Lord of the Manor

The Lord Mayor, Commonalty and Citizens

of the

City of London

Bankers:

Child & Co, 1 Fleet Street,

London EC4Y 1BD

www.guildablemanor.org

Senior Patrons

The High Steward of Southwark

HHJ Peter Beaumont QC

The Recorder of London

The High Bailiff of Southwark

Charles Henty

The Secondary of London & Under Sheriff

Foreman

Michael Honnoraty

Hon Auditors

Dr Ian Wingfield

Prof Frederick Trowman

GVILDABLE MANOR

Colechurch House

London Bridge Walk, London SE1 2SX

020 7394 1271

Clerk of the Manor

Tony Sharp

clerk@guildablemanor.org

www.guildablemanor.org

The City of London’s Guildable Manor

of the

Town and Borough of Southwark

and Brief history of the Southwark Manors and Courts Leet:

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History

Charter of 1327

Map of Guildable Manor

The Manor Seal and Badge

Map of the Southwark City and other Manors

Current Officers

Events Calendar for 2013

Foreman’s Biography

Annual Letter 2012

Annual Letter 2011

Annual Letter 2010

Annual Letter 2009

The three Southwark Courts Leet retain the right to sit for their customary business as a limited jurisdiction under the ‘Administration of Justice Act 1977; §23 (1)(a) Sch 4 Pt III’.

Earliest beginnings

Manors and their Courts Leet are usually thought to be an anachronistic remnant of rural areas and so it may come as a surprise that three of them have had a continuous history and operation since the mediaeval period in the heart of central London. The area of the Guildable Manor is almost certainly coterminous with the original bridge-head settlement of the ‘Suthringa Geweorc’ mentioned in the Burghal Hidage of circa 880 AD. In Domesday Book of 1086 it is an estate with taxable revenues as a landing place and bridge crossing, with the interests shared between the king and the local earl. The first of these was Godwin and thence his son Harold who lost the Battle of Hastings. William I ‘the Conqueror’ then gave the interest to his half-brother, Bishop Odo, and later to his son-in-law the Earl Warenne of Surrey. “The Men of Southwark” giving evidence on oath in Domesday are the same ‘View of Frankpledge’ Court summonsed to this day. The charter of 1327 refers to it as ‘the town of Southwark’ and the charter of 1550 as ‘the town and borough of Southwark’. The informal name ‘Guildable’ for the manor derives from the collection of tolls and taxes on goods bound to the City across the Bridge and was first recorded in 1377, it was adopted to distinguish this part of Southwark from all of the other neighbouring manors which were referred to as ‘in Southwark’. These taxes were eventually waived. From the first parliament to call ‘burgess’ representatives, of 1295, Southwark had two MPs; which indicates its formal recognition as a ‘borough’ although its burgesses had no charter of incorporation.

Edward III’s Charter and Quit Rents

In 1327 the City of London acquired the interests for a fee farm of £11 per annum from Edward III. The original Charter, approved by Parliament, is still in the Guildhall Record Office. The formal reason for the City wanting control was because of the difficulties of judicial process and arrest of miscreants who could make-off to the Surrey bank out of the City’s jurisdiction; no doubt the potential of Southwark becoming a competitive alternative for the City markets also exercised the Corporation. This payment is still made, by the Foreman and officers of the Manor, usually in March, when the Jurors are summoned to an Exchequer Court, held in Southwark, by the Queen’s Remembrancer, the Senior Master of the Superior Court of England & Wales of the Royal Courts of Justice, as a ‘Quit Rent’ on behalf of the City. This is a specific requirement of the Charter of 1327.

The City Bailiff took up his duties in 1328, on the retirement of the last King’s Bailiff, and there is a complete record of the incumbents of the office from then to the present day. In 1462 the original charter was confirmed and extended by Edward IV who added the right to hold an annual fair from 7th ‘til 9th of September and the jurisdiction of a “Pie Powder Court”. This strange term is a mispronunciation from Norman-French meaning “dusty feet”, a reference to itinerants. The court was necessary for hearing and acting on the cases of visitors and traders at such events without reference to a higher court. A Steward was appointed in 1542 and likewise a complete list of those who have served in this capacity is available. Both officials usually had other Guildhall appointments and duties, most often as the Bridge Masters, for the Bridge House-Yard was situated in the Manor off Tooley Street.

Edward VI’s Charter

In 1550 the City decided to acquire from the Crown the two neighbouring manors. Henry VIII had received or bought these from Bermondsey Abbey and the Archbishop of Canterbury during the dissolution of the monasteries. The City decided to do so because in the period from 1327 the built-up area of Southwark had spread beyond the original area of the Guildable Manor and the same problems of law enforcement and competitive and unregulated trade presented a challenge to the City’s authority in Southwark from the neighbouring manors. The 1550 Charter, of Edward VI, granted all of the rights and privileges over these manors (eventually known as the King’s Manor and the Great Liberty) as those enjoyed in the Guildable. The purchase price was agreed at £647 2s 1d for the land of the two newly acquired manors and 500 Marks for the feudal incidents relating to the three manors together. The Quit Rent for the Guildable was reserved and retained by the Crown.

The Corporation did not actually pay these sums from its own resources but from the wealth it held in trust to maintain London Bridge free of charges. This was derived from bequests and also the rents from the buildings on the Bridge administered from the ‘Bridge House’ in Tooley Street; hence the trust’s name of ‘Bridge House Estates’. No doubt the City fathers explained this dubious exercise away as an investment for the benefit of the Bridge, a financial arrangement which would not pass scrutiny in later times. Indeed, the City’s practical authority in Southwark went into decline when it was decided, in 1820, that income from the Charter lands could only be applied to the benefit of the Bridge and not used for the civil administration of the Borough. This was the legal advice of the then Recorder of London~High Steward of Southwark, John Silvester, to whom we owe the present procedural ‘charges’ of the Manor’s ceremonial. To this day the Bridge House Estates remains one of the major property owners in this area. Its symbol, the Bridge Mark, is affixed to many buildings here and as such it is the oldest symbol signifying civic authority in Southwark. The Mark has been incorporated into the 1996 College of Arms grant of an heraldic Southwark Badge and is also incorporated on the Manor’s Seal. The Estates still pay the Jurors fee. The Chief Commoner, the title of the chair of the Estates committee, of the year attends the ‘Bridge House-Yard Dinner’ in Southwark with the Manor Officers, a tradition stretching back to the annual ‘Audit Feast’ when the bridge trust accounts were scrutinised in the Bridge House.

As part of the changes from 1550 an Alderman was appointed by the Court of Aldermen to oversee the new responsibilities held by the Bridge Masters; the Southwark Manors were now termed as ‘The Ward of Bridge Without’. The post quickly became a sinecure and eventually was the nominal office for the senior Alderman past the Chair to enjoy a semi-retirement in, the Steward, Bailiff and Manorial officers looking after the practical administration of ‘the Borough’ as the main part of Southwark was always termed. The last Alderman of this ‘Ward’ (the resident inhabitants and Livery never had directly elected representatives in Guildhall) retired in 1978 and the position was abolished by merging it with Bridge Ward in the City proper. The Alderman of the ‘Ward of Bridge and Bridge Without’ is entertained annually by the Manor to maintain this link.

Under a general Charter of Edward IV of 1461 concerned with confirming and extending the City’s rights the Corporation was allowed to nominate a magistrate to the Commission of the Peace of Surrey; this was exercised with the local borough court presided over by the senior Aldermen and Lord Mayor. This power was not exercised until 1606 when the magistrate was set up with a house, court room and lock-up in the Bridge Masters precinct and salaried by them to administer the City’s jurisdiction in regard to its Southwark Surrey manors. The officer was styled ‘The Justice of the Bridge Yard’, the last died in harness in 1835 and no further appointments were made; the new magistrates courts and Metropolitan Police system had made the role redundant. The ‘late’ Lord Mayor and the Sheriffs ‘elect’ attend a feast with the Manor each year to commemorate this connection.

The City’s Southwark Town Halls, other Courts and their Jurisdictions

The Guildable Manor Court Leet was recorded as assembling at the Bridge House-Yard in 1539. With the acquisition by the City of the other two Manors and the extensive responsibilities pertaining to them, in 1550, it was decided to create a separate forum for this, effectively a Justice Room and lock-up for the Lord Mayor and City officers. This was to be the redundant parish church of Southwark, St Margaret’s, available since 1540 because the parishioners had been granted the Priory of St Mary Overie (the present Southwark Cathedral) by Henry VIII, as a consequence of his dissolution of that house. This, the first, ‘town hall’ was provided by inserting a floor at the level of the gallery for a court room and by blocking in the windows below that for cells. It was known variously as ‘St Margaret’s Justice House’, the ‘Town Hall’, ‘Justice Room’ or ‘Court House’ and eventually as the ‘Borough Compter’. This was destroyed in the great fire of Southwark, in 1676, the lock-up part was eventually rehoused in Tooley Street. The Court House remained on the original site and was replaced with a new town hall in 1685, the ground floor was let to the ‘King’s Arms’ public house.

The City surrendered one of its Charter rights, that of holding and controlling markets in Southwark, when it agreed to the ‘Borough Market (Southwark) Act’ of 1756. This moved the market from the main thoroughfare and eased traffic flow to London Bridge. The replacement facility was to be administered by independent local Trustees and was set up off the main street where its four acre site still continues in its role. From that date the Guildable Manor court ceased to appoint from its number officers described as ‘Supervisors of the Market’.

The James II town hall fell into disrepair and was replaced in 1793; with the decline in the practical civic activity of the City’s officers in Southwark in the following decades, the Bridge House Estates demanded that it be surrendered to them for redevelopment. Because of the town and port’s expansion the site was more valuable. It was closed and the site was leased in 1859 to the London and County Bank which built a new building and hence named ‘Town Hall Chambers’. In 1999 the structure was refurbished as licensed premises at street level with apartments above and was formally opened by the Guildable Manor officers, thus reviving our connection with a site going back 450 years.

The Court Leet of the Guildable Manor then began to meet at the old London Bridge Hotel (now 2 Borough High Street) until the Borough Market Trustees built themselves a new office with a Court Room on Southwark Street in 1932, which is where the Jury assembled until 1999. Since then a number of appropriate and dignified venues have been used due to the larger numbers needing to be accommodated. These have included the Southwark Cathedral Library, the Greater London Authority’s City Hall, the Glaziers Hall and in recent years the Amigo Hall, of St George’s Cathedral.

Aside from the Manorial Courts there were also others. The Charter of 1550 gave the City the right to appoint the Southwark Coroner an anomaly removed only in 1990, the court room is in Tennis Street. Furthermore, there were Courts and Prisons of Royal Prerogative based in the Borough, the Marshalsea and King’s Bench, eventually they became simply gaols for civil debtors and closed in 1842 when the courts ceased to send debtors to them. There were also Ecclesiastic Courts, mainly related before the Reformation to the political duties of the leading Bishops. The manor on the east-side of the high street (the later ‘Great Liberty’) belonged to the Archbishop of Canterbury, but the neighbouring manor to the west of the Guildable was that of the Bishop of Winchester, the Clink and its notorious prison. This gave rise to conflicts of jurisdiction, most notably with the Magistrates of Surrey who also operated in the Borough. Indeed until 1760, when they removed to the Union Hall in Union Street, they sat at the City’s Town Hall, using the rights of a lease obtained before the City acquired it. The Surrey Justices also had their own gaol on the high street, a converted inn, the White Lyon. This was eventually rehoused in the King’s Bench prison when that moved to the Borough Road, but from 1799 the new Surrey County Gaol was opened at Newington Causeway behind the recently completed new County Sessions House of 1794, on Horsemonger Lane/ Harper Road. Executions took place there until its closure in 1878 (HMP Brixton replaced it). A new Court building had already opened in 1875, it was in turn replaced by the present Inner London Sessions House from 1921 but this was now the ‘county’ criminal court for London. The Recorder of Southwark now resides there.

The increase in crime has led to major new court developments based in other boroughs in the Greater London area to supplement the Newington Sessions House. In 1964 Southwark Crown Court was opened at English Grounds near London Bridge for local requirements, giving the borough two Crown Courts. Since 1994 the Crown Court for the west London Boroughs, previously based at Knighstbridge, was rehoused in Southwark as Blackfriars Crown Court. When the decision was taken to separate the judiciary and legislature, in 2007, by transforming the House of Lords Judicial Committee of Law Lords into the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom it was given the Middlesex Guildhall in Parliament Square as its residence. This meant that the crown court judges sitting there were displaced and they too went to the Southwark Crown Court, in 2007, the senior judge holding the title of the Recorder of Westminster. Apart from these four crown courts (ILCC Newington, Southwark, Wesminster, Blackfriars) Southwark’s local magistrates sit at two courts in the borough, Tower Bridge and Camberwell Green Magistrates Courts. With the increase in their responsibilities the Stipendiary Magistrates of these has been recognised since 2008 by their new title of District Judge (MC).

Few boroughs can boast a single major Court, Southwark has seven jurisdictions as explained above and this unique arrangement is reflected once a year at the Justices and Jurors Dinner, held in May by the Manor, when we entertain all of the senior resident Judges.

Legal Status: Relationship with the ‘Old Bailey’ and Jurors Summons

From the late Georgian period the City began to appoint as High Steward the incumbent Recorder of London, ie the senior Judge of the Central Criminal Court at the Old Bailey, with the office of High Bailiff of the Manors being a supplementary role of the Under Sheriff & Secondary ie the senior administrative officer of that Court from 1885. That is so to the present day, the Writs summonsing the jurors are issued out of the Old Bailey under the Secondary’s Seal.

The Manor Jurors therefore had a number of officials and authorities to assist them in correcting their ‘presentments’ and to whom they could make complaint about the problems associated with this burgeoning urban area, second in population only to the City of London in course of time. Yet the Jurors were the effective representatives of the inhabitants who could in any other location have enjoyed full burgess and municipal corporate rights. From the late Georgian period repeated attempts were made to have the Southwark Manors incorporated fully into the City, or alternatively to secure effective independence. The campaigns were led by active members of the three City manorial courts. With the growth of the metropolis and the development of Vestry Boards and ‘civil’ parishes in the London County, Lord Salisbury’s Government made these full local authorities, as London Metropolitan Boroughs, from 1900. The issue of the Southwark Manors was brought to a head by this proposal and as the City resisted overtures from Southwark representatives, local institutions and the Jurors for full integration it was by default that the three Manors became parts of two of the new municipal councils created by this scheme, that of Southwark and of Bermondsey. In 1965 the creation of the Greater London Council, incorporating the London County Council area and parts of the Home Counties, merged Bermondsey and Southwark with Camberwell to form the London Borough of Southwark. However, all of these civic reorganisations have not affected the functioning of the City’s rights and the summonsing and empanelling of the Manor Courts Leet.

