Comments on: At Fishmongers’ Hall

By: Richard Lyman

Richard Lyman — Wed, 25 Dec 2024 03:20:23 +0000

I have tried to download Ms. Gooderham’s biography of Sir John Leman to no avail. Can she or someone send me a fresh link or PDF? Thanks.

By: Jo Gooderham

Jo Gooderham — Sat, 06 Jan 2024 20:41:00 +0000

My biography of Sir John Leman 1544-1632, Fishmonger Lord Mayor of London 1616, is on the website of the school he founded in Beccles, in the section on history.

sirjohnleman.co.uk

By: Grahame Lovekin

Grahame Lovekin — Thu, 21 Sep 2023 14:28:42 +0000

Sharing a surname with John Lovekyn, albeit now spelt Lovekin, a prominent fishmonger and Lord Mayor of London on four occasions in the 14th century I am of the understanding that his London mansion stood on the site of the current Fishmongers Hall. Upon his death in August 1368 the property passed to William Walworth his apprentice and successor and after him to Henry Preston, another fishmonger who left the property to the Fishmongers Guild to use as their hall.
Could I ask, if there are there any remains of the original buiding still existing or more important to my current investigations any records containing details of the foresaid John Lovekyn that occur in your achives.
The photographs display a most magnificant building that I would dearly love to see in person if at all possible.

By: Peter Metaxas

Peter Metaxas — Mon, 07 Oct 2019 01:54:36 +0000

Thank you once again for taking us away to such wonderful places. It hard to believe such grandeur exists.

By: Maureen Cocklin (nee Buckle)

Maureen Cocklin (nee Buckle) — Mon, 25 Mar 2019 23:34:01 +0000

I worked in Adelaide House for 25 years. It’s directly opposite Fishmongers Hall. The last few years I worked there I was working evenings. If there was a function at the hall I could see directly into the main reception area. I would loved to have looked around there so these picture show me what I was missing. If you look at Adelaide House and Fishmongers Hall the style of the buildings are very similar except Adelaide House is a few floors higher.

By: Shawdian

Shawdian — Sun, 13 Nov 2016 20:01:29 +0000

Beautiful

By: Anne Hasted

Anne Hasted — Tue, 07 Jun 2016 09:38:24 +0000

Thankyou ANNIE for bringing up the dagger , the performance of THE RED DAGGER [by Heathcote Williams] was brilliantly read [ and by heart ] recently at Housemans in Kings cross.

By: VP

VP — Wed, 16 Dec 2015 11:09:43 +0000

Sat here in a bleak and dreary office at work, and have been immensely cheered up and enlightened by this article. What an interesting city we are lucky enough to live in.

Thank you!

By: Carolyn Badcock - nee Hooper

Carolyn Badcock - nee Hooper — Sun, 15 Nov 2015 12:47:24 +0000

It always leaves me in raptures…….to be “taken” into these magnificent pieces of English history via your superb photography.

Thanks as always, gentle author.

By: Annie

Annie — Sat, 14 Nov 2015 12:07:18 +0000

Well done on your beautiful pictures of the hall !
Donald I am afraid you have confused some of your stories. The dagger at FH was allegedly used by William Walworth to stab Wat Tyler during the Peasants Revolt 1381. He was Lord Mayor at the time and a prominent figure of the fishmongers company .
Juliet -John Leman is portrayed in a fabulous pageant scroll dating from 1616 , you are correct , he too is a famous Fishmonger Mayor !
There is some debate as to whether the Funeral Pall was created by Nuns. The embroidery was of such high quality it is believed it was produced by professional embroiderers and the detail on the faces so exquisite – the work of one man.
The photographs of the paintings are wonderful too !