The Annual Livery Halls Walk, wonderfully well organised each year by the Worshipful Company of Environmental Cleaners, took place on Monday 4 September.
It saw 20 Masters and their Consorts crocodile the square mile, visiting 40 of the 41 Livery halls in the City – the exception being the Gunmakers’ Hall which is located, apparently for historical safety reasons, just outside Aldgate and the old City Walls.
The Master completing the Halls Walk – hot but determined
The walk, which lasted all day, was carefully and expertly led by Environmental Cleaners Liveryman, Sean Canty, and shepherded by the Company’s Wardens and Clerk.
The Mistress Farmer and I managed to survive the nine and a half miles but, with temperatures on the day close to 30 degrees and the Masters all suited and booted, wearing Livery gowns, chains, badges and hats, frequent stops for water and other refreshments proved essential, and of course highly enjoyable.
The morning stop for Madeira Wine was at Ironmongers’ Hall, lunch was taken at Pewterers’ Hall, with afternoon refreshments at the Furniture Makers’ hall.
There was a final stop, for a very welcome beer, at Southwark Cathedral.
A brief stop at Haberdashers’ Hall
With representation from across the Livery, from the Great Twelve to the very newest Company; the Nurses, this was a really wonderful opportunity to spread the word about the Farmers and to talk and with other Companies about how they combine fellowship with charitable good works and all their other activities.
A fascinating and very enjoyable, if rather warm, day.
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