Other Ceremonial Activities

The form for holding the Southwark Courts Leet is based on a document of 1664, itself a revision of an earlier format of 1561. It has certain differences of detail to that of other Courts held elsewhere dating from 1650, almost certainly because the City could draft laws for itself and so the format for this was based on local traditions and conditions. The Assize & Assay is directed at the quality of wine, ale, bread and meats. The Assize of Buildings & Survey relates to the duties to oversee the maintenance of highways and buildings, ie what became planning and building regulations. The Jury of the Manor also sits annually as the Summoned Queen’s Remembrancer’s Court of Exchequer to tender the City’s Quit Rents to the Crown for the Manor as required under the Charter of 1327. That document is recited, the Court is empanelled and the Queen’s Remembrancer is called to receive the payment as required and this is rendered by the Foreman and Officers by being publicly placed onto the Exchequer Cloth. This is preceded by a Thanksgiving Service for the new Freedom recipients earlier that day. It is followed by a formal Luncheon at which the new Freemen give readings from Alderman Bernard’s ‘Rules for the Conduct of Life’. The Manor hosts many senior City figures to this, usually any newly elected Aldermen to introduce them to the ‘Southwark side’ as well as senior representatives of the Livery and also from the other two guilds of the City which have a formal relationship with Southwark, the Parish Clerks and the Watermen and Lightermen. This was held at Guy’s Chapel until numbers attending required a larger venue and now St George the Martyr, Borough High Street, is the designated ‘guild church’ of the Manor. The Borough Recorder’s Court is also held annually under the Recorder of Southwark and the Jurors and Officers are Sworn in that jurisdiction likewise as they are for the Court Leet.

Further Reading

Apart from the original Charters mentioned above, the lists of all Foremen, Officers and Jurors are intact from the earliest time, including copies of Writs made by the Bailiffs and records of Presentments, process and proceedings of the Courts and which can be read by interested persons in the Guildhall Records Office. Indeed they have formed valuable local background detail for scholars and two major academic studies have given special reference to them as they concerned the history of this part of central London. These are David Johnson’s ‘Southwark and the City’ and Martha Carlin’s ‘Medieval Southwark’.

The Charter of Edward III

of 1327

Granting the

“Town of Southwark”

alias the

Guildable Manor

to the

City of London

“Edward, by grace of God, King of England, Lord of Ireland, and Duke of Aquitaine; to all to whom these present letters shall come, greeting.

Know ye, that whereas our beloved, the citizens of our city of London, by their petition exhibited before us and our council, in our present parliament at Westminster assembled, have given us to understand that felons, thieves, and divers other malefactors and disturbers of the peace, who, in the aforesaid city and elsewhere, have committed manslaughters, robberies, and divers other felonies, secretly withdrawing from the same city, after having committed such felonies, flee to the town of Southwark, where they cannot be attached by the ministers of the said city, and there are openly received; and so for default of due punishment are emboldened to commit more such felonies; and they have besought us, that, for the conservation of our peace within the said city, bridling the wickedness of these same malefactors, we would grant unto them the said town, to have and to hold to them, their heirs and successors for ever, for the yearly farm therefor due to us, to be paid at our exchequer.

We, having given consideration to the premises, with the assent of the prelates, earls, barons, and commons of our kingdom, being in the parliament aforesaid, have granted, for us and our heirs, to the same citizens, the said town of Southwark, with the appurtenances, to have and to hold, to them and their heirs and successors, citizens of the aforesaid city, of us and our heirs for ever, paying to us yearly at the exchequer of us and our heirs, at the accustomed terms, the farm therefor due and accustomed. In witness whereof we have caused these our letters to be made patent.

Witness myself at Westminster, the sixth day of March, in the first year of our reign.”

The Guildable Manor

The Manor is the original ‘Town of Southwark’ referred to in Domesday Book and the Charter of 1327. Archaeological evidence suggests that it was the Anglo-Saxon bridge-head settlement and also the Roman equivalent for Londinium. ‘Guildable’ seems to refer to the manor’s role as a tax and toll point for the King’s interests and differentiates it from any other transpontine neighbours that may also for convenience have been referred to as ‘Southwark’; although its formal legal name,

as seen on our Seal, is ‘Town and Borough of Southwark’.

Boundaries drawn on the O/S of 1917

The limits and borders of the three Southwark Manors are outlined in “Report of the Royal Commission on Municipal Corporations: London and Southwark” HC 239, p3 n (1837), xxv. The text of this report is given below in italics with brief notes relating it to a modern map. However, the insertion of the first London Bridge Station terminus, from 1840, and its later expansions across the St Thomas Hospital estate can obscure that part of the boundary for the modern observer. The area on the south landing of the bridge is within the City of London.

[The Guildable Manor] “… commences at St. Saviour's Dock, Saint Saviour's [sic in fact St Mary Overey’s Dock], and extends along the east side of Church-street [now Cathedral St.], the Southwark side of a passage through the Borough market which separates the Clink Liberty from the Borough of Southwark, north-east side of Market-street, and east side of Counter-street [ie to a point in Stoney St opposite Park St; Market St. and Counter St. ran behind the old Town Hall site, now the fork of Borough High St., into Stoney St.], as far as Counter-alley [now Counter Court], north side thereof, west side northerly of Borough High-street and Wellington-street [the northern section of Borough High St. was known as Wellington St.], and east side of the last-named street, from where the old Ship Inn formerly stood [at the junction of London Bridge St. and Borough High St.], both sides of Duke-street [now Duke St. Hill] and Tooley-street (taking in both sides of Joiner's-street) as far as where the watch-house formerly stood [see under the Great Liberty Manor: the following is from the survey’s description of that manor’s boundary at this point {… as far as where the old Ship Inn formerly stood; from thence back to St Thomas’s-street, both sides of that street, Broadway, Three Hammer-alley, Crown-square, Glean-alley, and southerly to No 226 Tooley-street (formerly at the back of Saint Olave’s watch-house)}], from thence only the north side of Tooley-street, as far as Hay's-lane, west side thereof to Hay's Wharf, and westerly along the river's side to Saint Saviour's Dock aforesaid.”

The eastern boundary obscured by the station and access roads can therefore be traced as shown. The old Broadway was incorporated into the subsequent widening of St Thomas Street; Three Hammer Alley, Crown Square and Glean Alley in effect demarcate the east side of the line described as “ … both sides of Joiner’s Street.”, these lay parallel and between Joiner and Dean (now Stainer) streets. The line between the St Thomas precinct and the Guildable “both sides of Duke-street …” and “… St. Thomas’s-street, both sides …” can be followed on this map and previous maps; it is marked by the curve of the street now called Railway Approach, south side, to its intersection with London Bridge Street (late Denman St. and Ship Inn alley) and Joiner St., which follows the boundary wall of the St Thomas’ hospital garden, its sub-manor and parish boundary.

The Manor Seal and Badge

The Seal represents the five Parishes that are mentioned in the Charter of 23 April 1550; St Saviour’s, St George’s, St Olave’s, St Thomas the Martyr and St Mary-Newington. The three charter manors borders do not precisely coincide with those of the parish boundaries and only a small part of St Saviour’s and (at that time) of St Mary’s are included within them. This Charter confirms, to the City, the rights and privileges in the previous grant of 1327 in the Guildable Manor, increasing and extending them over the King’s Manor and the Great Liberty. The iconography on the Seal is quite secular and does not incorporate any of the devices used by these Parishes subsequently. It can be described as follows:-

“Five Spheres or Globes separated by Five Arrow Tails encircled within the title:

VILLA ET BVRGVS DE SOVTHWARKE ”

However, this title, the “town and borough of Southwark”, is the Charter name for only the Guildable Manor, whereas the Charter describes the three manors together as “burgus et villa de Southwarke” ie the “borough and town of Southwark”. The Charter names, or rather the descriptive titles used to define them, for each of the Manors bear a close resemblance to each other in the terminology used, at that time transcribed into legal Latin, so that this solecism was probably unavoidable. The King’s Manor was “our lordship and manor of Southwark” and the Great Liberty was “our manor and borough of Southwark”. The possessive was that of the King; previous to these two properties being acquired by the Crown there had been references to the Mayor’s (Guildable), the Archbishop’s (of Canterbury ie Great Liberty) and the Abbot’s (of Bermondsey ie King’s) manors. The name ‘Guildable’ was first recorded in 1377, the other two only from 1550; ‘Great Liberty’ indicated this was the largest manor and ‘King’s’ probably derives the style from the mansion on the High Street which had been the Duke of Suffolk’s, acquired by Henry VIII in 1538, retained by Edward VI in 1550 hence ‘the king’s’. This confusing similarity of titles explains the preference for their common names.

Impression of Seal on document of 1664

The Seal, probably in use from the 1550s, was not used exclusively and alternative City Seals, those of the Alderman, the Steward, Bridge Masters or other officials acting in their Southwark capacity, were used to sanction authority and these often displaced it on documents. The original, having been overlooked, fell into disuse. This was compounded when the Corporation took to conferring the appointments of Steward and Bailiff on the Recorder and Under Sheriff. The latter, as senior official at the Old Bailey, had a Coat of Arms/ Seal for that role which is used on the Summons to the Court Leet jurors unto this day and has the Hanoverian Royal Coat of Arms impaling those of the City.

The Badge, used by the Officers of the Manor, copies the Seal and overlays it with a Pentagon, or Gable-End, which fills in the rather crude intersection of the original devices. This can be thought of as both continuing the principal theme of five elements and as representing either the seat of the City’s authority in the old Town Hall/ Borough Compter on the High Street, or that of the Bridge House. The latter’s Mark has been placed on this. So close has been the association of the Mark with the ‘Borough’ that it was often referred to as the ‘Southwark Cross’, it being used on the boundary stones, other properties and by extension St George’s which is still under the Bridge House Estates ecclesiastic patronage. It is surely no coincidence that the increasing use of the Mark in the late Stuart period coincides with the decline in use of the Seal. When the City Magistrates sat at the old Town Hall they issued warrants with a representation of the City arms next to a shield bearing the Mark, both supported by the City dragons with a motto scroll ‘Town & Borough of Southwark’ below. The Guildable Manor’s Foreman’s chain is constituted of links of alternate ‘SS’ and Marks. The Bridge Masters undertook the duties of Bailiff and Steward for centuries simply because the Yard was on Tooley Street within the Guildable Manor and it was the money held in trust for the Bridge that the City used to acquire the Manors from the Crown; a financial arrangement which would not pass scrutiny in later times.

The City of London Manors and other Manor boundaries in Southwark

GUILDABLE MANOR

Current Officers and Offices of the Guildable Manor and Court Leet from 14 November 2012

*The City’s Officers*
THE HIGH STEWARD	HHJ Peter Beaumont QC, Recorder of London
THE HIGH BAILIFF	Charles Henty, Undersheriff & Secondary of London

*The Officers to be Sworn are:-*		THE TITHING

FOREMAN		Mike Honnoraty
CONSTABLE		Leslie Grout
AFEEROR		Dr Ian Wingfield
FLESH TASTER		Dr Keith Willliams
ALETASTER (St Olave’s side)		Ted Newman
ALESIZER (St Saviour’s side)		Robin Sherlock ^1-6Committee of Officers with Trustees; by succession and service under Rule 7
SUPERNUMERARY:-
ALESIZER (St Saviour’s side)		“ ” All other Officers and Tithingmen

ALESIZER (St Olave’s side)		Ald James Gurling, Roger Davis, Donald Goree
		“ ” All other Officers and Tithingmen
		*Rule 7.9*


CLERK OF THE MANOR‡		Tony Sharp (F: 2001-2002)
ORATOR ~ CLERK‡		Peter Gadbury (F: 2000-2001)
OUTROPER OR COMMON CRYER‡§		David Wilson (F: 2005-2006) § Charter of Charles I 1625 ‡ *Rule 7.9*
BEADLES ‡ (St Olave’s side) (St Saviour’s side) THE HONORARY CHAPLAIN		All Officers and Trustees All Officers and Trustees ‡ Rule 7.9 The Rt Revd Dr Michael Ipgrave, Bishop of Woolwich

SERVED FOREMEN AND TITHINGMEN‡‡	Peter Gadbury (F: 2000-2001) ‡‡ Tony Sharp (F: 2001-2002) ‡‡ Ian Wingfield (F: 2002-2003) ‡‡ Diane Riley (F: 2004-2005) David Wilson (F: 2005-2006) ‡‡		Cyril Levy (F: 2006-2007) Frederick Trowman (F: 2007 2008) ‡‡ David Boston (F: 2008-2009) Ron Leek (F: 2009-2010) Ian Tough (F: 2010-2011) ‡‡ Rule 3.
HON AUDITORS §§		Ian Wingfield (F: 2002-2003) Frederick Trowman (F: 2007 2008) §§ Notified to Annual Meeting under Rule 8.

The three Southwark Courts Leet retain the right to sit for their customary business including “...the appointment of traditional officers” as a limited jurisdiction under the ‘Administration of Justice Act 1977; §23 (1)(b) Sch 4 Pt III’.

Clerk

Tony Sharp

Articles on Manor history:-

http://independent.academia.edu/TonySharp

GVILDABLE MANOR

www.guildablemanor.org

clerk@guildablemanor.org

Foreman

Michael Honnoraty

NOTICES OF FORTHCOMING EVENTS 2013

BOROUGH PICKWICK CLUB

17^th January 2013

Dinner

A VISIT TO THE TOWER OF LONDON

Tour, Ceremony of the Keys and Buffet

Thurday 28^th February 2013

CHARTER DAY, THANKSGIVING AND QUIT RENTS

with the Queen’s Remembrancer

Thursday Noon 14^th March 2013

Lunch

WALKING HISTORY TOUR OF SOUTHWARK MANORS

Saturday 6^th April 2013

(the Clerk is prepared to organise walks on other dates for Jurors, contact him directly)

Pub Lunch inclusive

THE SOUTHWARK JUDICIAL SERVICE

at Southwark Cathedral

Tuesday 2^nd May

Followed by Reception and Dinner

JUSTICES AND JURORS DINNER

Speaker: The Rt Hon Lord Reed JSC

(UK Member of the European Court of Human Rights)

Thursday Eve 23^th May 2013

Dinner

BRIDGE HOUSE-YARD DINNER

with the Chief Commoner, Sheriffs and the Late Lord Mayor

Thursday Eve 12^th OR 19^th September 2012

PROVISIONAL TO BE CONFIRMED Confirmation April

BOROUGH RECORDER’S COURT

Thursday Noon Promptly 10^th October 2013

Lunch

ANNUAL COURT LEET 2013

with the High Steward and High Bailiff

NOON PROMPTLY- Wednesday 13^th November 2013

Lunch

Lord of the Manor

The Lord Mayor, Commonalty and Citizens

of the

City of London

Senior Patrons

The High Steward of Southwark

HHJ Peter Beaumont QC

The Recorder of London

The High Bailiff of Southwark

Charles Henty

The Secondary of London & Under Sheriff

GVILDABLE MANOR

Colechurch House, London Bridge Walk, London SE1 2SX

Registered Address

020 7394 1271

Foreman’s Biography

Michael Honnoraty

Mike was elected by the Jurors and sworn by the High Bailiff as Foreman of the Guildable Manor on 14^th November 2012, having served in all of the senior offices since his admission to the Manor in 2005.

Profile:

Mike has a long and continuing involvement in the West Midlands and Warwickshire in local charitable trusts, civic organisations and lives in Warwick.

He was born in Castle Donington, Leicestershire, educated at Loughborough Grammar School and then went straight into National Service 1955 – 1957 with the Royal Army Service Corps Principally based with the British Army of the Rhine.

Mike’s civilian career has been mainly in automotive and engineering: Sales Manager at TD Cross Ltd, Birmingham and also Senior Sales Manager, Sedis Co Ltd (part of the Peugeot Group).

He set up his own business, Tomax Ltd in Warwick, in the early 1970s engineering distribution from which he retired in 1998.

In 1971 he married Janet, whom he has succeeded as Foreman.

