Past Masters’ Consorts Appeal – 7 December 2025

From the Past Masters’ Consorts

Dear Liverymen

I Think you will agree with us that the volunteers at the Company’s Plumbing Museum have pulled out all of the stops over the past couple of years, adding hugely to the Plumbers profile, producing the amazing planters for The king and Queen, the small replicas for the Plumbers and the Gardeners Companies, and then most recently the magnificent planter for HMS Sultan.

IPM Charles Brooks with Capt Mark Hamilton at the unveiling of the Planter at HMS Sultan (September 2025)

We, the Past Masters Consorts, as a body would like to do something in return. All involved with the museum and most especially the volunteers, would like to improve the exhibits to enable visitors to the Plumbing Museum to enjoy them even when the workshop is not manned.

The volunteers have done so much but funds are limited. This is where we could step in as a sign of appreciation of all they have done so magnificently well.

The Past Masters Consorts would like to raise funds towards this much needed sensory equipment and propose to do so by walking a marathon and would ask for sponsorship from your good selves, and in doing so showing the volunteers at the Museum how very much we appreciate all they have done to raise the profile of The Company.

We aim to walk this collective marathon over the coming festive season and would ask if all Liverymen would support us by sponsoring this feat, no matter how small or large, and show our appreciation to those amazing volunteers.

The Plumbing Museum bank details are

Barclays Bank

Sort Code 20 70 15

Account Number 03400409

Please use your name as the reference

If we do not already hold a gift aid form from you we will forward one on receipt of donation which will hopefully be acceptable to you

Many thanks on behalf of the Past Masters Consorts

Wendy Hamilton

The Past Masters Consorts also send their warm wishes for a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.