London, November 2010. Mr Anthony Bailey, OBE, has been elected and appointed as a Court
Member of the Guild of Freeman of the City of London.
The historic rights of Londoners to claim the Freedom of their City
was restricted to members of Livery Companies by a Charter of Edward
II in 1311. In the 19th centuy, the Corporation of London decided that
the Freedom should no longer be restricted in this way.
It was against this background that in 1908 the Guild of Freemen of the City of London came
to be formed. It became a focal point where the influx of new Freeman
joined with the Freeman of the Livery Companies to develop and uphold
the City’s historic traditions and maintain its good works.
Today the Guild of Freemen of the City of London is an association of
about 2500 men and women who take pride in their City and who
participate actively in the Guild’s extensive and varied programme of
educational, charitable, benevolent and social activities.
The Guild’s patron is the Rt Hon the Lord Mayor of the City of London. Its Centenary Master was HRH The Princess Royal.
For more information, please visit their website:
https://www.guild-freemen-london.co.uk/
