A hidden livery company but one of the most important with a Camel at its heart.
 
Grocers’ Hall is the historic home of the Worshipful Company of Grocers, one of the City of London’s Great Twelve livery companies, and it sits on Princes Street opposite the Bank of England. Today it functions as an exclusive-use event venue, but its identity is rooted in centuries of trade, civic ceremony, and City governance.
 
The Grocers’ Company began as the Guild of Pepperers in 1180, reflecting the importance of the spice trade in medieval London. It became the Company of Grocers in the 14th century, and Grocers’ Hall has been associated with the company since 1426. The company ranks second in the City’s order of precedence, after the Mercers’ Company.
 
The Hall is the Grocers’ Company’s fifth on the site, because earlier halls were lost to the Great Fire of 1666, demolition, and a major fire in 1965.
 
Interesting facts...
Why the Camel imagery? The camel was the Grocers’ historic emblem for long-distance spice transport, and in the Hall the camels are often shown facing left, symbolising movement from the East.