Journeyman
Ideal for those at the beginning of their career in optics and vision care looking for extra support.
Founded in 1629, our purpose is the same now as it was then. We support better vision for all.
Today, you do not have to be involved in making spectacles to join our Company. Our members represent over 35 different professions in eye health, sight loss and many other fields. Through them, our reach spreads out from the City of London, right across the world.
We seek to inspire future generations committed to visionary eye care, building on our rich heritage of almost 400 years.
We’re interested in everything that can be done to prevent unnecessary sight loss and increase access to work, sport and culture for people with partial or full sight loss.
To find out more, click below – or, even better, come and join us!
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10 October 2024, 8:00 am
Join the Distillers' Company for an Inter-Livery Golf challenge!
12 October 2024, 1:00 pm
Join the Society on a family-friendly tour of UCL's Egyptian & Sudanese collections, open to members, Journeymen, friends and family.
30 October 2024, 12:00 pm
There are twenty one elephants in Spitalfields market! Can you find them all? A scavenger hunt in the heart of London makes for an ideal half term activity.
31 October 2024, 11:45 am
Join Gaynor and Huntly for a day of golf at their local club, followed by drinks and a meal at their local wine bar.
05 November 2024, 6:30 pm
Meet the new Master Spectacle Maker Mike Harris, and have your chance to ask him any questions about his personal connection to the Company and Optometry.
09 November 2024, 10:30 am
The Lord Mayor's Show parade is an unmissable spectacle of costumes, music, pageantry and history.
11 November 2024, 11:30 am
A private tour of the Trinity House in Tower Hill, London, with refreshments.
20 November 2024, 11:00 am
Book for the Festival of St Cecilia service and fundraiser for Help Musicians at St Paul's Cathedral.
25 November 2024, 6:00 pm
Book now for The Spectacle Makers' Annual Lecture delivered by Professor James G. Fujimoto at the RSM, 1 Wimpole Street W1G 0AE.
05 December 2024, 12:30 pm
Liverymen are invited to book now for the ever-popular December Court Luncheon.
13 December 2024, 3:00 pm
Liverymen based in or near the north of England are invited to book for the annual winter gathering in Sheffield.
08 January 2025, 2:30 pm
Book by 1 June 2024 to secure your place at a classic West End spectacle starring Julian Clary and Jane McDonald.
13 March 2025, 12:30 pm
[Booking opens 10 January 2025]. Put a Spring into your Step at the Spectacle Makers' Spring Court Lunch. Bookings may be made by Liverymen or by Corporate Supporters.
The Worshipful Company of Spectacle Makers is an open company, which means we welcome members with professional backgrounds beyond the vision care and sight loss sectors.
Ideal for those at the beginning of their career in optics and vision care looking for extra support.
Applying for Freedom of the Company is the first step to joining a community committed to better vision for all.
An invitation to the Livery, the highest level of membership, is a life long commitment.