The Guilded Symposium

“A Guild is a group focused on researching and practicing a particular historical skill, or set of historical skills. They are open to anyone to join, and can be a great way to connect with other people who share your interests.” – Lochac Arts and Sciences Page on Guilds. 

Guildhall, City of London: The Great Hall Build 1673 by Architect Sir Christopher Wren. Painting by A. Pugin and T. Rowlandson

 

Lochac is home to many Guilds, both active and inactive, and The Guilded Symposium is hoped to be a gathering place for all the Guilds to come and showcase what they do and to celebrate what their members have been working hard on.

The following are the Guilds of Lochac (those in Bold have confirmed a representative to be in attendance to The Guilded Symposium, those in Italics are inactive guilds).

  • The Brewers, Vintners and Imbibers Guild
  • The College and Confraternity of Scribes and Illuminators
  • The Cook’s Guild
  • The Guild of the Silver Rondel
  • The Worshipful Company of Broiderers
  • The Herb and Garden Guild
  • The Guild of Defence
  • The Woodwrights Guild
  • The Alchemist’s Guild
  • The Fibre Guild
  • The Performers and Entertainers Guild
  • The Painters and Limners Guild
  • The Tailors, Haberdashers and Mercers Guild
  • The Companye of Good Pastymes (incipient Guild)