Post by Administrator on Apr 24, 2014 15:01:18 GMT
Trinity House on Tower Hill in London is to open to the public for just one day in May to celebrate the 500th anniversary of Henry VIII’s maritime guild.
In 1514 a young King Henry VIII granted a Royal Charter to a fraternity of mariners called the Guild of the Holy Trinity 'so that they might regulate the pilotage of ships in the King’s streams' and the month of May marks the 500th anniversary of this milestone event in British maritime history.
To celebrate, Trinity House, now home to the Corporation and the working office of the General Lighthouse Authority, will open its doors to the public on Saturday 17 May from 10am to 3pm.
Trinity House is located on Tower Hill overlooking the historic Tower of London and the picturesque Trinity Square Gardens containing a memorial to merchant navy heroes of two World Wars and the Falklands War.
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In 1514 a young King Henry VIII granted a Royal Charter to a fraternity of mariners called the Guild of the Holy Trinity 'so that they might regulate the pilotage of ships in the King’s streams' and the month of May marks the 500th anniversary of this milestone event in British maritime history.
To celebrate, Trinity House, now home to the Corporation and the working office of the General Lighthouse Authority, will open its doors to the public on Saturday 17 May from 10am to 3pm.
Trinity House is located on Tower Hill overlooking the historic Tower of London and the picturesque Trinity Square Gardens containing a memorial to merchant navy heroes of two World Wars and the Falklands War.
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