In the community of his home-town he is a Governor of All Saints’ Junior School Warwick for eleven years serving as Vice-Chairman for five years.

Mike has been a Juror of Warwick Court Leet since 1970s, of which he served as Foreman from 1994 to 2006 then as Bailiff from 2006 to 2010 and is currently serving as Herald.

He is a wine connoisseur and in this he became Founder Dignitaire of the Warwick Chapter of the Commanderie du Taste Saumur and Grand Maître since 1996. Additionally he is a Chevalier of the Confrerei des Chevaliers du Sacavin and Member of the Ordre des Chevaliers Bretvins.

His additional Interests include singing, as a Member of the Stoneleigh Male Voice Choir, as well as salmon fishing, shooting, gardening, music, history, travel, food and wine and cross country walking.

Lord of the Manor The Lord Mayor, Commonalty and Citizens of the City of London Founded as a burh by King Alfred ca 880AD The City of London’s Manor since 1327 www.guildablemanor.org		Senior Patrons The High Steward of Southwark HHJ Peter Beaumont QC The Recorder of London The High Bailiff of Southwark Charles Henty The Secondary of London & Under Sheriff *Foreman* Janet Honnoraty
*Hon Auditors* Dr Ian Wingfield Prof Freddie Trowman	GVILDABLE MANOR Colechurch House, London Bridge Walk, London SE1 2SX Registered Address 020 7394 1271	*Clerk of the Manor* Tony Sharp clerk@guildablemanor.org



Justices and Jurors Dinner 2012: Foreman Janet and the Lord Chief Justice


Our Honorary Chaplain, Rt Rev Dr Michael Ipgrave, arrives as newly consecrated Bishop of Woolwich

Lord Chief Justice replies to question from HM Coroner of Southwark ~ Dr Andrew Harris



The Learned Clerk and Lord Judge LCJ

Watermen & Lightermen Annual Dogget’s Coat and Badge 2012:

MV Elizabethan – the floating venue for the Water Race of the Apprentices of the Watermen and Lightermen

Annual Letter 2012

1 October 2012

Dear Jurors,

As required under Rule 6.1 the following is provided for your information

Annual Letter

You have been notified of the High Steward’s Precept and by now received your Summons for the November Court Leet. Please find the Agenda* and abstract of Audited Accounts for the Annual Meeting, which shall take place at that venue at 2.15pm that day, enclosed: This document shall be taken ‘as read’ at the meeting.

*ie draft agenda; members may propose any business before the Meeting for inclusion, or use ‘AOB’ at the Meeting

*The Officers to be Sworn are:-*
FOREMAN		Mike Honnoraty
CONSTABLE		Leslie Grout
AFEEROR		Glynn Jones
FLESH TASTER		Dr Keith Willliams
ALETASTER ( St Olave’s side)		Ted Newman
ALESIZER (St Saviour’s side)		Robin Sherlock ^1-6Committee of Officers with Trustees; by succession and service under Rule 7
SUPERNUMERARY:-
ALESIZER (St Saviour’s side)		“ ” All other Officers and Trustees

ALESIZER (St Olave’s side)		Ald James Gurling, Roger Davis, Donald Goree
		“ ” All other Officers and Trustees
		*Rule 7.9*

CLERK OF THE MANOR‡		Tony Sharp (F: 2001-2002)
ORATOR ~ CLERK‡		Peter Gadbury (F: 2000-2001)
OUTROPER OR COMMON CRYER‡§		David Wilson (F: 2005-2006) § Charter of Charles I 1625 ‡ *Rule 7.9*
BEADLES ‡ (St Olave’s side) (St Saviour’s side)		All Officers and Trustees All Officers and Trustees ‡ Rule 7.9

SERVED FOREMEN AND TRUSTEES‡‡	Peter Gadbury (F: 2000-2001) ‡‡ Tony Sharp (F: 2001-2002) ‡‡ Ian Wingfield (F: 2002-2003) ‡‡ Diane Riley (F: 2004-2005) David Wilson (F: 2005-2006) ‡‡ Cyril Levy (F: 2006-2007)		Frederick Trowman (F: 2007 2008) ‡‡ David Boston (F: 2008-2009) Ron Leek (F: 2009-2010) Ian Tough (F: 2010-2011) Janet Honnoraty (F: 2011-2012) ‡‡ Rule 3.
HON AUDITORS §§		Ian Wingfield (F: 2002-2003) Frederick Trowman (F: 2007 2008) §§ Notified to Annual Meeting under Rule 8.
HONORARY CHAPLAIN		The Right Reverand Dr Michael Ipgrave, Bishop of Woolwich

The three Southwark Courts Leet retain the right to sit for their customary business including “... the appointment of traditional officers” as a limited jurisdiction under the ‘Administration of Justice Act 1977; §23 (1)(b) Sch 4 Pt III’.

General

Just a few days before being sworn in as Foreman, the other officers and myself, attended Guildhall Art Gallery on the afternoon of 11^th November 2011 to make a presentation to our new Lord Mayor, Ald David Wootton whom we are pleased has become a Juror. We in fact had a ‘double’ presentation because the Shrieval Alderman, Alan Yarrow, had also invited a Presentation from us to mark his association with the Manor, being Alderman of Bridge Ward Without. We were gratified that other Guilds’ representatives expressed interest and surprise at our status within the City and the event increases our profile with the Livery.

Membership and Tenancy

As the Manor membership expands, so does the cost of running it; nor are we quite big enough to benefit from an economy of scale. The costs of holding the Court Leet have risen and the necessity is now that we have to hire larger venues to hold this means our margins are squeezed. The committee was expecting a major loss of membership, especially among those Jurors who had not been attending functions for some years. We admitted thirteen new members year as we had five non-renewals, presumably as a result of the recession. There are now 97 Jurors, and we expect a number of new members before Christmas to take us back to our 100 figure in the New Year. This membership gives us the critical mass to support functions. The Committee would nevertheless request that you actively recruit suitable persons to become Jurors, especially if they are unlikely to become Liverymen but are attracted to the City’s traditions, and of course we offer the unique combination of the Southwark arrangements to propose them for the Freedom and to celebrate its receipt at View of Frankpledge and Quit Rents. We have some very senior City representatives at these events, who have indicated that they are most impressed with the ceremonial aspects and conviviality. A general rise in costs for functions over the last two years is reflected in the increase in charges for these events. The Committee is mindful that charges have to be levied at a rate that keeps them attractive for the members.

Why are Manor members ‘Tenants’ and ‘Jurors’?

The qualification for ‘Listing for Summons’ to the Court Leet is being a Tenant in the Manor. In late July the High Bailiff confirms the date of the Court Leet and asks for a list of those qualified (bona fide Tenants) from the Clerk. The Clerk sends the members list of that date to the City Surveyors Dept (the landlord) with a note to say that all named are liable under the terms of our Lease at Colechurch House; that legal status is a ‘tenancy’. The List is then as such sent to the Old Bailey.

However, in the interim period between members joining the Manor and the Court at which one becomes a ‘Sworn Juror’, they are referred to as just ‘Tenants’ and this slight difference is similar to the distinction in the City Livery Companies were one is firstly a ‘Freeman’ of the company and then are ‘enclothed’ in the Livery as a full member.

Note by The Clerk

Events and Functions of the last year

Despite the Recession, there has been a slight improvement in attendances, but this reflects our increased membership size. The two alternative venues at Amigo Hall, RC Cathedral and St George the Martyr, Borough for our four formal events has worked very well. General feedback from everyone is that Masters Catering, a Southwark based company, are as good as we could expect at the very reasonable fixed tariff that they have provided for the following year.

Court Leet 2011

Our most important event of the year was held on 16th November 2011 when I was sworn in as Foreman in the Amigo Hall, St George’s RC Cathedral, Southwark. We were pleased to receive an application to serve as an Officer from Robin Sherlock CC Deputy and of course ‘late Chief Commoner’ his connections with Southwark go back some centuries, he is also Parish Clerk of Southwark Cathedral. The Court and Lunch was attended by 77 Jurors and Guests, including the Old Bailey team; we welcomed Janet Kilburn as the new Secretary of the Court. We had the second highest number of Jurors ever to attend (50, down from 59 in 2010). Four new Freemen were proposed. Overall the 2011 Ceremony was regarded as a great success because we now have a cohort of Officers who have served long enough to appreciate the issues and logistics of the event.

My year as Foreman got off to a flying start in that I was invited to the Worshipful Company of Actuaries Annual Lecture and Dinner for all the Livery Masters following after the Court Leet. Lord Moynihan the Chairman of the British Olympic Committee was the Speaker. This is always held in the delighful Hall of Staple Inn on High Holborn and has become a regular invitation to the Foreman.

Borough Pickwick Club

In order to fill a perceived gap in our social and events calendar, the Committee decide to institute a January dinner. This took place at our old regular venue of The London Bridge Hotel on 18^th January. The Manor Officers and Members ‘posing as’ The Borough Pickwick Club. The theme was to celebrate the 200^th anniversary of the birth of Charles Dickens, who had both personal associations with the Borough and used it as a setting for many of the scenes in his novels. One of his earliest pieces of journalism was a report on a public execution at Newington Gaol. The evening of very light entertainment, short readings from the master story writer, but most importantly fellowship and good company involving a Southwark theme. As this was organised within a short notice of the New Year there were only 23 members and guests. However, the format was agreed as most entertaining and suitable so that the Committee has agreed this is to become an annual event. Hopefully, it shall follow the success route of higher attendances and shall outgrow the London Bridge Hotel in due course.

Tower of London

We have now secured again an annual invitation to HM Tower of London for a tour, buffet and to attend the Ceremony of the Keys. This was on the 9^th March. Thirty two Jurors and guests attended.

Quit Rents and Court of Exchequer

The combined Thanksgiving Service and Quit Rents Ceremony was held on 15^th March, for new Freemen, Members and Guests. We first assembled at the Chamberlain’s Court, where only five took the oath. This is less than half as in previous years and reflects both the recession and the decline in recruitment of new Jurors. Once again the Service was held at our guild-church St George the Martyr, Borough High Street conducted by Rev Ray Andrews. The Ceremony followed. The Senior Master Steven Whitaker, the Queen’s Remembrancer, received the Quit Rents on behalf of the Crown from us (on behalf of the City). For this purpose he instituted the Court of Exchequer to which the Southwark Jurors were Summoned. This is one of only four City ceremonies which he participates in; the others being the Trial of the Pyx, the presentation of the Sheriffs and the presentation of the Lord Mayor. I then hosted a Luncheon at the St George’s Hall, luncheon prepared by Masters Catering. Some 72 Jurors and their guests attended, holding to the same figure as last year but down by 10 percent on previous years. Our civic brethren and guests included the Master of the Actuaries, the Tax Advisers, the Watermen & Lightermen and their partners and Clerks. For the first time in many years the ‘Warden of the Great Account of St Saviour’s’ also participated in the occasion. One of our practices, which has been remarked upon by visiting livery, is the reading by our new freemen of passages from Some Rules from the Conduct of Life (‘the little red book’) at the luncheon. Apparently, visiting livery are much taken with it and have indicated they are to adopt it within their own companies. The Committee regard the arrangement for this event at St George the Martyr as most suitable, enabling Service, Ceremony and feast to be held at the same convenient and most historic venue.

The History Tour of the Borough

The annual guided walk was held on Saturday 14^th April conducted by our Clerk, Tony Sharp, and started at London Bridge and finished at The Mudlark, Montague Close where we had excellent individual lunches and drinks. These tours are probably the most convenient and accessible way to understand the fascinating history of the Manors. The Clerk is prepared to organise additional tours for members at any convenient time along the same format, he makes no charge for this.

Justices and Jurors Dinner: Spring Banquet

This is now one of our most prestigious events and combines our status as threefold, a legal body, a City and a Southwark institution. Although Southwark was the historic home of many courts and their jurisdiction prisons, The King’s Bench and the Marshalsea, the Borough Compter, the White Lion, the Clink, the Surrey County gaols and our own Court House and the Union Hall, it is still today the home borough of three Crown Courts and its Coroner’s and two Magistrates Courts; Note ‘court Districts’ not mere court rooms. It is hard to find any other borough with more than one of these. Uniquely, therefore I presided at a function to entertain and inform, our double mission, the several Senior Residing Justices of the Southwark courthouses. This year’s lecture and dinner was held on 17^th May at the Amigo Hall of St George’s Metropolitan Cathedral, ie that of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese for the south of England. Apart from our own High Steward, Peter Beaumont QC the Recorder of London, our guests included The Recorder of Westminster who had only been appointed the evening before and this was his first official engagement, the senior Resident Judge at Southwark HHJ Alistair Macrieth, District Judge of Camberwell Green, Ann Sawetz, and our old friend from the Royal Courts of Justice the Senior Master Steven Whitaker the Queen’s Remembrancer, along with the HM Coroner for Southwark Dr Andrew Harris and the City Remembrancer Paul Double. Apologies were received from The City Sheriffs and the principal resident justice of the ILCC the newly instituted Recorder of Southwark HHJ Roger Chapple called away by a family crisis that afternoon. Attendance was less than we had hoped for, at 62. The status of this event is without parallel, not even the City Corporation itself could do this as a formal function and with the list of speakers that we have had thus far has its own pre-eminence on the legal circuit. It was fitting therefore that the speaker was the Rt Hon Lord Judge of Draycote, The Lord Chief Justice.

The Rochester Visit has now become a regular feature of our year, hosted by our sister FEW Guild, The Rochester Oyster and Floating Fishery, held on Saturday/ Sunday 30^th June and 1^st July. This is a working guild and company of fisherman and has statutory rights of Presentment at the said court which is presided over by the Admiral of the Medway the Mayor of Medway borough with a group of six robed Councillors forming the Admiralty Court. The day started with the Admiralty Court held in the beautiful Guildhall. The Manor Officers were also permitted to convey the formal of one of our own Jurors - Greetings of the Rt Hon the Lord Mayor Ald David Wootton to the Mayor and Freemen of the Medway. We then processed the Mayor of Medway from the Guildhall to the river and then took to boats for beating the bounds to Hawkwood Stone and ended with an entertaining luncheon at the Rochester Cruising Club. Once again, this year we were provided by the City of London Port Health Authority with the Lady Aileen 50ft launch for both days of the event which enabled us to provide places aboard for up to 12. We are extremely grateful for the warm hospitality extended to the Manor by the Rochester guild, the Cruising Club and Mayor of Medway every year at this event. This event is by invitation to the Manor Officers and therefore as guests ourselves we cannot invite Manor members on a subscription basis.

The ‘Bridge House-Yard Dinner’, was held on 13^th September at our now regular venue the Hall of St George the Martyr, Borough High Street. The Chief Commoner, is in fact no stranger at all, Ken Ayers having been a past Sheriff and so a previous senior guest; Sheriff Wendy Mead CC and the Sheriff ‘Elect’ Nigel Pullman and the Junior Alderman, Peter Hewitt; The Queen’s Remembrancer and Lt Col Steve Lee RMR (City of London). We were given a joint presentation by James Langthorn and Amelia Fairman of Pre-Construct Archaeology of their findings at the route of the new Thameslink Viaduct across the Borough Market. Apart from a Roman Bath House on Borough High Street, the much sought after Anglo-Saxon Defensive Trench was discovered under Bedale Street, which is of course was were they should have expected it to be !! Sixty Nine Members and guests attended a recovery from last year to the high levels we had up to 2008. This was without doubt an occasion matched by very few others in the City save for those at Mansion House and Guildhall for the number of senior civic dignitaries present.

