Identity area
Reference code
Title
Date(s)
- 1970-2005 (Creation)
Level of description
Extent and medium
8 boxes
Context area
Name of creator
Administrative history
The Company of Cordwainers was initially founded in the Medieval period (or perhaps earlier) and is one of seven guilds still in existence in York today. Cordwainers were shoemakers, and the Company had influence over York's governance, trade standards and religious events. The Company disbanded in 1808, but was re-established in 1977.
Repository
Content and structure area
Scope and content
This collection contains documents recording the operational running of the City of York Company of Cordwainers and various annual events held by the Company. It also records the establishment of the Bedern Hall Company in the 1980s.
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System of arrangement
Conditions of access and use area
Conditions governing access
Open
Material is available subject to the usual terms and conditions of access to Archives and Local History collections.
Conditions governing reproduction
Images are supplied for private research only at the Archivist's discretion. Please note that material may be unsuitable for copying on conservation grounds. Researchers who wish to publish material must seek copyright permission from the copyright owner.
Language of material
- English