City to recognise plumbers with statue
12 April 2012
A seven-foot bronze statue of a plumber's apprentice isto be unveiled at Cannon Street station to recognise the role of the plumbing industry in the City of London.
The monument will be installed next year to mark the 400th anniversary of the Worshipful Company of Plumbers receiving its Royal Charter from King James I.
Cannon Street was the site of the company's livery hall until 1863 when it was compulsorily purchased to make way for the expansion of the railway station. There are more than 100 livery companies in the City of London. They are ranked in order of precedence, the Worshipful Company of Plumbers is number 31.