The Committee would urge all of the members to try and come to these functions with friends, partners and paying guests. Those of you who are Liverymen who intend to sponsor persons for the Freedom by Redemption without the intervention of a Livery Company are urged to consider making use of the View of Frankpledge and Thanksgiving Service and Quit Rents Ceremony events to be proposed for and celebrate the receipt of the Freedom in a suitable commemorative and dignified way.

Invitations to Guilds, Livery functions and the Honorary Freedoms of Southwark Ceremony

Throughout the year either myself, an Officer, or the Clerk represented the Manor as invited guests at Livery and City events. On 16 November immediately following the Court Leet I attended at the Actuaries Hall at Staple Inn for their annual dinner for Masters their Guest Speaker was Lord Moynihan. On 11 January our Clerk was a guest at the Plaisterers Company’s annual Clerk’s Dinner. In February I attended the World Traders annual Tacitus Lecture and Reception at Guildhall. Further invitations:-. The Livery City University and Cass Business School Lectures are an opportunity to meet informally a very wide selection of Masters and Clerks. The entire Committee was invited to the Southwark Civic Awards at St George’s Cathedral on May 12^th when not only local community activists were recognised but the formal Honorary Freedom of the Borough was bestowed on Sir Michael Caine and the three MPs of Southwark, Simon Hughes, Harriet Harman and Dame Tessa Jowell; participating on the dais as the Proposer for the Installation of the Recorder of Southwark, HHJ Roger Chapple, was our own Clerk! The Tax Advisers held their Master’s and Clerks Luncheon at Cutlers Hall on 17^th May, a marathon for myself and Tony because we went shortly after to our own Justices and Jurors Dinner. However, we were flattered that in the Master Tax Adviser’s speech he pointed out that as a Master he was priviledged to be invited to other functions which the vast majority of Liverymen know nothing about and in this regard then gave a detailed account of the Southwark Quit Rents ceremony as the most fascinating he had attended as Master.! On the 14^th June the Clerk and myself were invited guests of the Watermen and Lightermen’s Knolly’s Rose ceremony and luncheon, Mansion House and the Company’s Hall and also on 20^th July cruise and lunch following the Doggett’s Coat and Badge Wager. Indeed, I was the principal guest of honour of the Master because like the Watermen we are not a Livery (the Livery are entertained by the Fishmongers) our Clerk, incidentally, is now himself a Freemen of that Company. However, Sheriff Wendy Mead and Consort Robert Tipping where present as personal guest’s of the Master. On the 20^th October I was unable to attend with the Clerk the new Sheriffs’ Quit Rents ceremony at the RCJ as a guest of the Queen’s Remembrancer, but this is now a regular invitation to the Foreman. Wider afield we were represented at the sister Court Leet manors of Alcester, Bromsgrove, Henley and Warwick. The higher profile of the Manor has meant that this has been reflected in the number of invitations we now receive to attend Livery Company events, lectures and Receptions, such as those of the World Traders, Plaisterers and Painter Stainers among others and we seem to have now a firm relationship with the Actuaries and the Tax Advisers attending their formal Livery Banquets as a natural outgrowth of our Quit Rents event..

Finances and Audit of Accounts

With this letter you will find a copy of the abstract of the Audited Accounts which are placed before the Annual Meeting. As you can see, above, the Committee has chosen Freddie Trowman and Ian Wingfield to undertake these duties from next year. Authority over expenditure on goods and services is exercised by the Committee and the Trustees.

Banking and Audit Procedure: - All Expenditure is approved by the Committee under general administration or as special purchases; the Committee also receives Banquet Budget Reports from the Clerk at their meetings to monitor. Cheques / Payments are raised by the Treasurer on request of the Clerk, backed by an Invoice/ Receipt. All Income Pro Formas for goods/ services/ banqueting are retained and payments banked by the Clerk. Receipts and Pro Formas are attached to a narrative Memo by the Clerk and are given to the Auditors at the next Committee Meeting, along with Bank Statements, with any used Pay-In and Cheque Books, to check off. The full narrative is also given on the Income and Expenditure report. The Auditors receive all other Pay-In and Cheque Books at end of FY to complete the account, balances and Income and Expenditure report, with the Treasurer and Clerk. The abstract of the Accounts are approved by the Auditors as attached to the Annual Letter.

Note by the Auditors

The Tenancy Fee Account has to carry the costs of communications, the Tenancy Fee and sundry other items which the membership as a whole ought in fairness to carry, such as entertaining our official guests. However, the increasing numbers of membership is now making a signifcant contribution to finances. Therefore, the Tenancy Fee shall increase to £50.00 for 2012-13. This account also has to fund the costs associated with the Court Leet Day.

Merchandise & General Account. Originally this account generated major surpluses by sales to third parties and was a major subsidy when the Manor was expanding its activities and before we could recruit a ‘critical mass’ of support to events and membership. These ‘customers’ have now declined due to the recession and now the account’s activity was mainly of expenditure and stock purchase. The value of the stock is written down as nominal on purchase as it is acquired as a much larger order the cost of which is covered on the intitial part sale. The value of the stock is realised as full profit at sales. The prices for Guildable Manor Merchandise for our own members are deliberately set at below High Street rates to encourage membership identity, in most cases they are priced at a little above cost. These items are of exceptional quality and value.

Banqueting Account. With the combination of improved attendances and reasonably priced caterers this account again realises modest surpluses, which are applied to charity. Event subscriptions are closely budgetted attract support. All of our major functions follow a format of an Event, be it ceremonial or a talk or other entertainment, a good quality meal at excellent prices with drink, usually with excellent company and official guests. This is a sensible mixture of formal and informal. No Livery Company can offer this value and no City Ward Club has this level of civic status and pomp. I would ask all members to bring guests with a prospect of joining a unique institution as an introduction to the rich heritage of both the City of London and Southwark.

Charitable Donations (Banqueting Account) The Committee, in accordance with last year’s Annual Meeting made further contributions to charitable objects, many of these were laying in long-term ‘goodwill’ with various institutions to develop better relationships. Some payments for venue hire are treated as ‘gifts’ as that is the way the relevant institution prefers this is regarded. The Committee of Officers shall vary these amounts as to what is a prudent disbursement in regard to the balance of the Accounts.

Queries

If any one has any questions arising out of this Letter, the Accounts or from the Minutes of the last General Meeting, (previously distributed and reproduced below) the point of circulating these in advance is to ask you to give me Notice, in reasonable time before the meeting, so that a detailed answer can be prepared and made at the Annual Meeting at which these documents shall be taken ‘as read’. Any AOB questions at the meeting shall be dealt with in full in writing after the meeting. Likewise, at any other time during the year, if members have any queries of, or want to make suggestions to, the Committee then a note about these shall receive a detailed and considered reply.

Yours sincerely,

Janet Honnoraty, For and on behalf of the Officers and Trustees of the Guildable Manor.

THE COURT LEET OF THE GUILDABLE MANOR OF SOUTHWARK

2012-2013

The names of the Free Tenants summonsed to attend as Jurors of the said Manor at

the Amigo Hall - St George’s Cathedral, Southwark SE1

on Wednesday the 14th day of November 2012 at 3.20pm.

Roy Alston

Jeremy Barrett

Leoniza Barrett

Gwen Batchelor

Tim Benjamin

Beryl Boulton

David Boston

Roy Bradley

Valerie Carroll

Andrea Coore

Kevin Couling

Paul Crisp

Norman Dale

Richard Darby

Loraine Davis

Roger Davis

William Donovan

Matthew Dupee

Edward Errington

Harry Evans

Dr Richard Fynes

Peter Gadbury

Kathleen Gill

Roy Gill

Donald Goree

Charlotte Grezo

Roman de Gamotha

John Garbutt

Prem Goyal

Adrian Greenwood

Leslie Grout

Angela Gurling

James Gurling

John Hammond

Leigh Hatts

Susan Haydock

Hilary Haydon

David Henderson

Lesley Henderson

Richard Hollier

Janet Honnoraty

Michael Honnoraty

Patricia J Huggins

Josephine R Huggins

Edward Jansz

Glynn Jones

Donna Joscelyne

Patrick Joyce

Dominic Kelsey

Martin King

Thomas Kohwagner

Cheong Ming Lam

Ron Leek

Cyril Levy

Douglas Lewins

Simon McIlwaine

Michele McLusky

Edward Newman

Stephen Nimmons

Bryan Page

Makia Pai

John Paternoster

Rudolf Pongratz

Paul Phillips

Jill Philps

John Philps

Malcolm Potter

Mervyn Redding

David Repetowsky

Diane Riley

Daniel Roche

Tony Sharp

Lynn Smith

Robin Sherlock

Ketan Sheth

Graham Sutherland

Maureen Sutherland

Michael Stewart

Alexandra Tansey

Judy Tayler-Smith

John Taylor

Ian Tough

Peter Townsend

Frederick Trowman

Christopher Trye

Michael Wallis

Paul Weninger

Bryan Whalley

Keith Williams

Nicholas Williams

Jane Williams

David Wilson

Ian Wingfield

Norman Winnett

Patricia Winnett

William Whitfield

David Wootton

AGENDA FOR ANNUAL MEETING, ON THE ABOVE DATE AND VENUE

at 2.15pm

1.i) To Accept the Minutes of the Annual Meeting of 16th November 2011 as a Correct Record.

ii) Matters Arising.

2.i) To Accept the Annual Letter as Circulated.

ii) Matters Arising.

3.i) To Receive the Audited Accounts as Circulated.

ii) Matters Arising.

4.) i) Votes of Thanks, proposed by the Foreman.

ii) Matters Arising.

6) Any Other Business.

MINUTES OF

ANNUAL MEETING: WEDNESDAY 16^th NOVEMBER 2011 at 2.15pm

held at The Amigo Hall, St George’s RC Cathedral, Southwark, London SE1,

These were circulated in November 2011 and again in October 2012 and notified errors and ommissions rectified.

1.i) Attendance:

Tim Benjamin; Beryl Boulton; Roy Bradley; Valerie Carroll ; Kevin Couling; Jane Coglan; Loraine Davis; Roger Davis; William Donovan; Peter Gadbury; Kathleen Gill; Roy Gill; Donald Goree; Leslie Grout; James Gurling; Leigh Hatts; Susan Haydock; Hilary Haydon; Janet Honnoraty; Michael Honnoraty; Glynn Jones; Donna Joscelyne; Patrick Joyce; Ron Leek; Cyril Levy; Simon McIlwaine; Edward Newman; Bryan Page; Paul Phillips; Jill Philps; John Philps; Mervyn Redding; Diane Riley; Daniel Roche; Tony Sharp; Robin Sherlock; Michael Stewart; Graham Sutherland; Maureen Sutherland; Alexandra Tansey; John Taylor; Ian Tough; Christopher Trye; Michael Wallis; Paul Weninger; Bryan Whalley; Keith Williams; Nicholas Williams; David Wilson; Ian Wingfield.

2.i) To Accept the Minutes of the Annual Meeting: Wednesday 17th November 2010 at 2.15pm

held at The Amigo Hall, London SE1 as a Correct Record.

Agreed Nem Com

ii) Matters Arising. None

3 i) To Accept the Annual Letter as Circulated.

Agreed Nem Com

3.ii) Matters Arising. None

4.i) To Receive the Audited Accounts as Circulated.

Agreed Nem Com

ii) Matters Arising. None

5.) Votes of Thanks, proposed by the Foreman. The Foreman thanked all of the Officers for their support over the last year and also the Jurors for attending functions.

6.) Any Other Business:- None. END.

Watermen & Lightermen Annual Dogget’s Coat and Badge 2012:


Jenny, Master John Redmond and Janet aboard MV Mercia

Post Race Lunch – as guests of honour with Sheriif Wendy Mead, her Consort Robert Tipping



*View from the Bridge of MV Elizabethan* of the Olympic Bridge as the ‘Gateway to Southwark’ !!!**
Bridge House-Yard Dinner 2012:

Guest Speakers James and Amelia with Janet and Constable Mike	Chief Guest of Honour Chief Commoner Ken Ayers CC

INSTALLATION OF THE FIRST RECORDER OF SOUTHWARK

above, l-r HHJ Roger Chapple, the Recorder of Southwark; Cllr Loraine Lauder, Mayor of Southwark and Tony Sharp, Clerk of the Manor.

Despite Southwark being one of the nation’s most ancient boroughs and the location of more Judicial Benches than in any other town, the Council has only in the last year appointed a Recorder. HHJ Roger Chapple was Installed in post at a formal Civic Awards and Borough Freedoms Ceremony on 12^th May, at St George’s Cathedral, along with local worthies and such luminaries as the three local MPs (Simon Hughes, President of the Lib Dems; Dame Tessa Jowell, former Minister of State, Lab; Harriet Harman, former Deputy PM, Lab) and Sir Michael Caine CBE.

Each was formally Proposed for the Honour and our Clerk was regarded as the appropriate Nominator for the Recorder, having been instrumental in convincing the Council of the status and merit of the office. HHJ Chapple said in his Acceptance Speech that he was intending to get a closer connection with the local communities and his Court and at least part of this will be to participate actively in the ceremonial role of his Office. Proof of this is that he has already constituted the Borough Recorder’s Court and to hold a Judicial Service.

Lord of the Manor

The Lord Mayor, Commonalty and Citizens

of the

City of London

Bankers:

Child & Co, 1 Fleet Street,

London EC4

www.guildablemanor.org

Senior Patrons

The High Steward of Southwark

HHJ Peter Beaumont QC

The Recorder of London

The High Bailiff of Southwark

Charles Henty

The Secondary of London & Under Sheriff

Foreman

Ian Tough JP

Hon Auditors

Dr Ian Wingfield

Prof Freddie Trowman

GVILDABLE MANOR

Colechurch House, London Bridge Walk, London SE1 2SX

Registered Address

020 7394 1271

Clerk of the Manor

Tony Sharp

clerk@guildablemanor.org

Annual Letter 2011

1 October 2011

Dear Jurors,

As required under Rule 6.1 the following is provided for your information

Annual Letter

*ie draft agenda; members may propose any business before the Meeting for inclusion, or use ‘AOB’ at the Meeting

*The Officers to be Sworn are:-*
FOREMAN		Janet Honnoraty
CONSTABLE		Mike Honnoraty
AFEEROR		Leslie Grout
FLESH TASTER		Glynn Jones
ALETASTER (St Saviour’s side)		Dr Keith Willliams
ALESIZER (St Olave’s side)		Ted Newman ^1-6Committee of Officers with Trustees; by succession and service under Rule 7
SUPERNUMERARY:-
ALESIZER (St Saviour’s side)		Robin Sherlock
		“ ” All other Officers and Trustees
ALESIZER (St Olave’s side)		Ald James Gurling, Roger Davis, Donald Goree
		“ ” All other Officers and Trustees
		*Rule 7.9*

CLERK OF THE MANOR‡		Tony Sharp (F: 2001-2002)
ORATOR ~ CLERK‡		Peter Gadbury (F: 2000-2001)
OUTROPER OR COMMON CRYER‡§		David Wilson (F: 2005-2006) § Charter of Charles I 1625 ‡ *Rule 7.9*
BEADLES ‡ (St Olave’s side) (St Saviour’s side)		All Officers and Trustees All Officers and Trustees ‡ Rule 7.9

SERVED FOREMEN AND TRUSTEES‡‡	Peter Gadbury (F: 2000-2001) ‡‡ Tony Sharp (F: 2001-2002) ‡‡ Ian Wingfield (F: 2002-2003) ‡‡ Diane Riley (F: 2004-2005) David Wilson (F: 2005-2006) ‡‡		Cyril Levy (F: 2006-2007) Frederick Trowman (F: 2007 2008) ‡‡ David Boston (F: 2008-2009) Ron Leek (F: 2009-2010) Ian Tough (F: 2010-2011) ‡‡ Rule 3.
HON AUDITORS §§		Ian Wingfield (F: 2002-2003) Frederick Trowman (F: 2007 2008) §§ Notified to Annual Meeting under Rule 8.

