Worshipful Company of Gold and Silver Wyre Drawers
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The Worshipful Company of Gold and Silver Wyre Drawers is one of the Livery Companies
of the City of London
. The Gold and Silver Wyre Drawers were incorporated by Royal Charter
in 1693; the City granted it the status of a Livery Company in 1780. The craft originally associated with the Company, the making of gold and silver thread for uniforms or ceremonial clothing, has declined but is still practiced. In addition, the Company functions as a charitable body.
The Gold and Silver Wyre Drawers' Company ranks seventy-fourth in the order of precedence
for Livery Companies. Its motto is Amicitiam Trahit Amor, Latin for Love leads to friendship — or, more literally, "love draws friendship," a punning reference to the guild's craft.
The Gold and Silver Wyre Drawers' Company also has a Masonic Lodge associated with it. Membership is open only to Liverymen of the Company. The Lodge draws its name from the Company motto and is called "The Lodge of Love and Friendship". It is numbered No.6123 on the Register of the United Grand Lodge of England
and was consecrated on 29 October 1945.
Livery Company
The Livery Companies are 108 trade associations in the City of London, almost all of which are known as the "Worshipful Company of" the relevant trade, craft or profession. The medieval Companies originally developed as guilds and were responsible for the regulation of their trades, controlling,...
of the City of London
City of London
The City of London is a small area within Greater London, England. It is the historic core of London around which the modern conurbation grew and has held city status since time immemorial. The City’s boundaries have remained almost unchanged since the Middle Ages, and it is now only a tiny part of...
. The Gold and Silver Wyre Drawers were incorporated by Royal Charter
Royal Charter
A royal charter is a formal document issued by a monarch as letters patent, granting a right or power to an individual or a body corporate. They were, and are still, used to establish significant organizations such as cities or universities. Charters should be distinguished from warrants and...
in 1693; the City granted it the status of a Livery Company in 1780. The craft originally associated with the Company, the making of gold and silver thread for uniforms or ceremonial clothing, has declined but is still practiced. In addition, the Company functions as a charitable body.
The Gold and Silver Wyre Drawers' Company ranks seventy-fourth in the order of precedence
Order of precedence
An order of precedence is a sequential hierarchy of nominal importance of items. Most often it is used in the context of people by many organizations and governments...
for Livery Companies. Its motto is Amicitiam Trahit Amor, Latin for Love leads to friendship — or, more literally, "love draws friendship," a punning reference to the guild's craft.
The Gold and Silver Wyre Drawers' Company also has a Masonic Lodge associated with it. Membership is open only to Liverymen of the Company. The Lodge draws its name from the Company motto and is called "The Lodge of Love and Friendship". It is numbered No.6123 on the Register of the United Grand Lodge of England
United Grand Lodge of England
The United Grand Lodge of England is the main governing body of freemasonry within England and Wales and in other, predominantly ex-British Empire and Commonwealth countries outside the United Kingdom. It is the oldest Grand Lodge in the world, deriving its origin from 1717...
and was consecrated on 29 October 1945.