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THE WORSHIPFUL COMPANY OF TURNERS

Supporting the Craft, City and Charity for over four hundred years

Fabulous weekend at the Bodgers Ball
Bursary Awards for 2024, Apply Now!
Royal Visit to the Turners’ Stand at the LMBCL
Geoff Hannis is our latest QEST awardee
How you can support the Charity
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ABOUT THE COMPANY


COMPANY

One of the oldest Livery Companies in the City of London, the Turners’ Company
was already a guild in the 12th Century. To this day the Company continues to
celebrate and support the ‘art or mysterie’ of turning.
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THE MASTER’S LETTER

It was a huge honour to be elected as Master of the Company on Ascension Day,
May 9th. Having spent my career at the Bank of England, the City of London is in
my blood. So it is a privilege to continue my association with the City and to
play a small part in keeping its traditions alive.
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THE TURNER MAGAZINE

The Turner is the annual magazine of the Turners' Company. Subjects include the
Company and its members, the craft of turning, educational and charitable
activities and the City of London. The December 2023 edition is available to
view now online.
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NEWS


FABULOUS WEEKEND AT THE BODGERS BALL

The Weald and Downland Museum was the perfect location on a perfect weekend for
the Bodgers Ball. Spacious and comfortable, the grassy hillside offered lovely
views of the sunlit valley. I was very relieved to find that my mobile phone was
entirely dead from lack of signal.
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TURNERS AWARD AT COCKPIT ARTS, APPLY NOW!

The Turners’ Award is for an aspiring or established turner working in wood or
other materials. The Award includes a year’s studio space, the use of a lathe
and workbench and access to the brand-new Wood Hub in Cockpit Deptford.
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BURSARY AWARDS FOR 2024, APPLY NOW!

In 2024 the Turners’ Company is offering Bursaries to help talented turners
develop their skills and to move to a higher level of achievement. Applicants
need to present a clear plan of how the award will advance their work and raise
the profile of the craft. A total of £12,000 is available.
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CHARITY


THE TURNERS’ COMPANY CHARITY

For 400 years (from bread for the poor in Ludgate in the 1600s, to supporting
students suffering ‘device poverty’ during Covid 19), the Company’s history
describes how, from its earliest days “the Turners, in common with most other
Livery Companies, inherited a tradition of charity and benevolence”.
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HOW YOU CAN SUPPORT THE CHARITY

On joining the Company, every Freeman is asked to promise that they will give an
annual sum of at least £240 to the Charitable Trust, and if, as a Freeman or
Liveryman, you are not already doing this, please do so.
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SUPPORT & DONATIONS IN 2020 & 2021

Throughout the 2020-2021 pandemic, the Charity has supported a number of good
causes, including Livery Schools Link, a fundraising campaign to help buy
laptops and tablets for the most disadvantaged students in secondary schools who
are suffering device poverty.
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FEATURES


THE TURNERS’ COMPANY AND THE CROWN JEWELS

A Past Master of the Turners’ Company, Professor James Tennant, Mineralogist to
Queen Victoria, supervised the recutting of the legendary Koh-i-Noor diamond. He
transformed it from a large, flawed gem to the fabulous 105.6 carat oval
brilliant to be seen in the Queen Mother’s Crown today.
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LADY GERTRUDE CRAWFORD, A REMARKABLE TURNER

Lady Gertrude Eleanor Crawford was borne into an aristocratic family of turners
but established her own mark as a lady turner at a time in history when it was
very much a man’s world but proved she was as good as any of them. She was
recognised by the Turners’ Company for her skill as […]
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THE TURNERS’ CONSORT

The Turners’ Company charity has commissioned a ‘consort’ of eight turned
medieval-style recorders. Made by Tim Cranmore, one of the UK’s leading
instrument makers, the Turners' Consort will be loaned to the Guildhall School
of Music & Drama for teaching and student performances.
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DIARY


2024 - 2025


September 19, 2024

 * Annual City Livery Concert and Reception with the London Symphony Orchestra
   September 19, 2024
   7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
   at Barbican Centre, London EC2Y, UK

September 24, 2024

 * Goldsmiths Fair 2024
   September 24, 2024 to September 29, 2024
   12:00 am - 11:59 pm
   at Goldsmiths' Hall, London EC2V, UK

September 26, 2024

 * Court and M&C Lunch
   September 26, 2024
   11:00 am - 3:00 pm
   at Watermen's Hall, Company of Watermen and Lightermen, 16-18 St Mary at
   Hill, London EC3R 8EF, UK

September 29, 2024

 * Sheep Drive & Livery Fair
   September 29, 2024
   12:00 am - 11:59 pm
   at Southwark Bridge Rd, London EC4R 3TE, UK

September 30, 2024

 * Election of Lord Mayor and Lunch
   September 30, 2024
   10:00 am - 2:30 pm
   at Guildhall, 71 Basinghall St, London EC2V 7HH, UK

October 1, 2024

 * Goldsmiths Fair 2024
   October 1, 2024 to October 6, 2024
   12:00 am - 11:59 pm
   at Goldsmiths' Hall, London EC2V, UK

November 7, 2024

 * Handmade in Chelsea
   November 7, 2024
   10:00 am - 11:00 am
   

November 8, 2024

 * Silent Ceremony
   November 8, 2024
   2:00 pm - 3:00 pm
   at Guildhall, 71 Basinghall St, London EC2V 7HH, UK

November 9, 2024

 * Lord Mayor's Show - Turners' walkers - virtual float
   November 9, 2024
   9:30 am - 10:30 am
   at Mansion House & the City

November 21, 2024

 * Patronal Service and Luncheon
   November 21, 2024
   12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
   at St Bride's Church, Fleet Street, Fleet St, London EC4Y 8AU, UK

December 16, 2024

 * Livery Dinner
   December 16, 2024
   6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
   at Goldsmiths' Hall, London EC2V, UK

April 28, 2025

 * Spring Dinner
   April 28, 2025
   6:30 pm - 10:30 pm
   at Butchers' Hall, 87 Bartholomew Cl, London EC1A 7EB, UK




THE COMPANY

The Clerk
The Worshipful Company of Turners
Saddlers’ House
44 Gutter Lane
London EC2V 6BR

Telephone: +44 (0)20 7236 3605

General Email: clerk@turnersco.com
Website Email: webmaster@turnersco.com
Registered Charity Number 267372


BECOME A MEMBER

Total membership is around 200, drawn from many spheres of life, with numerous
instances of successive generations of the same family. Find out more »

 


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USEFUL LINKS

 1. The Register of Professional Turners
 2. City of London Corporation's Livery Committee
 3. St Bride's Church, Fleet Street
 4. The Association of Woodturners of Great Britain
 5. The Society of Ornamental Turners
 6. The Association of Polelathe Turners & Green Woodworkers
 7. Livery Pictures

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