General

Just a few days before being sworn in as Foreman, the other officers and myself, attended Guildhall Art Gallery on the morning of 13^th November 2010 to make a presentation to our new Lord Mayor, Ald Michael Bear. We were gratified that some of our guests, who had great experience and had held high office in the Livery, had never previously attended and said that this reflected on the status and high regard in which the Manor is held within the City.

Membership and Tenancy

As the Manor membership expands, so does the cost of running it; nor are we quite big enough to benefit from an economy of scale. The costs of holding the Court Leet have risen and the necessity is now that we have to hire larger venues to hold this means our margins are squeezed. The committee was expecting a major loss of membership, especially among those Jurors who had not been attending functions for some years. We admitted six new members year as we had ten non-renewals and resignations, presumably as a result of the recession. There are now 95 Jurors, and we expect a number of new members before Christmas to take us back to our 100 figure in the New Year. This membership gives us the critical mass to support functions. The Committee would nevertheless request that you actively recruit suitable persons to become Jurors, especially if they are unlikely to become Liverymen but are attracted to the City’s traditions, and of course we offer the unique combination of the Southwark arrangements to propose them for the Freedom and to celebrate its receipt at View of Frankpledge and Quit Rents. We have some very senior City representatives at these events, who have indicated that they are most impressed with the ceremonial aspects and conviviality. A general rise in costs for functions over the last two years is reflected in the increase in charges for these events. The Committee is mindful that charges have to be levied at a rate that keeps them attractive for the members.

Why are Manor members ‘Tenants’ and ‘Jurors’?

However, in the interim period between members joining the Manor and the Court Leet at which one becomes a ‘Sworn Juror’, they are referred to as just ‘Tenants’ and this slight difference is similar to the distinction in the City Livery Companies were one is firstly a ‘Freeman’ of the company and then are ‘enclothed’ in the Livery as a full member.

Note by The Clerk

Events and Functions of the last year

Despite the Recession, there has been a slight improvement in attendances, but this reflects our increased membership size. The committee has secured two alternative attractive venues at Amigo Hall, RC Cathedral and St George the Martyr, Borough for our four formal events. General feedback from everyone is that Masters Catering, a Southwark based company, are as good as we could expect at the very reasonable fixed tariff that they have provided for the following year.

Court Leet 2010

Our most important event of the year was held on 17th November 2010 when I was sworn in as Foreman in the Amigo Hall, St George’s RC Cathedral, Southwark. Three members applied to serve as officers and the Trustees proposed that Glynn Jones and Keith Williams to be Sworn and they joined as the Committee. Ted Newman had been intended to also join but due to error was unable to do; he is expected to be listed next year. The problem of finding a suitable venue to hold all of the day’s functions has now been resolved with this new venue allowing separate spaces to be used for Reception, Feast and Court. This was attended by 75 Jurors and Guests, including the Old Bailey team; Ann Cottle Secretary of the Court for the last 14 years had taken severance from her duties at the ‘Bailey and so it was felt that a suitable presentation be made to her of an enscribed and framed Manor Print. Ann later remarkedthat it was a nice coincidence to retire at this venue because she was an ‘Old Girl’ of the Notre Dame School, the Cathedral School opposite. We had the highest number of Jurors ever to attend (59) and also the largest proportion of them to do so. Fourteen new Freemen were proposed. Overall the 2010 Ceremony was regarded as a great success because we now have a cohort of Officers who have served long enough to appreciate the issues and logistics of the event.

Quit Rents and Court of Exchequer

The combined Thanksgiving Service and Quit Rents Ceremony was held on 17^th March, for new Freemen, Members and Guests. We first assembled at the Chamberlain’s Court, where eleven took the oath. Once again the Service was held at our guild-church St George the Martyr, Borough High Street conducted by our Hon Chaplain the Venerable Dr Michael Ipgrave OBE, Archdeacon of Southwark supported by the Revd Dr Elfed Hughes supernumerary of St George’s. The Ceremony followed. The Senior Master Steven Whitaker, the Queen’s Remembrancer, received the Quit Rents on behalf of the Crown from us (on behalf of the City). For this purpose he instituted the Court of Exchequer to which the Southwark Jurors were Summoned. This is one of only four City ceremonies which he participates in; the others being the Trial of the Pyx, the presentation of the Sheriffs and the presentation of the Lord Mayor. I then hosted a Luncheon at the St George’s Hall, luncheon prepared by Masters Catering. Some 74 Jurors and their guests attended, down by 10 percent on last year. Our civic brethren and guests included the Master of the Actuaries with their partners and Clerk and the Clerk of the WC Tax Advisers. One of our practices, which has been remarked upon by visiting livery, is the reading by our new freemen of passages from Some Rules from the Conduct of Life (‘the little red book’) at the luncheon. Apparently, visiting livery are much taken with it and have indicated they are to adopt it within their own companies. The Committee regard the arrangement for this event at St George the Martyr as most suitable, enabling Service, Ceremony and feast to be held at the same convenient and most historic venue.

The History Tour of the Borough

The annual guided walk was held on Saturday 9^th April conducted by our Clerk, Tony Sharp, and started at Borough tube station and finished at The Mudlark, Montague Close where we had excellent individual lunches and drinks. These tours are probably the most convenient and accessible way to understand the fascinating history of the Manors.

Justices and Jurors Dinner: Annual Spring Banquet

This is now one of our most prestigious events and combines our status as threeold, a legal body, a City and a Southwark institution. Although Southwark was the historic home of many courts and their jurisdiction prisons, The King’s Bench and the Marshalsea, the Borough Compter, the White Lion, the Clink, the Surrey County gaols and our own Court House and the Union Hall, it is still today the home borough of three Crown Courts and its Coroner’s and two Magistrates Courts; Note ‘court Districts’ not mere court rooms. It is hard to find any other borough with more than one of these. Uniquely, therefore I presided at a function to entertain and inform, our double mission, the several Senior Residing Justices of the Southwark courthouses. This year’s lecture and dinner was held on 19^th May at the Amigo Hall of St George’s Metropolitan Cathedral, ie that of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese for the south of England. This is the newest conference venue in Southwark and all attendees expressed themselves impressed with its spaciousness, we expect to use it more often in future. Southwark has not two but three Cathedrals (the third being Greek Orthodox), indeed St George’s Cathedral is the oldest of them being so since the restoration of the Catholic heirarchy in England in 1850. Apart from our own High Steward, Peter Beaumont QC the Recorder of London, our guests included the principal resident justice of the Inner London Sessions HHJ Roger Chappel; representative Justice of Blackfriars Crown Court HHJ John Hillenthe District Judge of Camberwell Green, Susan Green, and our old friend from the Royal Courts of Justice the Senior Master Steven Whitaker the Queen’s Remembrancer, along with the HM Coroner for Southwark Dr Andrew Harris. Apologies were received from The City Sheriffs, the Recorder of Westminster and the SDJ Tower Birdge MC. Attendance of the Jurors was less than we had hoped for, at 41. My predecessor as Foreman, Ron Leek wrote last year that “the status of the event is without parallel, not even the City Corporation itself could do this”. It was fitting therefore that the speaker was the Rt Hon Lord Neuberger, Master of the Rolls who started his amusing and informative talk by saying “I feel honoured and privileged to address such an ancient and distinguished organisation ...” after which the content got even better; he finished his talk by covering some of the points he had to consider for his Report published the following day, on Super Injunctions and Privacy Law.

After a gap of some five years we were delighted to be invited once again to HM Tower of London for a tour, buffet and to attend the Ceremony of the Keys on the 15th June. Twenty Jurors and guests attended.

The Rochester Visit has now become a regular feature of our year, hosted by our sister FEW Guild, The Rochester Oyster and Floating Fishery, held on Saturday/ Sunday 2nd and 3rd July. This is a working guild and company of fisherman and has statutory rights of Presentment at the said court which is presided over by the Admiral of the Medway the Mayor of Medway borough with a group of six robed Councillors forming the Admiralty Court. The day started with the Admiralty Court held in the beautiful Guildhall. The Manor Officers were also permitted to convey the formal Greetings of the Rt Hon the Lord Mayor Ald Michael Bear to the Mayor and Freemen of the Medway. We then processed the Mayor of Medway from the Guildhall to the river and then took to boats for beating the bounds to Hawkwood Stone and ended with an entertaining luncheon at the Rochester Cruising Club. Once again, this year we were provided by the City of London Port Health Authority with the Lady Aileen 50ft launch for both days of the event which enabled us to provide places aboard for up to 12. We are extremely grateful for the warm hospitality extended to the Manor by the Rochester guild, the Cruising Club and Mayor of Medway every year at this event. This was the 50^th Anniversary of the Cruising Club’s involvement. This event is by invitation to the Manor Officers and therefore as guests ourselves we cannot invite Manor members on a subscription basis.

The ‘Bridge House-Yard Dinner’, was held on 15^th September at our now regular venue the Hall of St George the Martyr, Borough High Street. The Chief Commoner, is in fact no stranger at all, Richard Regan having been a past lay Sheriff and so a previous senior guest. We also entertained Alderman David Wootton (SABTC) whom is also a Juror of the Manor and was to be elected Lord Mayor a fortnight later and the Sheriffs ‘Elect’ Alderman Alan Yarrow, whom is ‘our Alderman’ being that for ‘Bridge Ward Without’ and Wendy Mead CC. Sixty Five Members and guests attended a recovery from last year to the high levels we had up to 2008. This was without doubt an occasion matched by very few others in the City save for those at Mansion House and Guildhall for the number of senior civic dignitaries present.

Throughout the year either myself, an Officer, or the Clerk represented the Manor as invited guests at Livery and City events. On 22 November I attended at the Actuaries Hall at Staple Inn for their annual dinner for Masters and was gratified to discover that their Guest Speaker was Lord Phillips PSC whom we had anticipated by six months !! Also in January, the entire Committee was invited to the City Remembrancer’s special Lecture and Reception on Florence Nightingale at Guildhall. On 11 January our Clerk was a guest at the Plaisterers Company’s annual Clerk’s Dinner. In February I attended the World Traders annual Tacitus Lecture and Reception at Guildhall, I was most gratified to be an official guest of that which is my own Livery Company!! Further invitations:- on 2^nd March the Loriners’ Company’s 750^th Anniversary Service was held at St Paul’s and was invited to Process with the Livery Masters in the Cathedral, the second occasion in recent years that the Manor has been so recognised; I was attended by the Clerk and we were given a warm welcome at the Reception following this at Stationers’ Hall, we explained to the other guests that the Loriners was one of only two Companies that could prove they were a City institution of longer standing than that of the Manor; this time Tony was gratified to be an official guest of his Livery Company!! The same month the Clerk was invited to the Plaisterers’ Company’s Dinner for Clerks. In late June there were two City-wide events at which we were represented - the Flag Day in Guildhall Yard on the 21^st and on the 29th a Reception was held at the Mansion House with the Lord Mayor for the Territorial and Cadet Forces associated with the City. The Livery City University and Cass Business School Lectures are an opportunity to meet informally a very wide selection of Masters and Clerks. On the 15^th July the Clerk and myself were invited guests of the Watermen and Lightermen’s cruise and lunch following the Doggett’s Coat and Badge Wager. Indeed, I was the principal guest of honour of the Master because like the Watermen we are not a Livery (the Livery are entertained by the Fishmongers). On the 12^th October I attended with the Clerk the new Sheriffs’ Quit Rents ceremony at the RCJ as a guest of the Queen’s Remembrancer. Myself and the Clerk attended the Tenth Anniversary Commemoration Service at St Paul’s for the ‘9/11’ Terrorist Attacks on the USA. Wider afield we were represented at the sister Court Leet manors of Alcester, Bromsgrove, Henley and Warwick. The higher profile of the Manor has meant that this has been reflected in the number of invitations we now receive to attend Livery Company events, lectures and Receptions, such as those of the Plaisterers, Painter Stainers, Fuellers, Horners, Guild of Air Pilots among others.

Finances and Audit of Accounts

Note by the Auditors

The Tenancy Fee Account has to carry the costs of communications, the Tenancy Fee and sundry other items which the membership as a whole ought in fairness to carry, such as entertaining our official guests. However, the increasing numbers of membership is now making a signifcant contribution to finances. Therefore, the Tenancy Fee shall remain at £40.00 for 2011-12. This account also has to fund the costs associated with the Court Leet Day.

Queries

Yours sincerely,

Ian Tough, For and on behalf of the Officers and Trustees of the Guildable Manor.

THE COURT LEET OF THE GUILDABLE MANOR OF SOUTHWARK

2011-2012

The names of the Free Tenants summonsed to attend as Jurors of the said Manor at

the Amigo Hall - St George’s Cathedral, Southwark SE1

on Wednesday the 16th day of November 2011 at 3.20pm.

Roy Alston

Janice Bamber

Kenneth Bamber

Jeremy Barrett

Leoniza Barrett

Gwen Batchelor

Tim Benjamin

Beryl Boulton

David Boston

Roy Bradley

Valerie Carroll

Kevin Couling

Jane Coglan

Daphne Dale

Norman Dale

Loraine Davis

Roger Davis

Howard Doe

William Donovan

Matthew Dupee

Edward Errington

Harry Evans

Fiona Gadbury

Peter Gadbury

Kathleen Gill

Roy Gill

Donald Goree

Charlotte Grezo

John Garbutt

Adrian Greenwood

Leslie Grout

Angela Gurling

James Gurling

John Hammond

Leigh Hatts

Susan Haydock

Hilary Haydon

David Henderson

Lesley Henderson

Richard Hollier

Janet Honnoraty

Michael Honnoraty

Bradley Horn

Josephine Huggins

Edward Jansz

Glynn Jones

Donna Joscelyne

Patrick Joyce

Dominic Kelsey

Martin King

Thomas Kohwagner

Cheong Ming Lam

Lorraine Lauder

Ron Leek

Cyril Levy

Simon McIlwaine

Michele McLusky

Edward Newman

Stephen Nimmons

Bryan Page

Makia Pai

John Paternoster

Rudolf Pongratz

Paul Phillips

Jill Philps

John Philps

Malcolm Potter

Mervyn Redding

David Repetowsky

Diane Riley

Daniel Roche

Tony Sharp

Lynn Smith

Robin Sherlock

Ketan Sheth

Graham Sutherland

Maureen Sutherland

Michael Stewart

Alexandra Tansey

John Taylor

Ian Tough

Barry Theobald-Hicks

Frederick Trowman

Christopher Trye

Michael Wallis

Kenneth Webber

Anita Webber

Paul Weninger

Bryan Whalley

Keith Williams

Nicholas Williams

David Wilson

Ian Wingfield

Norman Winnett

Patricia Winnett

David Wootton

AGENDA FOR ANNUAL MEETING, ON THE ABOVE DATE AND VENUE

at 2.15pm

1.i) To Accept the Minutes of the Annual Meeting of 17th November 2010 as a Correct Record.

ii) Matters Arising.

