The Worshipful Company of Plumbers crest

The Worshipful Company of Plumbers is one of the livery companies of the

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. The organisation received the right to regulate medieval plumbers, who were, among other things, responsible for fashioning

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s, in 1365. It was incorporated under a

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in 1611. Today, the company is no longer a

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, instead existing as a charitable institution. (The company retains a link to plumbing by awarding

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s and prizes in the general building industry.) The Plumbers' Company ranks thirty-first in the order of precedence of Livery Companies. Its mottoes are ''Justicia Et Pax'',

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for ''Justice and Peace'', and ''In God Is All Our Hope''. Court members have included

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and Paul Flatt.

External links

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References

Plumbers A plumber is a tradesperson who specializes in installing and maintaining systems used for potable (drinking) water, and for sewage and drainage in plumbing systems.

1365 establishments in England {{London-stub