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Monday 31 October 2016

The Beadle


The Beadle of the Worshipful Company of Insurers greeting and welcoming members into a function at the Guildhall Art Gallery.  So just what is a Beadle?  The role includes taking care of meeting places as well as organising meetings,  ceremonial and social functions.  Enforcing discipline decided by the court.  It can be summed up as policeman, almoner, friend, social worker and communicator.

8 comments:

Stefan Jansson said...

Hadn't heard of that company before.

Dave said...

A Beadle always reminds me of reading Dickens.

Bill said...

A man who wears many hats except he doesn't have one. :)

Sharon said...

That is a term I hadn't heard before. Interesting attire he has on.

Adullamite said...

Worshipful insurers...? Hmmm.
Good portrait.

Billy Blue Eyes said...

Dressed to impressed as well

Lowcarb team member said...

Certainly looks impressive!

All the best Jan

William Kendall said...

Quite a title, and quite a robe!

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