Lord Mayor’s Show 2019
As usual, the Worshipful Company of Constructors were not only represented in the parade of the Lord Mayor's Show, but several of our number met outside St Mary le Bow Church to witness the parade pass by. For once, the…
As usual, the Worshipful Company of Constructors were not only represented in the parade of the Lord Mayor's Show, but several of our number met outside St Mary le Bow Church to witness the parade pass by. For once, the…
On 25th September several stalwarts of the day-time visit fraternity (not surprisingly, mostly retired) were able to enjoy an informative tour of the City of London Police Museum, which has recently been moved from Wood Street Police Station to the Guildhall…
This year's Charity Banquet was held in the famous Long Room at Lord's Cricket Ground on 19th September, with Mark Ramprakash as our Guest of Honour. At the Banquet the Master, Michael Parrett was able to announce, with a little help…
This year the Worshipful Company of Constructors Annual Golf Day was again held at Croham Hurst Golf Club (near Croydon). It was held on the sunny afternoon of Thursday, the 18th July and was, as usual, excellently organised by PM Alan Longhurst. Some 25…
Over the weekend of 12th to 14th July, the Master held his UK weekend in Cambridge, the City where he had been a post-graduate scholar at Wolfson College. In his "Back to School" weekend the Master had arranged for all…
On 10th July a small group of Constructors, organised by JW Terry Withers and his wife Alison, paid an extended visit to the new London HQ of Bloomberg, at Cannon Street in the City (a model of the building is…
A warm evening on 2nd July saw fifteen of us assembling outside the Imperial War Museum (IWM) for an out-of-hours guided tour of their First World War exhibition. The First World War gallery proved to be both fascinating and thought provoking, looking at…
The Sir Christopher Wren Banquet is the culmination of the Company Year, and this year's banquet was no exception. It was held on Thursday, 6th June 2019 in the august surroundings of Fishmongers' Hall. The guests at the banquet were…
A fine evening on 24 May saw a small band of Constructors and their guests venture onto the River Thames for a cruise both up and down river from Tower Pier. We enjoyed both drinks and canapés aboard the boat and the…
A second excellent Scholars Awards evening within a week was had by all at the Sir Ian Dixon Scholarships (SIDS) event at the Building Centre, in Store Street London. We explored the topic of “The UK’s Forgotten Youth” Training and…