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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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Event Update - it is with great regret to advise that the Annual Dinner 2024 has been cancelled due to lack of interest.

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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
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Leslie Kenneth Cleckner

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