The last Court Meeting of has been a very special and exciting year for Past Master Jenny Rolls at The Worshipful Company of Tylers and Bricklayers started on 2nd October with the announcement of the new Master Alan Dodd, Upper Warden David White and Renter Warden Tom Christopherson for the year ensuing.
With Liveryman Simon Holland carrying the Company banner, the entire Court processed to St Margaret Lothbury for the Installation of Officers and Annual Service.
During the first part of the ceremony, having firstly been confirmed by the Clerk, the Master-elect Alan Dodd, made his oath to govern the company.
He was clothed in the Master’s robes and the chain of office placed around his neck. It was then his first task as Master to install the Upper Warden and Renter Warden.
Installation complete, it was then time for the Annual Service, followed by a reception in the Carpenters’ Hall.
In his address, the Master provided a thank you to Immediate Past Master Jenny Rolls for leading the company through an amazing and memorable year.
Alan explained that one Thomas White took on the role of Master of the Tylers’ mistery on 12th September 1416 and the ceremony which had taken place earlier in the day had changed very little since those days – he observed that he was, in fact, the 444th Master! The theme he set out for this year is Continuity.
The ceremony ended with thanks to the caterers for a splendid lunch and the Clerk for her efficient organisation. The Master led the Company’s guests from the Hall accompanied on the piano by Honorary Freeman Richard Townend.
