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All images and text reproduced by kind permission of the Worshipful Society of Apothecaries of London |
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For further details of the Society follow this link |
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By arrangement with the Society, the Worshipful Company of Spectacle Makers hold their Court meetings and social functions in the Apothecaries' Great Hall, Court Room and Parlour. |
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The Entrance The entrance to the Hall in Black Friars Lane. Although the Hall underwent major re-development in the 1980s, its external appearance has altered little since the late-eighteenth century. It is the oldest extant livery company Hall in the City, with the first-floor structure and arrangement of the Great Hall, Court Room and Parlour remaining as re-built between 1668 and 1670. |
The Courtyard The Courtyard, with the entrance to the Hall in the far left corner and on the right, the entrance to the Worshipful Company of Spectacle Makers office. The Great Hall is on the first floor behind the large windows at the back of the Courtyard. |
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Entrance Hall The Entrance Hall featuring the staircase, dating from just after the Great Fire, and a cabinet displaying a selection of apothecaries' drug jars. |
The Great Hall The windows on the east and west sides of the Hall contain stained glass Coats of Arms of Past Masters and former Officers of the Society, and portraits hang on the walls. The Irish oak panelling in the Great Hall dates from 1671. There is a carved screen at the south end of the room, a minstrels' gallery at the north end, and an oak floor. |
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The Great Hall laid out for a Livery Dinner. |
The Court Room The Court Room is carpeted, and completely panelled in oak in a style similar to that in the Great Hall. The room is dominated by two large stained glass windows, one depicting the Society's Coat of Arms, the other the Stuart royal Arms. |
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A second view of the Court Room Portraits adorn the walls and the painting which hangs over the fireplace is that of Gideon de Laune, Royal Apothecary to Queen Anne and founder of the Society. It was presented to the Society of Apothecaries in 1641 |
The Parlour The Parlour is a carpeted, brightly lit and air-conditioned room and is well suited for small meetings and receptions. |
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The room contains a large, wall-to-wall showcase in which many of the Society's apothecaries' drug jars and pill tiles are displayed. It adjoins the Court Room and there is a connecting door between them. |
