Baldwin's of St. James's
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City of London Corporation: Lord Mayor's shield-shaped badge, in gilt metal, for a visit to Epping Forest, 1876, arms of the City and date, EPPING FOREST, rev. engraved, THE RIGHT HON W. J. R. Cotton, M.P. LORD MAYOR 1876, 47.5 x 42mm., brooch-mounted, extremely fine and a rare association item
The act that made the City of London Corporation responsible for the care and management of Epping Forest was passed in 1878, but had been seven years in the making. In 1876, the year of this badge, the City purchased for £30,000, the forest rights, formerly held by the Crown, in 992 acres of the manor of Loughton and 73 acres in Cann Hall. They appointed William D'Oyley to be the first Superintendent and purchased a house called The Warren for him to live in and employed forest keepers to patrol the forest.
Sir William James Richmond Cotton (1822 – 1902) was MP for the City of London (1874-85). As a businessman he owned two wharves at London Bridge and an iron mine in Norway. He was Master of three Livery Companies, the Haberdasherers', the Sadlers' and the Turners'.
The Dedication of Epping Forest, by Queen Victoria in 1882, was celebrated by the Corporation of the City of London by issuing a large bronze medal by Charles Wiener.
(70-100 GBP)
The act that made the City of London Corporation responsible for the care and management of Epping Forest was passed in 1878, but had been seven years in the making. In 1876, the year of this badge, the City purchased for £30,000, the forest rights, formerly held by the Crown, in 992 acres of the manor of Loughton and 73 acres in Cann Hall. They appointed William D'Oyley to be the first Superintendent and purchased a house called The Warren for him to live in and employed forest keepers to patrol the forest.
Sir William James Richmond Cotton (1822 – 1902) was MP for the City of London (1874-85). As a businessman he owned two wharves at London Bridge and an iron mine in Norway. He was Master of three Livery Companies, the Haberdasherers', the Sadlers' and the Turners'.
The Dedication of Epping Forest, by Queen Victoria in 1882, was celebrated by the Corporation of the City of London by issuing a large bronze medal by Charles Wiener.
(70-100 GBP)