30 College Street
London
EC4R 2RH
The Innholders received their first charter, setting out their rights and privileges, from Henry VIII in 1514. Seven years later they were occupying a hall on the present site. As was customary the Company adopted a patron saint -St. Julian the Hospitalier, legendary for his solicitude for travelers. In 1666 the hall, close to the centre of the great fire, was destroyed with most of it's early records. Fortunately it's fine silver and its charters survived, either because they were being held by the Master at the Ram Inn in Smithfield or because they were removed there after the fire broke out. The hall was immediately rebuilt and completed in 1670. The earlier front doorway, the old Court Room, and the magnificent Dining Hall have been little altered since. To celebrate the Millennium the Innholders commissioned John Makepeace to design and make a set of tables and chairs for the New Court Room. The carpet was also designed by Makepeace to complement the furniture.
Nearest Transport Links: Cannon Street or Mansion House
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