2.i) To Accept the Annual Letter as Circulated.

ii) Matters Arising.

3.i) To Receive the Audited Accounts as Circulated.

ii) Matters Arising.

4.) i) Votes of Thanks, proposed by the Foreman.

ii) Matters Arising.

6) Any Other Business.

MINUTES OF

ANNUAL MEETING: WEDNESDAY 17^th NOVEMBER 2010 at 2.15pm

held at The Amigo Hall, St George’s RC Cathedral, Southwark, London SE1,

CIRCULATED IN NOVEMBER 2010 AND OCTOBER 2011: notice of errors and omissions incorporated

1.i) Attendance:

Janice Bamber, Kenneth Bamber, Tim Benjamin, Kathryn Best, Beryl Boulton, David Boston, Roy Bradley, Loraine Davis, Roger Davis, Howard Doe, Geoffrey Drust, Victor Drust, Fiona Gadbury, Peter Gadbury, Kathleen Gill, Roy Gill, Dr Charlotte Grezo, John Garbutt, Leslie Grout, James Gurling; Leigh Hatts, Susan Haydock, Richard Hollier, Janet Honnoraty, Michael Honnoraty, Jonathan Jewell, Glynn Jones, Patrick Joyce, Thomas Kohwagner, Cheong Ming Lam, Ron Leek, Cyril Levy, Simon McIlwaine, Stephen Nimmons, Bryan Page, Jill Philps, John Philps, Cyrus Poteratchi, Mervyn Redding, David Repetowsky, Diane Riley, Daniel Roche, Tony Sharp, Graham Sutherland, Maureen Sutherland, Alexandra Tansey, John Taylor, Barry Theobald Hicks; Ian Tough, Frederick Trowman, Christopher Trye, Michael Wallis, Paul Weninger, Bryan Whalley, Keith Williams, David Wilson, Dr Ian Wingfield, Norman Winnett, Patricia Winnett

2.i) To Accept the Minutes of the Annual Meeting: Wednesday 18th November 2009 at 2.15pm

held at The John Marshall Hall, London SE1 as a Correct Record.

Agreed Nem Com

ii) Matters Arising. None

3 i) To Accept the Annual Letter as Circulated.

3.i) Notice was given by the Foreman that Edward Newman was not being Sworn this day and that therefore Glynn Jones shall be Aletaster (St Saviour’s side) and also therefore Keith Williams shall be Sworn Alesizer (St Olave’s side), the Notice being Amendments to the Annual Letter - To Accept the Annual Letter as circulated and as Amended.

Agreed Nem Com

ii) Matters Arising. None

4.i) To Receive the Audited Accounts as Circulated.

Agreed Nem Com

ii) Matters Arising. None

5.) Votes of Thanks, proposed by the Foreman. The Foreman thanked all of the Officers for their support over the last year and also the Jurors for attending functions.

6.) Any Other Business:- None. END.

Hon Auditors

Dr Ian Wingfield

Prof Freddie Trowman

GVILDABLE MANOR

Colechurch House, London Bridge Walk, London SE1 2SX

Registered Address

020 7394 1271

Clerk of the Manor

Tony Sharp

clerk@guildablemanor.org

Annual Letter 2010

above Lord Phillips, President of the Supreme Court, guest speaker at the Justices and Jurors Dinner of 6 May 2010 is greeted by Foreman Ron Leek.

left: Foreman Ron, ‘Quits the Rent’ for Southwark on behalf

of the City to the Queen’s Remembrancer March 2010

below: Foreman Ron presents the Illuminated Address of Greetings from the Lord Mayor of London to the Admiral

and Mayor of Medway Cllr David Brake at the Rochester Admiralty Court

June 2010.

1 October 2010

Dear Jurors,

As required under Rule 6.1 the following is provided for your information

Annual Letter

*ie draft agenda; members may propose any business before the Meeting for inclusion, or use ‘AOB’ at the Meeting

*The Officers to be Sworn are:-*
FOREMAN		Ian Tough
CONSTABLE		Janet Honnoraty
AFEEROR		Mike Honnoraty
FLESH TASTER		Leslie Grout
ALETASTER (St Saviour’s side)		Ted Newman
ALESIZER (St Olave’s side)		Glynn Jones ^1-6Committee of Officers with Trustees; by succession and service under Rule 7
SUPERNUMERARY:-
ALESIZER (St Saviour’s side)		Keith Williams, Geoffrey Drust
		“ ” All other Officers and Trustees
ALESIZER (St Olave’s side)		James Gurling, Roger Davis, Donald Goree
		“ ” All other Officers and Trustees
		*Rule 7.9*

CLERK OF THE MANOR‡		Tony Sharp (F: 2001-2002)
ORATOR ~ CLERK‡		Peter Gadbury (F: 2000-2001)
OUTROPER OR COMMON CRYER‡§		David Wilson (F: 2005-2006) § Charter of Charles I 1625 ‡ *Rule 7.9*
BEADLES ‡ (St Olave’s side) (St Saviour’s side)		All Officers and Trustees All Officers and Trustees ‡ Rule 7.9

SERVED FOREMEN AND TRUSTEES‡‡	Peter Gadbury (F: 2000-2001) ‡‡ Tony Sharp (F: 2001-2002) ‡‡ Ian Wingfield (F: 2002-2003) ‡‡ Diane Riley (F: 2004-2005) David Wilson (F: 2005-2006) ‡‡		Cyril Levy (F: 2006-2007) Frederick Trowman (F: 2007 2008) ‡‡ David Boston (F: 2008-2009) Ron Leek (F: 2009-2010) ‡‡ Rule 3.
HON AUDITORS §§		Ian Wingfield (F: 2002-2003) Frederick Trowman (F: 2007 2008) §§ Notified to Annual Meeting under Rule 8.

General

Just a few days before being sworn in as Foreman, the other officers and myself, attended Guildhall Art Gallery on the morning of 14^th November 2009 to make a presentation to our new Lord Mayor, Ald Nick Anstee. We were gratified that some of our guests, who had great experience and had held high office in the Livery, had never previously attended and said that this reflected on the status and high regard in which the Manor is held within the City.

Membership and Tenancy

As the Manor membership expands, so does the cost of running it; nor are we quite big enough to benefit from an economy of scale. The costs of holding the Court Leet have risen and the necessity is now that we have to hire larger venues to hold this means our margins are squeezed. The committee was expecting a major loss of membership, especially among those Jurors who had not been attending functions for some years, I am pleased to say we had no formal resignations of Jurors and had only two non-renewers. We also had twenty three new members join us more than covering our losses, so that we feel that we are heading in the right direction. There are now 101 Jurors, so that we have now achieved the target we set ourselves in 2000. This membership gives us the critical mass to support functions. The Committee would nevertheless request that you actively recruit suitable persons to become Jurors, especially if they are unlikely to become Liverymen but are attracted to the City’s traditions, and of course we offer the unique combination of the Southwark arrangements to propose them for the Freedom and to celebrate its receipt at View of Frankpledge and Quit Rents. We have some very senior City representatives at these events, who have indicated that they are most impressed with the ceremonial aspects and conviviality. A general rise in costs for functions over the last two years is reflected in the increase in charges for these events. The Committee is mindful that charges have to be levied at a rate that keeps them attractive for the members.

Why are Manor members ‘Tenants’ and ‘Jurors’?

Note by The Clerk

Events and Functions of the last year

Because of the Recession, there has been a decline in attendances. The committee is mindful that some venues are less attractive to the members than others but we are constrained because of the finances in hiring preferred venues and the cost of these added to the higher charges of untied caterers leads to further escalation in costs and charges. We did find an excellent caterer for some of the events held at St George the Martyr but this led to major losses and we struggled to keep prices down. The Committee hope that Masters Catering, another Southwark based company, are regarded as suitable as well as reasonably priced.

Court Leet 2009

Our most important event of the year was held on 18th November 2009 when I was sworn in as Foreman in the John Marshall Hall, Christchurch. Three members applied to serve as officers and the Trustees proposed that James Gurling was to be Sworn and he has joined as a Committee Officer. The problem of finding a suitable venue to hold all of the day’s functions had still not been resolved and so the Court Leet Feast was held at the London Bridge Hotel following the Court Meeting. This was attended by 68 Jurors and Guests, unfortunately the Old Bailey team could not join us for the feast because of the timings. Indeed this was the highest number of Jurors ever to attend (49) and also the largest proportion of them to do so. Nevertheless, this was a disappointing total as we have had an increase in overall membership and a lower total of attendees, ie members plus guests, than for some years past. However, it was expected to be so because of the present economic difficulties, the timing of the event and the distance between the venues. The Committee believes that we have at last secured the use of an adequate and suitable venue for both parts of the event, The Amigo Hall of St George’s RC Cathedral in Southwark from this year. Overall the 2009 Ceremony was regarded as a great success because we now have a cohort of Officers who have served long enough to appreciate the issues and logistics of the event. We decided to start earlier than usual to give a margin for delays and unforeseen eventualities. In fact we had a 20 minute gap before the High Steward and High Bailiff arrived and our learned Clerk, filled this in with an entirely impromptu and unrehearsed lecture drawn from his research on the very early history of Southwark, which he proposes was founded by King Alfred the Great to liberate London from the Vikings in 878/ 879 AD. This will be published in due course.

Quit Rents and Court of Exchequer

The combined Thanksgiving Service and Quit Rents Ceremony was held on 18^th March, for new Freemen, Members and Guests. We first assembled at the Chamberlain’s Court, where eleven took the oath. Once again the Service was held at St George the Martyr, Borough High Street conducted by our Hon Chaplain the Venerable Dr Michael Ipgrave, Archdeacon of Southwark supported by the Rector of St George’s Rev Ray Andrews. The Ceremony followed. The Senior Master Steven Whitaker, the Queen’s Remembrancer, received the Quit Rents on behalf of the Crown from us (on behalf of the City). For this purpose he instituted the Court of Exchequer to which the Southwark Jurors were Summoned. This is only one of four City ceremonies which he participates in; the others being the Trial of the Pyx, the presentation of the Sheriffs and the presentation of the Lord Mayor. I then hosted a Luncheon at the St George’s Hall, luncheon prepared by Masters Catering. Some 74 Jurors and their guests attended, down by 10 percent on last year. Our civic brethren and guests included the Master of the Watermen and Alderman John Garbutt who has now joined the Manor. One of our practices, which has been remarked upon by visiting livery, is the reading by our new freemen of passages from Some Rules from the Conduct of Life (‘the little red book’) at the luncheon. Apparently, visiting livery are much taken with it and have indicated they are to adopt it within their own companies. The Committee regard the arrangement for this event at St George the Martyr as most suitable, enabling Service, Ceremony and feast to be held at the same convenient and most historic venue.

The History Tour of the Borough

The annual guided walk was held on Saturday 17^th April conducted by our Clerk, Tony Sharp, and started at London Bridge and finished at The Mudlark, Montague Close where we had excellent individual lunches and drinks. These tours are probably the most convenient and accessible way to understand the fascinating history of the Manors.

Justices and Jurors Dinner: Annual Spring Banquet

This is now one of our most prestigious events and combines our status as threeold, a legal body, a City and a Southwark institution. Although Southwark was the historic home of many courts and their jurisdiction prisons, The King’s Bench and the Marshalsea, the Borough Compter, the White Lion, the Clink, the Surrey County gaols and our own Court House and the Union Hall, it is still today the home borough of three Crown Courts and its Coroner’s and two Magistrates Courts; Note ‘court Districts’ not mere court rooms. It is hard to find any other borough with more than one of these. Uniquely, therefore I presided at a function to entertain and inform, our double mission, the several Senior Residing Justices of the Southwark courthouses. This year’s lecture and dinner was held on 6^th May at the Amigo Hall of St George’s Metropolitan Cathedral, ie that of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese for the south of England. This is the newest conference venue in Southwark and all attendees expressed themselves impressed with its spaciousness, we expect to use it more often in future. Southwark has not two but three Cathedrals (the third being Greek Orthodox), indeed St George’s Cathedral is the oldest of them being so since the restoration of the Catholic heirarchy in England in 1850. Apart from our own High Steward, Peter Beaumont QC the Recorder of London, our guests included the principal resident justice of Southwark Crown Court who is The Recorder of Westminster HHJ Geoffrey Rivlin QC, (that is too complicated to explain here!), we also entertained the senior justices of the Inner London Sessions HHJ Nigel Gerald; the District Judge of Camberwell Green, Susan Green, the District Judge of Tower Bridge, Shamoon Somjee and our old friend from the Royal Courts of Justice the Senior Master Steven Whitaker the Queen’s Remembrancer along with Paul Double the City Remembrancer. Only Blackfriars Crown Court and the Southwark Coroner were not represented. Attendance of the Jurors was less than we had hoped for, at 40, but as this was on the General Election date we knew many officers and members would be otherwise engaged. My predecessor as Foreman, David wrote last year “... I fully expect that this dinner shall grow in attendance to match the status of the event in future years”. The status of the event is without parallel, not even the City Corporation itself could do this. It was fitting therefore that the speaker was the Rt Hon Lord Phillips of Worth Matravers, President of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom who talked about the “The First Six Months of the Supreme Court”.

The Rochester Visit has now become a regular feature of our year, hosted by our sister FEW Guild, The Rochester Oyster and Floating Fishery, held on Saturday/ Sunday 26^th/27^th June. This is a working guild and company of fisherman and has statutory rights of Presentment at the said court which is presided over by the Admiral of the Medway the Mayor of Medway borough with a group of six robed Councillors forming the Admiralty Court. The day started with the Admiralty Court held in the beautiful Guildhall. The Manor Officers were also permitted to convey the formal Greetings of the Rt Hon the Lord Mayor Ald Nick Anstee to the Mayor and Freemen of the Medway (see photo front page). We then processed the Mayor of Medway from the Guildhall to the river and then took to boats for beating the bounds to Hawkwood Stone and ended with an entertaining luncheon at the Rochester Cruising Club. Once again, this year we were provided by the City of London Port Health Authority with the Lady Aileen 50ft launch for both days of the event which enabled us to provide places aboard for up to 12. We are extremely grateful for the warm hospitality extended to the Manor by the Rochester guild, the Cruising Club and Mayor of Medway every year at this event. This was the 50^th Anniversary of the Cruising Club’s involvement. This event is by invitation to the Manor Officers and therefore as guests ourselves we cannot invite Manor members on a subscription basis.

The ‘Bridge House-Yard Dinner’, was held on 16^th September at our now regular venue the Hall of St George the Martyr, Borough High Street. The principal guest of honour this year, the Chief Commoner, is in fact no stranger at all - being one of our own Jurors ~ Robin Sherlock and he is also a Southwark resident as well as the Parish Clerk of the Cathedral. We also entertained the Alderman Michael Bear (SABTC) whom was to be elected Lord Mayor a few days later and the Sheriffs ‘Elect’ Alderman Fiona Woolf and Richard Sermon MBE, the ‘Late’ Lord Mayor Ald Ian Luder. Sixty Five Members and guests attended a recovery from last year to the high levels we had up to 2008. This was without doubt an occasion matched by very few others in the City save for those at Mansion House and Guildhall for the number of senior civic dignitaries present.

