About the Ironmonger's Hall
One of the Twelve Great
Livery Companies of the City of London
The Ironmongers, originally known as Ferroners, were
traders in iron from Europe and the Weald of Kent and
were established as a craft and fellowship in the
thirteenth century. They are one of the
The company
lost its direct links with iron when production moved
away from Southern England during the eighteenth century.
It now administers significant charitable trust
bequeathed to it and is involved mainly in the Care of
the Elderly and in Education. It has recently revived its
interest in iron by making charitable grants for
postgraduate research, crafts training and the
restoration of historic ironwork.
In the traditions of the finest craftsmen
The present hall replaces the company's third hall which was
bombed
in the First World War, however, much of its furniture
including a dower chest belonging to Isaac Walton's wife,
paintings such as Gainsborough's
prtrait of Admiral Hood (on top of the stairs) presented by him
to the company in 1784, have been
retained from previous halls. The woodwork and ironwork are all handmade
in the traditions of the finest craftsmen.
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Ironmongers Hall