Scheduled MonumentsEnglandMerchant Taylors' Hall

Merchant Taylors' Hall

England
List entry 1002029
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1002029
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0.12 hectares
Grid reference
TQ 32973 81189, TQ 32998 81172
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Merchant Taylors' Hall is a historic building located in the City of London, Middlesex, which has served as the headquarters of the Worshipful Company of Merchant Taylors since the fourteenth century. The hall dates substantially from the sixteenth century, though it has undergone considerable reconstruction and alteration following damage during the Great Fire of London in 1666 and subsequent restoration work. The building exemplifies the architecture and craftsmanship of its period, featuring timber-framed construction with later masonry elements, and retains interior spaces of considerable historical and architectural interest including a great hall and livery hall. As one of London's oldest livery company halls still in use, it represents the sustained institutional presence and commercial importance of the merchant tailoring trade in medieval and post-medieval London.

Merchant Taylors' Hall is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1002029. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Merchant Taylors' Hall?

Merchant Taylors' Hall is a historic building located in the City of London, Middlesex, which has served as the headquarters of the Worshipful Company of Merchant Taylors since the fourteenth century. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1002029.

Who is responsible for protecting Merchant Taylors' Hall?

Merchant Taylors' Hall is a Scheduled Ancient Monument, legally protected by Historic England (NHLE) — the body responsible for designating and safeguarding heritage sites in England. The official designation reference is 1002029.

What other scheduled monuments are near Merchant Taylors' Hall?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Abbey buildings, Bermondsey (1.9 km), The Jewel Tower (3.3 km), Tudor naval storehouse at Convoys Wharf (5.2 km).

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Monuments
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Battlefields
The battles and sieges fought on this ground, mapped and set on a timeline of the wider conflict.
Roman Britain
The Roman roads, forts and towns near here, and the Iron Age people who held the land before Rome arrived.
Domesday
The settlement's entry in the 1086 Domesday Book: who held it, what it was worth, and the people who worked the land.
Civil War
The Civil War fighting, garrisons and recorded militaria in this area, woven into the arc of 1642 to 1651.
Geology
The bedrock beneath the site, its age and rock type, reaching back hundreds of millions of years.
LiDAR
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The ground beneath

The bedrock under Merchant Taylors' Hall

Merchant Taylors' Hall stands on Thames Group, bedrock that formed in the Eocene. The rock here is clay, silt, sand and gravel.

The wider landscape

Around Merchant Taylors' Hall

Battle of Barnet 1471Battle (1471) · ~11.2 miles