By the 20th century, the Company had evolved and its main concern had become its charitable works. To the present day, these include its almshouses, Cadets, pension schemes and care of the Blind, Deaf and Dumb, the poor and the infirm.
A small blue plaque in the garden of St. Paul’s Churchyard facing Cannon Street commemorates five Halls built on the same site - a site which had been associated with the Company since 1316. An impressive new Hall was completed in 1909, but was destroyed during the Second World War. The Company gratefully accepted the invitation of its President to use the facilities of the Law Society in Chancery Lane and continued to do so until the Company moved to Clothworkers’ Hall in the City of London in 2005.
Considerable family connections remain very much alive in the Livery, some going back three centuries. In recent years, many distinguished men have served on the Court or as Masters, including two Prime Ministers and two Lord Mayors of London.
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