The launch of the London Record Society’s volume 61, The Brewers’ Book Part 2, 1429-40: An Edition of the Minute Book of William Porlond, Clerk of the Brewers’ Company, edited by Caroline Anne Metcalfe, will take place on Monday 2 March 2026 at 5pm at:
Brewers’ Hall
Aldermanbury Square
London, EC2V 7HR
Nearest tube: Moorgate, 6 minutes’ walk; alternatively, St Paul’s, 7 minutes or Bank, 7 minutes or Mansion House, 9 minutes.
Note: there are three steps at the main entrance but a ramp can be put in place. Advance notice is required for motorised wheelchairs which need to use the entrance at the opposite end of the building.
The programme is:
5.15pm: Introduction by the Clerk or the Master to the Brewers’ Company and Professor Caroline Barron
Talks:
Caroline Metcalfe, ‘William Porlond and the Second Part of his Brewers’ Book’
Katherine French, ‘Porlond and the Brewers at the Key on the Hoop’
c. 6pm: Reception and sale of books (cash only, price £30)
7pm: End
RSVP by Friday 20 February 2026, sending your name and street address to Dr Penny Tucker, MemberSecLRS@aol.com
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