1292 - first reference to ‘Free Fruiterers’. First charter in 1606. Their shield shows Adam and Eve with that first piece of fruit.
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Worshipful Company of Fruiterers
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Worcester House
The plaque doesn't mention Fruiterers Passage but we believe the unveiling of...
This section lists the memorials created by the subject on this page:
Worshipful Company of Fruiterers
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Covent Garden Market
Large bronze relief "Fruit Porter Bronze", unveiled October 2006 by Mayor of ...
Fruiterers' Hall & Alley
{To the left of the Fruiterers Company crest:} On 19th January 2000 the Rt Ho...
Millennium tree - EC1
This flowering Malus tree "John Downie" was planted on the 19th January 2000 ...
Worcester House
The plaque doesn't mention Fruiterers Passage but we believe the unveiling of...
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