021 - The Tallow Chandlers' Company

THE WORSHIPFUL COMPANY OF TALLOW CHANDLERS

	Arms: Per fesse Azure and Argent a Fesse counterchanged and three Doves of the second membered Gules each holding in its beak an Olive Branch Or Crests: Dexter: [Upon a Helm contournée on a Wreath of the Colours] An Angel issuant from Clouds proper holding a Platter Or thereon the Head of St John the Baptist also proper; Sinister: [Upon a Helm on a wreath of the Colours] On a Charger proper rayonée Or the Head of St John the Baptist also proper Mantling: Gules doubled Ermine Supporters: On either side on a Mount Vert an Angel vested winged and crowned with Stars [=Celestial Crown] Motto: Ecce Agnus Dei Qui Tollit Peccata Mundi Badge: A Dove wings expanded and inverted Argent beaked and membered Gules in the beak a Branch of Olive Or
Arms and first Crest granted 24 September 1456 by John Smert, Garter King of Arms; Arms confirned, second Crest and supporters granted 29 January 1603, by William Camden, Clarenceux King of Arms; Badge granted 20 January 1962; both crests confirmed 9 September 1961. The original motto was Delite in God & he shall give the thy desyre. In 1603 it was Quae arguuntur a lumine manifestantur.

History:
Tallow candles were used for ordinary illumination, wax for churches. The Company also dealt in vinegar, salt, sauces and oils. It was granted its first Charter in 1462. The present Livery of 160 includes representatives of the oil trades. Awards are made to oil craft apprentices and to Selwyn College, Cambridge and Bembridge School.

The present Hall site was purchased in 1476, the Hall being destroyed in 1666. Rebuilt in 1672 by John Caines and Edward Jarman, the building still survives though considerably damaged in the Second World War. The panelling in the Parlour and Court Room survives from the 1670s. The restoration in 1947-55 was planned by Edmund Mathews and Professor Richardson, provising a Banqueting Hall seating 90.

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