Throughout the year either an Officer, the Clerk or myself represented the Manor as invited guests at Livery and City events. In November the entire Committee was invited to the City Remembrancer’s special lecture on the 800^th Anniversary of the Colechurch Bridge at Guildhall. In January I attended at the Actuaries Hall at Staple Inn for their annual dinner for Masters and also the World Traders annual lecture and Reception at Guildhall. Further invitations I accepted were for the Royal Charter Celebration of the Worshipful Company of Information Technologists in St Pauls Cathedral on 17^th June, and the Bubbly-n-Ballet @ The Bailey in aid of The Sheriffs’ and Recorder’s Fund on 2^nd July. In March the newly appointed Fishmongers Clerk hosted a ‘get to know you’ luncheon for all other City Clerks. In late June there were two City-wide events at which we were represented - the Flag Day in Guildhall Yard on the 21^st and on the 29th a Reception was held at the Mansion House with the Lord Mayor for the Territorial and Cadet Forces associated with the City. The Livery City University and Cass Business School Lectures are an opportunity to meet informally a very wide selection of Masters and Clerks. On the 15^th July the Clerk and myself were guests of the Watermen and Lightermen’s cruise and lunch following the Doggett’s Coat and Badge Wager. Indeed, I was the principal guest of honour of the Master because like the Watermen we are not a Livery (the Livery are entertained by the Fishmongers). On the 13^th October I attended with the Clerk the new Sheriffs’ Quit Rents ceremony at the RCJ as a guest of the Queen’s Remembrancer. Wider afield we were represented at the sister Court Leet manors of Alcester, Bromsgrove, Henley and Warwick. The higher profile of the Manor has meant that this has been reflected in the number of invitations we now receive to attend Livery Company events, lectures and Receptions, such as those of the Painter Stainers, Fuellers, Horners, Guild of Air Pilots among others.

Finances and Audit of Accounts

Banking and Audit Procedure: - All Expenditure is approved by the Committee under general administration or as special purchases; the Committee also receives Banquet Budget Reports from the Clerk at their meetings to monitor. Cheques / Payments are raised by the Treasurer on request of the Clerk, backed by an Invoice/ Receipt. All Income Pro Formas for goods/ services/ banqueting are retained and payments banked by the Clerk. Receipts and Pro Formas are attached to a narrative Memo by the Clerk and are given to the Auditors at the next Committee Meeting, along with Bank Statements, with any used Pay-In and Cheque Books, to check off. The full narrative is also given on the Income and Expenditure report. The Auditors receive all other Pay-In and Cheque Books at end of FY to complete the account, balances and Income and Expenditure report with the Treasurer and Clerk. The abstract of the Accounts are approved by the Auditors as attached to the Annual Letter.

Note by the Auditors

The Tenancy Fee Account has to carry the costs of communications, the Tenancy Fee and sundry other items which the membership as a whole ought in fairness to carry, such as entertaining our official guests. However, the increasing numbers of membership is now making a signifcant contribution to finances. Therefore, the Tenancy Fee shall remain at £40.00 for 2010-11. This account also has to fund the costs associated with the Court Leet Day.

Merchandise & General Account. Usually this account is profitable from sales and this subsidised our other activities but this year, as true of last, was mainly of expenditure and stock purchase. The value of the stock is written down as nominal on purchase as it is acquired as a much larger order the cost of which is covered on the intitial part sale. The value of the stock is realised as full profit at sales. The prices for Guildable Manor Merchandise for our own members are deliberately set at below High Street rates to encourage membership identity, in most cases they are priced at a little above cost. These items are of exceptional quality and value.

Queries

Yours sincerely,

Ronald Leek, For and on behalf of the Officers and Trustees of the Guildable Manor.

THE COURT LEET OF THE GUILDABLE MANOR OF SOUTHWARK

2010-2011

The names of the Free Tenants summonsed to attend as Jurors of the said Manor at

the Amigo Hall - St George’s Cathedral, Southwark SE1

on Wednesday the 17th day of November 2010 at 3.20pm.

Roy Alston

Richard Andrews

Janice Bamber

Kenneth Bamber

Jeremy Barrett

Leoniza Barrett

Gwen Batchelor

Tim Benjamin

Kathryn Best

Beryl Boulton

David Boston

Roy Bradley

Kevin Couling

Jane Coglan

Daphne Dale

Norman Dale

Loraine Davis

Roger Davis

Howard Doe

William Donovan

Geoffrey Drust

Victor Drust

Matthew Dupee

Edward Errington

Harry Evans

Frank Everard

Fiona Gadbury

Peter Gadbury

Roy Gill

Donald Goree

Bessie Grewcock

Dr Charlotte Grezo

John Garbutt

Silvia Gross

Leslie Grout

Angela Gurling

James Gurling

John Hammond

Leigh Hatts

Susan Haydock

Hilary Haydon

David Henderson

Lesley Henderson

Richard Hollier

Janet Honnoraty

Michael Honnoraty

David Hubber

Josephine Huggins

Edward Jansz

Jonathan Jewell

Glynn Jones

Patrick Joyce Dominic Kelsey

Martin King

Stephen Kirkman

Thomas Kohwagner

Cheong Ming Lam Ron Leek

Cyril Levy

Ian McFarlane

Joan McFarlane

Simon McIlwaine

Michele McLusky

Edward Newman

Stephen Nimmons

Bryan Page

Jill Philps

John Philps

Cyrus Poteratchi Malcolm Potter

Simonie Prior

Angela Prodger

Mervyn Redding

David Repetowsky

Diane Riley

Daniel Roche

Tony Sharp

Lynn Smith

Robin Sherlock

Ketan Sheth

Graham Sutherland

Maureen Sutherland

Michael J Stewart

Alexandra Tansey

John Taylor

Ian Tough

Barry Theobald-Hicks

Frederick Trowman

Christopher Trye

Michael Wallis

Kenneth Webber

Anita Webber

Kathleen Weightman

Paul Weninger

Bryan Whalley

Keith Williams

Nicholas Williams

David Wilson

Dr Ian Wingfield

Norman Winnett

Patricia Winnett

AGENDA FOR ANNUAL MEETING, ON THE ABOVE DATE AND VENUE

at 2.15pm

1.i) To Accept the Minutes of the Annual Meeting of 18th November 2009 as a Correct Record.

ii) Matters Arising.

2.i) To Accept the Annual Letter as Circulated.

ii) Matters Arising.

3.i) To Receive the Audited Accounts as Circulated.

ii) Matters Arising.

4.) i) Votes of Thanks, proposed by the Foreman.

ii) Matters Arising.

6) Any Other Business.

MINUTES OF ANNUAL MEETING: WEDNESDAY 18^th NOVEMBER 2009 at 2.15pm,

held at The John Marshall Hall, Christchurch, Southwark, London SE1,

CIRCULATED IN NOVEMBER 2009 AND OCTOBER 2010: notice of errors and ommisions incorporated

1.i) Attendance:

Richard Andrews, Janice Bamber, Kenneth Bamber, Tim Benjamin, Beryl Boulton, David Boston, Kevin Couling, Loraine Davis, Roger Davis, Howard Doe, Geoffrey Drust, Victor Drust, Peter Gadbury, Fiona Gadbury, Donald Goree, Bessie Grewcock, Leslie Grout, James Gurling, Leigh Hatts, Susan Haydock, Hilary Haydon, Lesley Henderson, Richard Hollier, Janet Honnoraty, Michael Honnoraty, Josephine Huggins, Ron Leek, Cyril Levy, Edward Newman, Bryan Page, Malcolm Potter, Mervyn Redding, Tony Sharp, Lynn Smith, Michael Stewart, Alexandra Tansey, John Taylor, Frederick Trowman, Christopher Trye, Bryan Whalley, Kenneth Webber, Anita Webber, Kathleen Weightman, David Wilson , Dr Ian Wingfield, Norman Winnett, Patricia Winnett

2.i) To Accept the Minutes of the Annual Meeting: Wednesday 12^th November 2008 at 2.45pm

held at The LSE Bankside Hall, London SE1 as a Correct Record.

Agreed Nem Com

ii) Matters Arising. None

3 i) To Accept the Annual Letter as Circulated.

Agreed Nem Com

ii) Matters Arising. None

4.i) To Receive the Audited Accounts as Circulated.

Agreed Nem Com

ii) Matters Arising. None

5.i) To Approve the Constitutional Changes as outlined in the Annual Letter.

ii) Agreed Nem Con

6.) Votes of Thanks, proposed by the Foreman. The Foreman thanked all of the Officers for their support over the last year and also the Jurors for attending functions.

7.) Any Other Business:- None. END.

Lord of the Manor

The Lord Mayor, Commonalty and Citizens

of the

City of London

Bankers:

Child & Co, 1 Fleet Street,

London EC4

Senior Patrons

The High Steward of Southwark

HHJ Peter Beaumont QC

The Recorder of London

The High Bailiff of Southwark

Charles Henty

The Secondary of London & Under Sheriff

Foreman

David Boston

Hon Auditors

Dr Ian Wingfield

Prof Freddie Trowman

GVILDABLE MANOR

Colechurch House, London Bridge Walk, London SE1 2SX

Registered Address

020 7394 1271

Clerk of the Manor

Tony Sharp

1 October 2009

Dear Jurors,

As required under Rule 6.1 the following is provided for your information

Annual Letter

*ie draft agenda; members may propose any business before the Meeting for inclusion, or use ‘AOB’ at the Meeting

*The Officers to be Sworn are:-*
FOREMAN	Ron Leek
CONSTABLE	Ian Wingfield
AFEEROR	Janet Honnoraty
FLESH TASTER	Mike Honnoraty
ALETASTER (St Saviour’s side)	Leslie Grout
ALESIZER (St Olave’s side)	James Gurling ^1-6Committee of Officers with Trustees; by succession and service under Rule 7
SUPERNUMERARY:-
ALESIZER (St Saviour’s side)	Ian Tough, Geoffrey Drust
	“ ” All other Officers and Trustees
ALESIZER (St Olave’s side)	Roger Davis, Donald Goree
	“ ” All other Officers and Trustees
	*Rule 7.9*

CLERK OF THE MANOR‡	Tony Sharp (F: 2001-2002)
ORATOR ~ CLERK‡	Peter Gadbury (F: 2000-2001)
OUTROPER OR COMMON CRYER‡§	David Wilson (F: 2005-2006) § Charter of Charles I 1625 ‡ *Rule 7.9*
BEADLES ‡ (St Olave’s side) (St Saviour’s side)	All Officers and Trustees All Officers and Trustees ‡ Rule 7.9
SERVED FOREMEN AND TRUSTEES‡‡	Peter Gadbury (F: 2000-2001) ‡‡ Tony Sharp (F: 2001-2002) ‡‡ Ian Wingfield (F: 2002-2003) ‡‡ Diane Riley (F: 2004-2005) David Wilson (F: 2005-2006) ‡‡ Cyril Levy (F: 2006-2007) Frederick Trowman (F: 2007 2008) ‡‡ David Boston (F: 2008-2009) ‡‡ Rule 3.
HON AUDITORS §§	Ian Wingfield (F: 2002-2003) Frederick Trowman (F: 2007 2008) §§ Notified to Annual Meeting under Rule 8.

The three Southwark Courts Leet retain the right to sit for their customary business including “...the appointment of traditional officers” as a limited jurisdiction under the ‘Administration of Justice Act 1977; §23 (1)(b) Sch 4 Pt III’.

General

Just a few days before being sworn in as Foreman, the other officers and myself, attended Guildhall Old Museum on the morning of 8^th November 2008 to make a presentation to our new Lord Mayor, Ald Ian Luder. We were gratified that some of our guests, who had great experience and had held high office in the Livery, had never attended and said that this reflected on the status and high regard in which the Manor is held within the City. This was reinforced when our Foreman Freddie, Clerk Tony and Ale Conner Donald were invited to the Mansion House to view the Show and receive Lunch with the Lord Mayor.

Membership and Tenancy

As the Manor membership expands, so does the costs of running it; nor are we quite big enough to benefit from an economy of scale. The costs of holding the Court Leet have risen and the necessity is now that we have to hire larger venues required to hold this means our margins are squeezed. Because of the Recession, the committee was expecting a major loss of membership, especially among those Jurors who had not been attending functions for some years, and indeed we had formal resignations from six Jurors and had four non-renewers. However, we actually had twenty three new members join us more than covering our losses, so that we feel that we are heading in the right direction. There are now 83 Jurors. So once again we believe it is possible to increase to 100 members so that we can have a better critical mass to support functions. The Committee would therefore request that you actively recruit suitable persons to become Jurors, especially if they are unlikely to become Liverymen but are attracted to the City’s traditions, and of course we offer the unique combination of the Southwark arrangements to propose them for the Freedom and to celebrate its receipt at View of Frankpledge and Quit Rents. We have some very senior City representatives at these events, who have indicated that they are most impressed with the ceremonial aspects and conviviality. A general rise in costs for functions over the last two years is reflected in the increase in charges for these events. The Committee is mindful that charges have to be levied at a rate that keeps them attractive for the members.

Events and Functions of the last year

Court Leet

Our most important event of the year was held on 12th November 2008 when I was sworn in as Foreman in the LSE Bankside Hall, a new venue for us which enables us to hold a Reception, Luncheon and the Court Leet all at the same convenient place. The Luncheon was attended by 71 Jurors and Guests. No new Officers were Sworn, no ordinary members applied to serve as officers. However, we have a considerable pool of talent that shall give us continuity for some years into the future. Of some importance for the future organisation of the Manor was rthat at the annual meeting we adopted new terms into our constitution and informed the High Steward, HHJ Peter Beaumont, at the Court Leet that we were asking him to request of the Court of Aldermen that they recognise the Manor organisation of Jurors formally.

Carol Service

One of newer members, Daphne Dale, is Master of the Tower Ward Club. At her invitation we held a joint Carol Service at the splendid church of St Olave’s, Hart Street in the City, on the 8^th December. I read the first Lesson.

Thames Traditional Cutter Race

The Manor’s involvement with the Bankside Winter Fair events for the third year has resulted in our becoming co-sponsors of the Thames Traditional Rowing Association’s Cutter Race in particular to formally give welcome to our City brethren the Masters of 19 Livery Companies, Rowing Clubs and their crews of which, the largest number ever, rowed over for the festivities on 13^th December. We then processed to the Tate Modern, to the delight of the many tourists in the area and then went to the Bankside pier to meet and greet the teams at the landing. We then processed all 170 attendees into The Shakespeare Under-Globe exhibition centre for a Reception and buffet, where I presented each of the participating Crews with an illuminated address and certificate of completion. I was particularly delighted to greet our ‘Southwark Livery’ neighbours the Masters of the Glaziers, Scientific Instrument Makers and Launderers with their crews. Additionally, for the first time the Watermen and Lightermen (in their Shallop Blue livery) participated. It is most fitting that the Manor be the representative body to welcome the Livery. This was the largest event ever hosted by the Manor. This we hoped to become a regular annual event, however it won’t be held in 2009 due to lack of a suitable venue. (See photo spread below).

