List of Ale Conners of London
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Ale Conners of the City of London
[edit]Annually, during the Midsummer Common Hall, liverymen of the City of London elect four ale conners. An ale conner was originally appointed to examine the quality and measure of ale sold in the City of London, however the title is now a sinecure.
In 2007 Dr Christine Rigden, past Sheriff of the City of London became one of the four ale conners. She was the first woman appointed to the position in the City of London in the role's 700-year history.[1][2]
20th century
[edit]Information taken from the London Metropolitan Archives books ref. COL/CN/01/01/12 and COL/CN/01/01/13
- 1904-1908 Thomas Lovell, Henry Charles Lonsdale, Joseph Ponten, James Phillips
- 1909-1914 Joseph Ponten, Edward Filmer Barnes, Edward Hipwell, John Chorley
- 1915-1918 Joseph Ponten, Edward Hipwell, John Chorley, Benjamin Richard Aldridge
- 1919-1930 Edward Hipwell, John Chorley, Benjamin Richard Aldridge, Edward Kerry Cox
- 1931 Edward Hipwell, John Chorley, Edward Kerry Cox, Harry Stow
- 1932-1935 Edward Hipwell, Edward Kerry Cox, Harry Stow, William John Harvey[3][4][5]
- 1936-1940 Edward Kerry Cox, Harry Stow, William John Harvey, Thomas Walker
- 1941-1946 Harry Stow, Esau Henry Groves, Thomas Walker, William Walter Lake
- 1947-1949 William Walter Lake, Esau Henry Groves, Thomas Walker, Frederick Philip Morris[6]
- 1950-1962 William W. Lake, Frederick Philip Morris, George Walter Young Swanson, William Frost
- 1963-1971 William W. Lake, Frederick P. Morris, George W. Young Swanson, Thomas Joseph Jones
- 1972-1974 Frederick P. Morris, George W. Young Swanson, Thomas J. Jones, William Alfred Taylor
- 1975-1982 Frederick P. Morris, Thomas J. Jones, William Alfred Taylor, Cecil Patrick George Bennett
- 1983-1991 Thomas J. Jones, William A. Taylor, Cecil P. George Bennett, Grant Alexander Simmonds
- 1992 William A. Taylor, Cecil P. George Bennett, Grant A. Simmonds, Walter Philip Wright
- 1993-1995 Cecil P. George Bennett, Grant A. Simmonds, Walter Philip Wright, Alan Bennett Gray
- 1996 Alan Bennett Gray, Grant A. Simmonds, Walter Philip Wright, Terence Alfred North
- 1997 Walter Philip Wright, Grant A. Simmonds
- 1998 Walter Philip Wright, Grant A. Simmonds
- 1999 Walter Philip Wright, Grant A. Simmonds
21st century
[edit]- 2000 Walter Philip Wright, Grant A. Simmonds
- 2001 Walter Philip Wright, Grant A. Simmonds
- 2002 Walter Philip Wright, Grant A. Simmonds
- 2003 Walter Philip Wright, Grant A. Simmonds
- 2004 Walter Philip Wright, Grant A. Simmonds
- 2005 Walter Philip Wright, Grant A. Simmonds
- 2006 Walter Philip Wright, Grant A. Simmonds
- 2007 Christine Holliday Rigden, Walter Philip Wright, Grant A. Simmonds
- 2008 Christine Holliday Rigden, Walter Philip Wright[7]
- 2009 Christine Holliday Rigden
- 2010 Christine Holliday Rigden
- 2011 Christine Holliday Rigden
- 2012 Christine Holliday Rigden
- 2013 Christine Holliday Rigden
- 2014 Christine Holliday Rigden
- 2015 Christine Holliday Rigden
- 2016 Christine Holliday Rigden
- 2017 Christine Holliday Rigden
- 2018-2022 Jonathan Martin Averns, Dean Edward Fisher, Christine Holliday Rigden, Frederick Joseph Trowman[8][9][10]
- 2023-2024 Jonathan Martin Averns, Lucy Beacon, Dean Edward Fisher, Christine Holliday Rigden[11][12][13]
References
[edit]- ^ "The Feltmakers newsletter" (PDF). Worshipful Company of Feltmakers of London. Retrieved 16 December 2024.
- ^ "The Verbal History of Beer". Goddards Brewery. Retrieved 16 December 2024.
- ^ "The Brewing of the Braggett". Papers Past. Retrieved 16 December 2024.
- ^ "City's Ale Conner". Trove. Retrieved 16 December 2024.
- ^ "Saw Pirates Hanged". Trove. Retrieved 16 December 2024.
- ^ "The ancient tradition of ale conning". BBC. Retrieved 15 December 2024.
- ^ "The Feltmaker newsletter" (PDF). Worshipful Company of Feltmakers. Retrieved 16 December 2024.
- ^ "Common Hall 25 June 2018". Constructors Company. Retrieved 15 December 2024.
- ^ "Ale Conner Toasts Historic Deal". Shepherd Neame. Retrieved 15 December 2024.
- ^ "Election of Sheriffs and other Officers" (PDF). Livery Committee. Retrieved 16 December 2024.
- ^ "City of London Corporation – Common Hall – Election of Sheriffs". Fortis Consulting. Retrieved 15 December 2024.
- ^ "Preserve Harmony 67" (PDF). Worshipful Company of Musicians. Retrieved 15 December 2024.
- ^ "Lord Mayor's July 2024 Bullitin" (PDF). Chartered Surveyors Company. Retrieved 15 December 2024.
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