This is a list of guilds in the United Kingdom. It includes guilds of merchants and other trades, both those relating to specific trades, and the general guilds merchant in Glasgow and Preston. No religious guilds survive, and the guilds of freemen in some towns and cities are not listed. Almost all guilds were founded by the end of the 17th century, although some went out of existence and were refounded in the 20th century.
England
Alnwick Black and White SmithsTom Hoffman, "Guilds and Related Organisations in Great Britain and Ireland: a bibliography (Part II)" Butchers Cordwainers Joiners and Shoemakers Merchants Skinners and Glovers Tanners Weavers
Bristol Society of Merchant Venturers (1552), meets Merchant HallJohn Kennedy Melling, London's Guilds and Liveries, pp.6-12
Carlisle Butchers Cordwainers “The silver plate of the Cordwainers' Guild and a figure of St. Crispin, the patron saint of the Shoemakers' Guild were on exhibition at a Freemen's Court held at the Town Hall, Carlisle, yesterday.” Merchants Skinners and Glovers
Chester Source:Freemen of Chester, "Companies" Bakers (1462) Barber Surgeons Brewers Bricklayers Butchers Cappers and Pinners Coopers Cordwainers Goldsmiths (1573) Innholders Joiners (1578) Masons Mercers Merchant Drapers Merchant Taylors Painters (1534) Saddlers & Curriers Skinners Smiths Tanners (1361) Weavers Wet and Dry Glovers (1380) Wrights and Slaters
Cirencester Weavers' Company (1550s), meets Weavers' Hall
Coventry Broad Weavers and Clothiers (1665) Company and Fellowship of Cappers and Feltmakers (1494); meets in Cappers' Room of old cathedral Drapers (1534); meets in Drapers' Hall Fellowship of Mercers Fullers' Guild (1438) Tanners' Guild Worshipful Company of Worsted Weavers (1449; refounded 1703)
Durham Barbers and Surgeons Butchers Cordwainers Curriers Drapers Joiners Masons and Plumbers Tailors
Exeter Incorporation of Weavers, Fullers and Shearmen (1495), meets Tuckers Hall
Kingston-upon-Hull Guild of Masters, Pilots and Seamen of Trinity House (1369)
Lichfield Worshipful Company of Smiths (by 1601)
London Guild of Freemen of the City of London Guild of Young Freemen of the City of London
Newcastle-upon-Tyne Bakers and Brewers (1342) Barber-Surgeons (1442) Bricklayers, Wallers and Plasterers (1454) Butchers (1621) Colliers, Paviors and Carriagemen (1656) Coopers (1426) Cordwainers (1566) Curriers, Felt-makers and Armourers (1546) Glovers (1436) Goldsmiths (1536) Society of Hostmen (1600) House Carpenters, Millwrights and Trunkmakers (1579) Joiners and Cabinet-makers (1589) Society of Master Mariners (1492) Masons (1581) Merchant Adventurers (1215) Milners (1578) Plumbers and Glaziers (1536) Ropemakers (1648) Saddlers (1459) Sail-makers (1663) Scriveners (1675, refounded 1974) Shipwrights (1636) Skinners (1437) Slaters and Tylers (1451) Smiths (1436) Tanners (1532) Taylors (1536) Upholsterers, Tin-plate workers and Stationers (1675) Weavers (1527)
Norwich Barber-surgeons (1439) Guild of St George (1389; refounded)
Preston Preston Guild (1179)
Richmond, North Yorkshire Company of Fellmongers (refounded 1980)Fellmongers Company, "Fellmongers Company of Richmond - History and Heritage " Company of Mercers, Grocers and Haberdashers
Sheffield Company of Cutlers in Hallamshire (1624), meets Cutlers' Hall
Shrewsbury Drapers (1462); meets Drapers' Hall
Southwark Guildable Manor (880AD, 1327), meets St George the Martyr, Southwark King's Manor, Southwark (1103, 1550), meets Inner London Crown Court Great Liberty of Southwark (1550), meets The Boot and Flogger Tanners of Bermondsey (1703), meets St Mary Magdalen Bermondsey and The Leather Exchange
Worcester Clothier's Guild (1590)
York Quilters' Guild (1979) with the Quilt Collection in St Anthony's Hall, York Gild of Freemen of the City of York (1953) meets Bedern Hall Guild of Building (1954), meets Bedern Hall"York's ancient guilds", York Press, 5 July 2011 Butchers Gild (1272), meets Jacob's Well Company of Cordwainers (1395, refounded 1970s), meets Bedern Hall Merchant Adventurers (1357), meets Merchant Adventurers' Hall Company of Merchant Taylors (1386), meets Merchant Taylors' Hall Guild of Weavers, Spinners and Dyers (1960) Guild of Scriveners (1478, refounded 1981)"York's first modern guild reaches 100 member milestone", York Press, 20 January 2016, Retrieved 3 July 2016 Guild of Media Arts (2015)
Scotland Aberdeen Incorporated Trades of Aberdeen (1587)
Arbroath Arbroath Guildry Incorporation (1725)"Arbroath Guildry", The Court of Deans of Guild of Scotland
Ayr Ayr Guildry (1325)"Ayr Guildry", The Court of Deans of Guild of Scotland
Brechin Guildry Incorporation of Brechin (1629), meets Guildry Room of Brechin Mechanics' Institute"The Guildry of Brechin", The Court of Deans of Guild of Scotland
Dundee Nine Incorporated Trades of Dundee
Edinburgh Company of Merchants of the City of Edinburgh (1505), meets Merchants' Hall Incorporated Trades of Edinburgh (1578)
Elgin Glovers Hammermen Shoemakers Squaremen Tailors Weavers
Glasgow Merchants House of Glasgow (1605) Trades House of Glasgow (1605)
Irvine The Incorporated Trades of Irvine (1646)
Lanark Guildry of Lanark (1658)"The Guildry of Lanark", The Court of Deans of Guild of Scotland
Perth The Guildry Incorporation of Perth
Rutherglen The Incorporation of Tailors of Rutherglen (1657)
Stirling Merchant Guildry of Stirling (1226)
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