Painter-Stainers Court & Livery Dinner
11th March 2025Painters Hall
The Master of the Painter-Stainers, Dr David Keats, was kind enough to invite me to the Painter-Stainers Court and Livery Dinner at the Painters Hall.
It is always a pleasure to visit this hall, as they have an interesting selection of art on display, including painting and sculpture, and I always learn something new!
A most enjoyable dinner, with fine food and good company - I was seated opposite the new Master Wheelwright (my neighbour's successor) and also a past Master of the Painter-Stainers and his wife. Apparently in his time, the Pipe Makers regularly held their courts and dinners at the Painters Hall, possibly because the company gowns and treasures were stored there!
We also discussed phoenix - the Painter-Stainers have a phoenix on their coat of arms as their hall has been rebuilt twice, not unlike the reason we have phoenix on our arms!