Cordwainers' Hall, Distaff Lane

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Cordwainers' Hall, Distaff Lane

Thomas Hosmer Shepherd (1793-1864)

Price

£3,250

Signed

Signed

Medium

Monochrome watercolour with pencil

Dimensions

3 ¾ x 5 ¾ inches

Illustrated

[James Elmes], London and Its Environs in the Nineteenth Century…Illustrated ... by Thomas H Shepherd, London: Jones & Co, 1828-31, facing page 89 (engraved by J Greig)

Exhibited

'Bliss Was It in That Dawn To Be Alive, 1750-1850',
Chris Beetles Gallery, London, October 2008, no 235;
'The London Show 1750-2025', Chris Beetles Gallery, London, March 2025

'Cordwainer's Hall, Distaff Lane
On the north side of Distaff Lane is Cordwainers' Hall; a handsome convenient building, consisting of several rooms, the principal of which contains portraits of King William and Queen Mary. A new stone front has been added to this building; over the centre window of which is a medallion, representing a country girl, spinning with a distaff, in allusion to the name of the lane; and at the top is a carving of the company's arms.
Gerard's-hall-Inn, on the south side of Basing Lane, is built upon the remains of a mansion-house, formerly belonging to the ancient family of Gysors, some of whom served the principal offices in the magistracy.'
London and Its Environs, 1829, page 90

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