Aldermanic Assessment
In these days of continuous assessment, how do you know where you stand? For folks in the City you could do worse than look into the Liber Albus 2015 (White Book 2015). So what am I to make of this…
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Sir Thomas Gresham: Tudor, Trader, Shipper, Spy and the Ladies of Dulwich
What a most interesting talk to give. My dear friend, Robin Sherlock KCLJ MA, former Chief Commoner of the City of London Corporation, asked me to speak at the Ladies’ Dinner of The Dulwich Club where he has been Senior…
Honorary Furniture Maker
Today was one of the most delightful days for me. The Furniture Makers made me, as their Alderman, an Honorary Liveryman. It was a lovely ceremony done both in good taste and a speed just below haste and well above boring.…
City Shuffles
The City of London is a fascinating study of two millennia of urban development. I finished my first year on the Planning & Transportation Committee this month. Inthe 1970’s I spent quite a bit of time working at the Harvard…
Season’s Meetings – 2013
It would be difficult to cram in any more events between the parties. Not only have we had the Z/Yen Christmas Party, my 27th annual boozy breakfast on Lady Daphne (beer courtesy of Fuller’s!), the annual Broad Street Ward Club…
George Leybourne Mark II
One of the more unusual things I’ve had to do lately was acquire a top hat for Remembrance Sunday services at St Paul’s and the Royal Exchange. For those who know of our family’s associations with Wilton’s Music Hall, including…
A Collective Of Chairmen
[Photo courtesy of Martin Payne – click to view larger image] Our Broad Street Ward Club Chairman, Chris Hayward, and our Secretary, Judith Rich, managed to get virtually all of the Past Chairmen of the Club to a luncheon at Guildhall…
Freedom First
Yesterday I had the privilege of attending my first freedom ceremony in official garb, alongside Paul Judge, to welcome Lui Hui to the freedom of the City of London. Lui has been a big help on City-Asia relations and it…
First Freedom – Lui Hui
One of the great City traditions is welcoming new freemen. Yesterday it was my privilege to welcome my first while in official attire, Lui Hui. Lui has been a big help on UK-Asia relations and brought along a great group…
Landlocked Lubbers Go Overboard
On the evening of 17 September, 54 members of the Broad Street Ward Club took a three hour tour on the River Thames. Up until moments before departure the heavens gushed forth, only for the skies to clear just as…