The Skinners’ Company
The Worshipful Company of Skinners
The Skinners’ Company was one of the
twelve great companies of London. Since 1484, the
Skinners and the Merchant Taylors
have alternated precedence annually; the
Skinners are now sixth in precedence in even years and seventh in odd
years, changing precedence at Easter. The
Worshipful Company of Skinners is still active and maintains a website at
http://www.theskinnerscompany.org.uk/
that includes a history.
![The coat of arms of the Skinners’ Company, from Stow (1633). [Full size image]](graphics/Skinners_sm.jpg)
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