Quit Rents and Court of Exchequer

The combined Thanksgiving Service and Quit Rents Ceremony was held on 19^th March, for new Freemen, Members and Guests. We assembled at the Chamberlain’s Court, where eleven took the oath. Once again this was held at St George the Martyr, Borough High Street. The Service was followed by the Quit Rents Ceremony. The Senior Master Steven Whitaker, the Queen’s Remembrancer, received these on behalf of the Crown from us (on behalf of the City). For this purpose he instituted the Court of Exchequer to which the Southwark Jurors were Summoned. This is only one of four City ceremonies which he participates in; the others being the Trial of the Pyx, the presentation of the Sheriffs and the presentation of the Lord Mayor. I then hosted a Luncheon at the St George’s Hall, catering by Juror Mark Grove’s ‘The Cook & The Butler’ which was of quite the best quality of catering available in the City. Some 88 Jurors and their guests attended, a record number for any formal event of the Manor. Our civic brethren and guests included the Master of the Watermen and Aldermen Wootton, Woolf, Graves and Evans. One of our practices, which has been remarked upon by visiting livery, is the reading by our new freemen of passages from Some Rules from the Conduct of Life (‘the little red book’) at the luncheon. Apparently, visiting livery are much taken with it and have indicated they are to adopt it within their own companies.

The History Tour of the Borough

The annual guided walk was held on Saturday 4^th April was conducted by our Clerk, Tony Sharp, and started at Borough Tube Station and finished at The Mudlark, Montague Close where we had excellent individual lunches and drinks. These tours are probably the most convenient and accessible way to understand the fascinating history of the Manors.

Justices and Jurors Dinner: Annual Spring Banquet

The success of the Bridge House-Yard Dinner led me to believe that the gap between two of our formal events , the Quit Rents in March and the Bridge House-Yard Dinner in late September was too long. However, an institution such as ours has to have a theme for its events and the Manor’s theme is always its ancient jurisdiction. In discussing just what this could mean with the Clerk I was surprised, not for the first time, just how unique our Borough is both historically and currently, when he explained that although Southwark was the historic home of many courts and their jurisdiction prisons, The King’s Bench and the Marshalsea, the Borough Compter, the White Lion, the Clink, the Surrey County gaols and our own Court House and the Union Hall, it is still today the home borough of three Crown Courts and its Coroner’s and two Magistrates Courts. It is hard to find any other borough with even half that number. To that end we invited the several Justices of these to attend a lecture and dinner at the London Bridge Hotel. Apart from the principal resident justice of Southwark Crown Court who is The Recorder of Westminster HHJ Geoffrey Rivlin QC, (that is too complicated to explain here!), we also entertained the senior justices of the Inner London Sessions HHJ Nicholas Philpot; the District Judge of Camberwell Green, Ann Sawetz, the District Judge of Tower Bridge, Shamoon Somjee and our old friends from the Royal Courts of Justice the Senior Master Steven Whitaker and Jill Jacobs. Only Blackfriars Crown Court and the Southwark Coroner were not represented. Frankly, that this was all organised in the space of five weeks by our Clerk is quite astonishing. Attendance of the Jurors was less than we had hoped for, at 37, but as this was at short notice and a completely new event better than we could expect. However, some of us remember that only a few years ago Manor membership stood at a little over a dozen. I fully expect that this dinner shall grow in attendance to match the status of the event in future years.

The Rochester Visit has now become a regular feature of our year, hosted by our sister FEW Guild, The Rochester Oyster and Floating Fishery, held on Saturday/ Sunday 4^th/5^th July. This is a working guild and company of fisherman and has statutory rights of Presentment at the said court which is presided over by the Admiral of the Medway the Mayor of Medway borough with a group of six robed Councillors forming the Admiralty Court. The day started with the Admiralty Court held in the beautiful Guildhall. The Manor Officers were also permitted to convey the formal Greetings of the Rt Hon the Lord Mayor Ald Ian Luder to the Mayor and Freemen of the Medway (see photo). We then processed the Mayor of Medway from the Guildhall to the river and then took to boats for beating the bounds to Hawkwood Stone and ended with an entertaining luncheon at the Rochester Cruising Club. However, this year we were provided by the City of London Port Health Authority with the Londinium III launch for both days of the event which enabled us to provide places aboard for upto 12. We are extremely grateful for the warm hospitality extended to the Manor by the Rochester guild, the Cruising Club and Mayor of Medway every year at this event. This event is by invitation to the Manor Officers and therefore as guests ourselves we cannot invite Manor members on a subscription basis. (See photo spread below).

London Bridge Fayre 800 and Sheep Drive

Another additional event, on Saturday 11^th July, this time part of the Lord Mayor’s Appeal 2009, was a display of Livery stalls as a mediaeval fair to celebrate the completion of Peter de Colechurch’s bridge in 1209, combined with a Sheep Drive over London Bridge. We were most gratified that the Rt Hon the Lord Mayor Ald Ian Luder made a specific request that the Guildable Manor welcome both himself and the participating Livery masters when they crossed into Southwark. During the Fayre an Ale Conning in spirits was held at the Distillers Co stall and a Flesh Tasting at the ‘hog roast’. The formal welcome to the Lord Mayor was conducted in our usual high ceremonial style and we presented an engraved ale conning tankard to mark the occasion. I then joined the Lord Mayor in driving a sheep over the bridge in time honoured fashion. Some thirty five members and guests attended and we had a pub lunch at the Barrow Boy and Banker which rounded off the day. We made a contribution of £225.00 to the LMA 2009.

The‘Bridge House-Yard Dinner’, was held on 16^th September at our new venue the Hall of St George the Martyr, Borough High Street. Aside from the Chief Commoner, Deputy Bill Fraser OBE CC, as our principal guest, we also entertained the Sheriff George Gillon CC and the Sheriffs ‘Elect’ Alderman David Wootton (by coincidence I am David’s Ward Beadle), The City Remembrancer - Paul Double, Master Steven Whitaker (the Queen’s Remembrancer) as well as the Masters of the Girdlers and Watermens companies. Fifty seven Members and guests attended some 20 per cent down on last year. This was without doubt an occasion matched by very few others in the City save for those at Mansion House and Guildhall for the number of senior civic dignitaries present.

Throughout the year either an Officer, the Clerk or myself represented the Manor as invited guests at Livery and City events. For example in early June a Reception was held at the Mansion House with the Lord Mayor for the Territorial and Cadet forces associated with the City. The Livery City University and Cass Business School Lectures are an opportunity to meet informally a very wide selection of Masters and Clerks. On the 10^th July the Clerk and myself were guests of the Watermen and Lightermen’s cruise and lunch following the Doggett’s Coat and Badge Wager. Indeed I was the principal guest of honour of the Master because like the Watermen we are not a Livery (the Livery are entertained by the Fishmongers). The Clerk represented us at the Tradtional Thames Rowing Association held its ‘Admiral of the River Race’ between Westminster Bridge and Westminster boating club on 14^th July. The higher profile of the Manor has meant that this has been reflected in the number of invitations we now receive to attend Livery Company events, lectures and Receptions, such as those of the Painter Stainers, Fuellers, Horners, Guild of Air Pilots. On the Morning of the Lord Mayor’s Show, 14^th November, I and the Officers shall make a presentation to the Lord Mayor Ald Nicholas Anstee.

Finances and Audit of Accounts

With this letter you will find a copy of the Audited Accounts which are placed before the Annual Meeting. As you can see, above, the Committee has chosen Freddie Trowman and Ian Wingfield to undertake these duties from next year. Authority over expenditure on goods and services is exercised by the Committee and the Trustees.

The Tenancy Fee Account has to carry the costs of communications, the Tenancy Fee and sundry other items which the membership as a whole ought in fairness to carry, such as entertaining our official guests. We have now secured a storage shed at Colechurch for our Equipages and this meant a rise in our Lease, shown in the account. However, this year it mainly had to take the strains of what was usually afforded from our profits from General sales. It was necessary to apply support to the Quit Rents Lunch because of hire fees for the venue. The Tenancy Fee shall remain at £40.00 for 2009-10. This account also has to fund the costs associated with the Court Leet Day.

Merchandise & General Account. Usually this account is profitable from sales and this subsidised our other activities but this year was mainly of expenditure and stock purchase. The value of the stock is written down as nominal on purchase as it is acquired as a much larger order the cost of which is covered on the intitial part sale. The value of the stock is realised as full profit at sales. The prices for Guildable Manor Merchandise for our own members are deliberately set at below High Street rates to encourage membership identity, in most cases they are priced at a little above cost. These items are of exceptional quality and value.

Banqueting Account. Normally this realises surpluses, applied to charity, but this year the general inflation has increased costs while we held the Event subscription down to attract support. All of our major functions follow a format of an Event, be it ceremonial or a talk or other entertainment, a good quality meal at excellent prices with drink, usually with excellent company and official guests. This is a sensible mixture of formal and informal. No Livery Company can offer this value and no City Ward Club has this level of civic status and pomp. I would ask all members to bring guests with a prospect of joining a unique institution as an introduction to the rich heritage of both the City of London and Southwark. Charitable Donations (Banqueting Account) The Committee, in accordance with last year’s Annual Meeting made further contributions to charitable objects, many of these were laying in long-term ‘goodwill’ with various institutions to develop better relationships. Some payments for venue hire are treated as ‘gifts’. The Committee of Officers shall vary these amounts as to what is a prudent disbursement in regard to the balance of the Accounts.

Constitutional Amendments

A clarification of the roles and duties of the Trustees vis a vis the Sworn Officers.

Renumbering of Sections: The emphases of the foregoing points requires a certain rearrangement and renumbering of Sections. Any further changes required by the Court of Aldermen shall be notified in due course.

Queries

If any one has any questions arising out of this Letter, the Accounts or from the Minutes of the last General Meeting, (previously distributed and reproduced below) the point of circulating these in advance is to ask you to give me Notice, in reasonable time before the meeting, so that a detailed answer can be prepared and made at the Annual Meeting. Likewise, at any other time during the year, if members have any queries of, or want to make suggestions to, the Committee then a note about these shall receive a detailed and considered reply.

Yours sincerely,

David Boston, For and on behalf of the Committee of the Guildable Manor.

Livery and Traditional Cutter Race at the Globe

**At left:A full house at the Under-Globe December 08**
*At right:* Foreman David with Master SIM right and Master Waterman with the Escort at the Globe foyer
Visit to Rochester	*below left:* the City’s launch Londinium III at berth; *bottom right:* crew , Clerk and Foreman David

above left: Borough Solicitor, Chief Executive, Clerk and Foreman David above right: Foreman David receives the pennant from

Mayor

THE COURT LEET OF THE GUILDABLE MANOR OF SOUTHWARK

The names of the Free Tenants summonsed to attend as Jurors of the said Manor at John Marshall Hall, Christchurch, Blackfriars Road, London SE1

on Wednesday the 18^th day of November 2009.

Roy Alston

Richard Andrews

Janice Bamber

Kenneth Bamber

Jeremy Barrett

Leoniza Barrett

Gwen Batchelor

Tim Benjamin

Beryl Boulton

David Boston*

Scott Cargill

Kevin Couling

Lennox Cumberbatch

Jane Coglan

Daphne Dale

Norman Dale

Loraine Davis

Roger Davis*

Howard Doe

William Donovan

Geoffrey Drust*

Victor Drust

Matthew Dupee

Edward Errington

Harry Evans

Frank Everard

Peter Gadbury SF T

Fiona Gadbury

Donald Goree*

Bessie Grewcock

Dr Charlotte Grezo

Mark Grove

Leslie Grout*

James Gurling*

John Hammond

Leigh Hatts

Susan Haydock

Hilary Haydon

David Henderson

Lesley Henderson

Richard Hollier

Janet Honnoraty*

Michael Honnoraty*

David Hubber

Josephine Huggins

Edward Jansz

Paul Jaspal

Bala Jaspal

Glynn Jones

Dominic Kelsey

Stephen Kirkman

Ron Leek*

Cyril Levy SF

Simon McIlwaine

Michele McLusky

Edward Newman

Stephen Nimmons

Bryan Page

Malcolm Potter

Simonie Prior

Angela Prodger

Mervyn Redding

Diane Riley SF

Tony Sharp SF T

Lynn Smith

Robin Sherlock

Ketan Sheth

Sarah Stedeford

Michael J Stewart

John Taylor

Ian Tough*

Barry Theobold-Hicks

Frederick Trowman SF T

Michael Wallis

Kenneth Webber

Anita Webber

Kathleen Weightman

Bryan Whalley

Nicholas Williams

David Wilson SF T

Dr Ian Wingfield SF T

Norman Winnett

Patricia Winnett

* Officer; SF Served Foreman; T Trustee

AGENDA FOR ANNUAL MEETING: WEDNESDAY 18^th NOVEMBER 2008 at 2.15pm

to be held at

John Marshall Hall, Christchurch, Blackfriars Road, London SE1

1.i) To Accept the Minutes of the Annual Meeting of 12th November 2008 as a Correct Record.

ii) Matters Arising.

2.i) To Accept the Annual Letter as Circulated.

ii) Matters Arising.

3.i) To Receive the Audited Accounts as Circulated.

ii) Matters Arising.

4.) i) To Approve the Constitutional Changes as outlined in the Annual Letter.

5) Votes of Thanks, proposed by the Foreman.

ii) Matters Arising.

6) Any Other Business.

END.

MINUTES OF

ANNUAL MEETING: WEDNESDAY 12^th NOVEMBER 2008 at 2.45pm

held at

The LSE Bankside Hall, Bankside, London SE1

(draft Minutes, please notify Clerk of any errors or omissions)

These were circulated in November 2008 and no comments were received

1.i) Attendance:

Roy Alston; Jeremy Barrett; Leoniza Barrett; David Boston; Beryl Boulton ; Jane Coglan; Daphne Dale; Norman Dale; Loraine Davis; Roger Davis; Howard Doe; William Donovan; Geoffrey Drust; Victor Drust; Harry Evans; Peter Gadbury; Donald Goree; Dr Charlotte Grezo; Leslie Grout; James Gurling; David Hubber; Josie Huggins; Bala Jaspal; Paul Jaspal; Hilary Haydon; Peter Hamel Cooke; Susan Haydock; Richard Hollier; Janet Honnoraty; Michael Honnoraty; Stephen Kirkman; Ron Leek; Cyril Levy; Simon McIlwaine; Edward Newman; Stephen Nimmons; Malcolm Potter; Angela Prodger; Simonie Prior; Mervyn Redding; Tony Sharp; Robin Sherlock; Ian Tough; Frederick Trowman; Michael Wallis; Brian Whalley; Nicholas Williams; Dr Ian Wingfield;

2.i) To Accept the Minutes of the Annual Meeting: Wednesday 14^th November 2007 at 2.45pm

held at The John Marshall Hall, Blackfriars Road, London SE1 as a Correct Record.

Agreed Nem Com

ii) Matters Arising. None

3 i) To Accept the Annual Letter as Circulated.

Agreed Nem Com

ii) Matters Arising. None

4.i) To Receive the Audited Accounts as Circulated.

Agreed Nem Com

ii) Matters Arising. None

5.i) To Approve the Constitutional Changes as outlined in the Annual Letter.

ii) Agreed Nem Con

5.) Votes of Thanks, proposed by the Foreman. The Foreman thanked all of the Officers for their support over the last year and also the Jurors for attending functions.

6.) Any Other Business:- None. END

Peter Gadbury (F: 2000-2001) ‡‡

Foreman’s Biography

Michael Honnoraty

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Annual Letter

Peter Gadbury (F: 2000-2001) ‡‡

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Annual Letter

Peter Gadbury (F: 2000-2001) ‡‡

As required under Rule 6.1 the following is provided for your information

Annual Letter

Peter Gadbury (F: 2000-2001) ‡‡

As required under Rule 6.1 the following is provided for your information

Annual Letter

Peter Gadbury (F: 2000-2001) ‡‡