Worshipful Company of Drapers

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The Worshipful Company of Drapers is one of the historic Great Twelve livery companies of the City of London, originally representing the drapery and woollen cloth trade and now functioning primarily as a charitable and ceremonial institution.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf City of London livery company
charitable organisation
livery company
affiliation Church of England NERFINISHED
associatedWith Drapers' Gardens area of the City of London NERFINISHED
charitableFocus community support
education
heritage and the arts
relief of poverty
coatOfArmsFeature three crowns
three sunbeams issuing from clouds
country United Kingdom
currentFunction ceremonial role
charitable activities
educational support
philanthropy
foundedAsGuildFor drapers
governedBy Court of Assistants NERFINISHED
hallLocatedIn City of London NERFINISHED
Throgmorton Street NERFINISHED
hasArchives Drapers' Company archives NERFINISHED
hasCharterFrom King Edward III NERFINISHED
hasHeadquarters Drapers' Hall NERFINISHED
hasOfficer Master NERFINISHED
Wardens
hasRoyalCharter true
hasWebsite https://www.thedrapers.co.uk/
historicalActivity inspection of cloth quality
protection of members' trading privileges
regulation of cloth trade in London
jurisdiction City of London NERFINISHED
language English
locatedIn City of London
London NERFINISHED
membershipType freemen
liverymen
motto Unto God Only Be Honour and Glory
originalIndustry drapery trade
woollen cloth trade
participatesIn Civic ceremonies of the City of London
Lord Mayor's Show NERFINISHED
partOf Great Twelve City Livery Companies NERFINISHED
rankAmongLiveryCompanies third
supports almshouses
schools
universities
typeOfCharity grant-making charity
usesPostNominal none (company, not individual honour)

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Livery companies of the City of London hasPart Worshipful Company of Drapers