Guild Hall Collection

Marquess and Marchioness of Anglesey
Sir Charles Henry Alexander Paget, 6th Marquess of Anglesey GCVO (1885-1947) and his bride, Lady Victoria Manners, a daughter of the 8th Duke of Rutland

Ulyssess Grant / Freedom
ULYSSESs GRANT American Civil War General, and later President, receiving the Freedom of the City of London at the Guildhall

Worcester Guildhall
The fine Assembly Room of Worcester Guildhall, which was built between 1721 and 1724 and occupies the site of a much earlier building. Date: Built 1721 - 1724

Thaxted / Essex / Guildhall
Built over six hundred years ago, the Guildhall in Thaxted, Essex continues to represent the civic life of the town and is still in daily use

Guildhall School of Music, 1886
The exterior of the Guildhall School of Music, Thames Embankment, Blackfriars, 1886. Date: 1886

Meeting at the Guildhall on Behalf of the Jews in Russia, 18
Engraving showing a meeting held at the Guidhall, London, in 1890 to raise funds on behalf of Russian Jews. The prominent figures shown are (from left to right)

Guildhall School Music
The Guildhall School of Music, London : Landon Ronald conducts a student orchestra

Lord Mayors Banquet
THE LORD MAYORs BANQUET, in the Guildhall, in the City of London

Coronation 1953, traditional guildhall luncheon
The newly-crowned Queen Elizabeth II attends a a traditional Guildhall luncheon in her honour on 12 June 1953, ten days after the Coronation

Kitchener Quote Poster
A recruitment poster featuring a portrait of Lord Kitchener alongside a quote from a speech he gave at the Guildhall in July, 1915 stressing the Call of Duty

Gog and Magog
GOG and MAGOG, the two English giants whose statues are at the Guildhall, London Date: 1883

Kingston Guildhall
The Guildhall, Kingston-on- Thames, Surrey, England. Date: early 1940s

Leicester Guildhall
The fine old Guildhall at Leicester, Leicestershire, England. Built in the 14th century, it was used as a town hall until 1871. Date: 14th century

The Lord Mayors Banquet at the Guildhall, November 9th 1887
Banquet scene at Londons Guildhall. An annual banquet is traditionally held to celebrate the mayors installation in November each year

Griffin. Detail. it Comes
Lonja de la Seda o Lonja de Mercaderes (Silk or Merchants Exchange) of Valencia. SPAIN. Valencia. Llotja (Guildhall)

Daddi, Bernardo (c. 1290-c. 1355). The Madonna
Daddi, Bernardo (c.1290-c.1355). The Madonna della Misericordia. 1342. ITALY. Florence. Loggia del Bigallo (Guildhall). Lower detail with a view of Florence. Renaissance art. Trecento

Lonja de la Seda o Lonja de Mercaderes (Silk or Merchants Exchange) of Valencia. 1482-1533. SPAIN. Valencia. Llotja (Guildhall). Contract Hall, by Pere Comte. Gothic art. Architecture

Guildhall Square, Tavistock, England. Date between ca. 1890 and ca. 1900

Queen Elizabeth II at functions and on holiday
Page from the Illustrated London News Coronation Number showing Princess Elizabeth, now Queen Elizabeth II at various functions including Hurst Park, Ascot

Wales / Montgomery
An impression of the town of Montgomery, Montgomeryshire, Wales, viewed from the churchyard, with the clock on the turret of the Guildhall rising above the rooftops. Date: 1960s

Much Wenlock Guildhall
The splendid Guildhall at Much Wenlock, Shropshire, England. Date: 16th century

Exeter Guildhall
The Guildhall, Exeter, Devon Date: circa 1890

Kings Lynn Guildhall
The ancient Guildhall, Kings Lynn, Norfolk, England. An earlier building burned down in 1421. The facade is a splendid white stone and black flint chequered effect. Date: built 1423

Magog Statue
A statue of Magog, who along with fellow giant Gog, is a traditional mythical guardian of the City of London. Statue in the Guildhall, London. Date: 1980s

Old & New Norwich
Old and new architecture in the Market Square, Norwich, Norfolk, England. The New City Hall (left) opened in 1938, while the Old Guild Hall (right) dates from 1407. Date: early 1940s

Lavenham Guildhall
The Guildhall, Lavenham, Suffolk, England. It was originally a hall of Cloth Guilds, for which the town was noted in the 15th century as a centre for the cloth trade. Date: 1930s

Hadleigh Guildhall
The ancient timber-framed Guild House - or Hall, at Hadleigh, Suffolk, England (Before restoration). Date: 15th century

Norwich Guildhall
The Old Guild Hall (Guildhall) at Norwich, Norfolk, England. One of the many historic gems of the city, dating from about 1407. Date: early 1940s

Queen Elizabeth II - on way to Guildhall, 1948
Princess Elizabeth (Queen Elizabeth II) and the Duke of Edinburgh passing through Fleet Street in London in an open-topped carriage on their way to the Guildhall where the Duke received the Freedom

Old Guild Hall, Exeter
Old Guild Hall, High Street, Exeter, Devon. The elaborate frontage pictured here was added in the 1590s. Date: circa 1910s

Germany - Hildesheim - Butchers Guild Hall
The Knochenhauer-Amtshaus (Butchers Guild Hall), Hildesheim, Germany. Destroyed during WWII in 1945 and reconstructed from 1987 to 1989 according to original plans

Gerald Lee Bevans first appearance in the Guildhall police
Stockbroker Gerald Lee Bevans first appearance in the Guildhall police court, to meet the charges of fraud brought against him

Guildhall School of Music, 1900
A concert at the Guildhall School of Music, London, 1900. Date: 1900

The Guildhall (former Town Hall), Derby
View of the Guildhall (former Town Hall) in the Market Place in the centre of Derby. It was built in 1842. Date: circa 1920

The Guildhall, Guildford
The Guildhall (restored in 1683), Guildford

Sandwich Guildhall WWII
Town officials outside the the Guildhall of Sandwich, build in 1658, now with a 1939 barricade of sandbags around it. Photo taken during actual air raid warning

GUILDHALL
The forecourt in the early 18th century

Guildhall Library
The City Corporation Library, newly opened in the Guildhall

Guildhall Aldermen
The Court of Aldermen, part of Londons municipal infrastructure that you probably never knew about

Guildhall Crypt
The crypt

Guildhall Entrance
Main entrance

Guildhall Royal Visit
Royal visitors arrive at the Guildhall

Guildhall Chamber
The Common Council chamber

Shah at Guildhall
The Shah of Persia is entertained at the Guildhall - private supper in the Council Chamber

Middlesex Guildhall entrance
Decorated with a frieze showing Henry III granting a charter to Westminster, the fine entrance to the Middlesex Guildhall, built between 1906 and 1913

Middlesex Guildhall
The Middlesex Guildhall on the south-west corner of Parliament Square in London. Built between 1906 and 1913, in 2007 it was closed for refurbishment for conversion into the site of the new Supreme

Rochester Guildhall, Kent
An organ grinder drags her organ along the High Street at Rochester, Kent, passing the Guildhall : Baggins wonderful bookshop is further down the street to the left

Crumbs from the rich mans table, Guildhall, London by S. B

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