11. The Worshipful Company of Architects, September 23, 2021
The emblem of the Architects
On 23 September 2021, I was invited to the Worshipful Company of Architects’ Installation Court Lunch as guest of Philip Cooper, Master Architect. The Installation Service and Ceremony had taken place earlier at St Lawrence Jury.
The
Company is a modern Livery Company, at number 98 in the precedence of Livery
companies. The Company promotes quality architecture in the City of London and
the architectural profession globally; it supports education through awards and
prizes as well as a range of charities related to the City. The Architects and
Water Conservators have much in common in areas such as sustainability, be it housing
or commercial properties
Over
Lunch, there was much talk and excitement in the recovery to London and the use
by the Company of Temple Bar. Temple Bar is the only
surviving gateway to the City of London, where it once stood at the junction
where the Strand meets Fleet Street. Sir Christopher Wren’s
Temple Bar marked the gateway to the City of London for 200 years. It was then
rebuilt at Theobalds Park, Cheshunt to form a grand entrance to a country
estate. Later it was rebuilt in Paternoster Square, where it remains
My
thanks go to the Master Architect and his colleagues.
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