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We are Durham City Freemen

The Freemen of Durham are the members of the eight Guilds or Companies comprising Barbers, Butchers, Cordwainers, Curriers, Drapers, Joiners, Masons and Plumbers. These Guilds are all that remain of the sixteen in the Middle Ages of which there is written evidence going back as far as 1450.

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Obituary - Sir Paul Nicholson

21 March 2025
SIR PAUL NICHOLSON, who has died aged 86, was the last family chairman of the Sunderland-b...
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Event Update - Due to the Durham Town Hall being unavailable due to maintenance

May Day Guild Day 2025

Location: The Story, Mount Oswald, Durham

Date: 14th April 2025
Time: 11:00


Available Positions

We currently have the following openings for Wardens and Deputies:
  • Deputy Warden, Barbers' Company
  • Deputy Warden, Cordwainers' Company
  • Deputy Warden, Curriers' Company

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Garry Dunnill
Garry Dunnill
Chairman of the Wardens, Membership Secretary & Plumber's Company Warden
Eric Bulmer
Eric Bulmer
Chairman of the Charitable Trust
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Robert Caulkin-Neale
Robert Caulkin-Neale
Sybil Charlton
Sybil Charlton
Geoff Newton
Geoff Newton
William Clark
William Clark
Patrick Conway OBE
Patrick Conway OBE
Charlotte Victoria Middleton
Charlotte Victoria Middleton
Colin Wilkes
Colin Wilkes
Leslie Kenneth Cleckner
Leslie Kenneth Cleckner

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