The Livery Newsletter and Gazette Issue 30 Spring 2019 | Page 24
Company cap, ties and cufflinks
With new members joining, it’s probably a good time
to remind members about our Livery accessories.
The new Company Cap at £50.00.
The earlier batches were ‘snapped up’ but another batch
has been made and there are still some available.
The official Livery Company Tie
A navy blue silk tie embroidered with the Company
Crest at £21.00.
Company Tie
A black silk polyester tie embroidered with the Tobacco
leaf plant at £21.00. (Proceeds from the sale of this tie
will go to the Benevolent Fund.)
Company Bow Tie
Self tied navy silk bow tie at £21.00.
Cufflinks
Cufflinks that depict The Company Coat of Arms
at £5.00.
All prices are inclusive of postage and packing. To
purchase any item, please contact the Clerk at
[email protected]
The lunch was deliciously catered by Mark Grove
and his team at Cook & Butler and we cracked
along at a goodly pace. Our guests were admirably
introduced by Liveryman Fran Morrison and our
Principal Guest, Tim Wonnacott gave a generous and
very humorous reply to which I responded initially
by drenching poor Tim in a glass of water - he was
very kind about it (sorry Tim!). I was very pleased
to show off the newly found Livery Grant of Arms
and Letters Patent which have been missing for many
years - our Clerk tenaciously sought them out, and
the new Immediate Past Master, Chris Allen, and his
IPM, Mark Gower-Smith have funded a beautiful re-
presentation and they are now resplendent in frames
carved with tobacco leaves (or close to); Sandra also
located a huge banner
not seen since
New Company
Cap 1985 and Angus
Menzies, Clerk to the Master Mariners and never shy
of a challenge saw to it that it was displayed on the
Quarterdeck.
Whilst all this was going on, apparently biblical-
style downpours were being had all over London
- oblivious to all that drama we ended our lunch
and trooped back to the quarterdeck where Coffee,
Cigars, and Cognac awaited us (I did mention that
our Livery enjoyed dining on the High C’s..) and
which seemed to hit the mark – Liveryman Jemma
Freeman had kindly provided the torpedo cigars
and had had them placed in souvenir tubes with our
Crest emblazoned on it. Several of us also sported
a limited edition Livery Smoking hat - originally
conceived as a sort of shooting hat, it serves its
purpose so well as a “team” hat, that of the twenty
ordered, but one remained by the close of the day!
Thank you to the Master Mariners for allowing us the
use of the venue, to Tim for being a perfect Principal
Guest, and for everyone attending and giving my
year such a special start.
The Master
Company Bow Tie
Company ties and cufflinks
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