028 - The Painter-Stainers' Company

THE WORSHIPFUL COMPANY OF PAINTER-STAINERS

	Arms: Quarterly, first and fourth, Azure three Escutcheons two and one Argent, second and third, Azure a Chevron between three Phoenix Heads erased Or beaked Gules Crest: [Upon a Helm on a Wreath Or and Gules] A Phoenix proper Mantling: Azure doubled Ermine Supporters: On either side a Panther Argent spotted with various colours ducally crowned collared and chained Or Motto: Amor Queat Obedientiam
Recorded at the Visitation of 1634. The original arms (which consisted of the second and third quarters above) and the Crest were granted 1486 by Sir Thomas Holme, Clarenceux King of Arms; recorded at the Visitation of 1568; confirmed 6 October 1530 by Thomas Benolt, Clarenceux King of Arms.

History:
Painters (Ordinances 1283 and 1466) worked on cloth and Stainers (mentioned 1268) on wood and metal. They united in 1502, receiving their first Charter in 1581. Many prizes are given to the City and Guilds of London Institute and other colleges. Charities are widely spread, especially for the blind. The Livery numbers some 375. Members have included Sir Godfrey Kneller, Antonio Verrio, Richard Lovelace, Sir Peter Lely and Sir James Thornhill.

Alderman John Brown, Serjeant-Painter to Henry VIII, bequeathed a Hall in Little Trinity Lane to the Company. The Relief Commission used this Hall during the Great Plague in 1665. It was destroyed by the Great Fire and rebuilt in 1670. The building was extensively repaired in 1776-7 and a new wing was added in 1880. The façade was reconstructed by H D Searles-Wood between 1914 and 1916. Bombing destroyed the Hall in 1940. The present Hall, designed by Denis Harrington, was opened in 1961. The dining capacity is 180.

For current contact details please go to The Livery Companies Database, which can be found on The Fishmongers' Company's website.