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Blacksmiths' Company
The Worshipful Company of Blacksmiths ranks fortieth among the ancient livery company, livery companies of the City of London. First mentioned in a Public records, Court record of 1299, London's blacksmiths evolved from a Religion, religious fraternity into a merchant guild, guild before being granted the status of a Livery company, Company by Royal Charter in 1571. The Blacksmiths' Company originally determined trade regulations and standards from the City, but their rights gradually diminished as London expanded outwards. By the end of the eighteenth century, little remained of its former powers and so the Company did not the renew the lease of Blacksmiths' Hall which expired in 1785. Background Trustees continued to administer the Blacksmiths' funds. From 1828 there was a renewed energy on the social aspects of the Company. After 1890 there was a renewed connection with the craft of blacksmithing, and by 1934 this extended throughout Great Britain rather than just the City ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Blacksmiths Arms, Spring Gardens (geograph 2668633)
''The'' is a grammatical Article (grammar), article in English language, English, denoting nouns that are already or about to be mentioned, under discussion, implied or otherwise presumed familiar to listeners, readers, or speakers. It is the definite article in English. ''The'' is the Most common words in English, most frequently used word in the English language; studies and analyses of texts have found it to account for seven percent of all printed English-language words. It is derived from gendered articles in Old English which combined in Middle English and now has a single form used with nouns of any gender. The word can be used with both singular and plural nouns, and with a noun that starts with any letter. This is different from many other languages, which have different forms of the definite article for different genders or numbers. Pronunciation In most dialects, "the" is pronounced as (with the voiced dental fricative followed by a schwa) when followed by a con ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
