Comments on: At Stationers’ Hall

By: Sheila O'Connell

Sheila O'Connell — Tue, 26 Feb 2019 00:26:52 +0000

Stephen College, the ‘Protestant joiner’, who made the beautiful panelling in the Stationers’ Hall was an anti-Catholic extremist. He was charged with sedition for producing propaganda (including many ballads and prints) against the succession to the throne of the Catholic James II. He was hanged and quartered in 1681.

By: Colin

Colin — Thu, 31 May 2018 17:33:22 +0000

When I was ‘in the print’ I went to a lot of lunch-time meetings there in the wonderful hall. It also has a good specialist library from which it has been remarkably difficult to extract information

By: Gary Arber

Gary Arber — Wed, 30 May 2018 22:22:17 +0000

I notice that the Fire Exit sign is on a piece of wood that has been fixed to the door at a later date.
It appears that if a fire broke out in 1674 everyone had to take a chance on how to get clear.

By: Jennifer Newbold

Jennifer Newbold — Wed, 30 May 2018 14:54:55 +0000

Dear G.A., Thank you for providing me with a virtual visit to a building I probably would otherwise never get to see. It is breathtaking in its majesty! And an astonishing homage to the power of the written word. They knew what they were about, the Stationers. I’m glad that it remains as a testament to their work. Verbum (Domini) Manet In Aeternum.

By: Patricia

Patricia — Wed, 30 May 2018 13:44:04 +0000

It’s an education to read your posts GA. I always learn something from them, thank you. The photos are superb and as I scroll down through them it is as if I am strolling through the buildings and around the quiet nooks and crannies surrounding them.

By: Geoff Stocker

Geoff Stocker — Wed, 30 May 2018 12:54:59 +0000

Lovely to see inside another of London’s livery companies and to know something of its history. Recently The Stationers ‘Company gave an award for excellence to that fine publication Slightly Foxed who are located in Hoxton Square .

By: Rick Armiger

Rick Armiger — Wed, 30 May 2018 12:31:00 +0000

You lucky stationers.
Wish we model makers could have a hall… (it could be quite small…)

By: Lynne Perrella

Lynne Perrella — Wed, 30 May 2018 10:19:37 +0000

Stunning! I love anything that has a heraldic vibe — Clearly this is nirvana for that kind of
stately beauty. And knowing the traditions behind the grand hall……even better.

On another Spitalfields Life topic…..I am in the midst of reading a book about London Mudlarkers (“London in Fragments”), and am thrilled to know more about their discoveries. Seeing these rare fragments, and hearing about their back stories has given me an unexpected perspective of The Bigger Picture. As we say here: “Thanks, I needed that!”.

Thanks for shining a light every day.

By: Bailey Jones

Bailey Jones — Wed, 30 May 2018 08:27:21 +0000

Interesting lexical detail about the link between stationary and stationery. I will get plenty of mileage out of that one.

By: Venetia Horton

Venetia Horton — Wed, 30 May 2018 08:19:40 +0000

I had the privilege of visit this place many years ago for the launch of some stationery product – blue writing paper if I remember correctly.
This was where the Translators of the King James Bible met to read and check their work. When they had nearly finished their translations they all came to Stationers Hall to read every single word ALOUD to check flow, cadence and sense. Surviving work books show the minute adjustments they made (the addition of a comma; the insertion of ‘and’ or ‘the’) to ensure the text could be read easily and thus ensure comprehension.
Adam Nicolson’s Power and Glory: the Making of the King James Bible tells this fascinating story.