The Company

We are a 550 year old City of London Livery Company, united in fellowship and friendship among our members and across the wider Livery movement and the City of London, engaged in promoting the dyeing industry and craft (by funding research grants, bursaries and seed capital projects) and committed to providing opportunities for others (by supporting charities, schools and our Almshouses).

About

Unlike most other Livery Companies, the Dyers do not have a Master, but instead has two Wardens: The Prime Warden and the Renter Warden.

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Our Royal Charter

We are honoured to be the first City Livery Company to be granted a supplemental Charter from His Majesty King Charles III in 2023.

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Swan Upping

Since Tudor times The Dyers’ Company has, in conjunction with the Crown and the Vintners’ Company, supervised the well-being of swans on the Thames.

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The Dyers’ Company Timeline

See the key historical moments of the Company from 1188 to the present day.

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History of Dyers’ Hall

The first documented presence of dyers inhabiting the banks of the Thames occurred around the mid 1400’s.

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