for checking the validity of british coinage the goldsmiths company also maintains a library and archive for those wishing to research goldsmithing silversmithing and hallmarking list of select recent prime wardens edit 1950 52 godfrey allen 1984 arthur grimwade 9 2004 bryan toye 2008 grant macdonald 2012 hector miller 2013 richard agutter 2014 william parente 2016 michael wainwright 2017 judith cobham lowe 2018 michael prideaux 10 2019 timothy schroder 11 2020 richard fox 2021 dame lynne brindley 2022 lord bridges 2023 charles mackworth young 12 2024 richard reid 2025 brigadier ed butler 698th goldsmiths centre edit goldsmiths centre clerkenwell ec1 in 2012 the goldsmiths centre a space for workshops exhibitions and events and education including apprentice training opened in clerkenwell 3 13 current activities edit in july 2017 the goldsmiths company announced it was to become a founding partner of the new museum of london donating 10 million to the new site 14 it also announced a contribution of 250 000 to westminster abbey for the queen s diamond jubilee galleries which opened in 2018 15 the goldsmiths company supports two large educational initiatives providing funding for a science initiative in primary schools created by imperial college london 16 and the national theatre s programme of streamed recordings for primary schools 17 see also edit great twelve city livery companies harache family references edit richard reid appointed 697th prime warden of the goldsmiths company history of the company worshipful company of goldsmiths archived from the original on 12 november 2022 retrieved 9 april 2021 1 2 engel matthew 21 december 2012 british institutions livery companies ft com archived from the original on 2 february 2013 retrieved 22 december 2012 cite news cs1 maint bot original url status unknown link the worshipful company of goldsmiths the london goldsmiths pg 4 pollard albert frederick 1899 twyford nicholas dictionary of national biography london smith elder co www actonhistory co uk www british history ac uk official history archived 12 november 2022 at the wayback machine retrieved 18 june 2018 arthur grimwade in the times published 3 december 2002 p 34 www burkespeerage com hailes s 30 may 2019 goldsmiths company names new prime warden professional jeweller www imperial nhs uk goldsmiths centre goldsmiths centre retrieved 25 january 2019 museum of london strikes gold with 10m donation and loan of treasures the evening standard 3 july 2017 retrieved 24 november 2017 the goldsmiths company makes a major contribution to westminster abbey church and heritage building 3 june 2017 retrieved 24 november 2017 imperial and tigtag launch new resource to boost primary science imperial college london 8 december 2016 retrieved 24 november 2017 sir lenny henry launches on demand in schools primary 4 november 2016 archived from the original on 1 december 2017 retrieved 24 november 2017 further reading edit forbes john s 1999 hallmark a history of the london assay office london unicorn press isbn 978 0 906290 26 2 jefferson lisa ed 2023 the register of the goldsmiths company deeds and documents c 1190 to c 1666 vol 1 3 boydell and brewer external links edit wikimedia commons has media related to worshipful company of goldsmiths the goldsmiths company the goldsmiths centre v t e livery companies and guilds in the city of london livery companies in order of precedence 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