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We are Durham City Freemen

The Freemen of Durham are the members of the eight Guilds or Companies comprising Barbers, Butchers, Cordwainers, Curriers, Drapers, Joiners, Masons and Plumbers. These Guilds are all that remain of the sixteen in the Middle Ages of which there is written evidence going back as far as 1450.

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Event Update 

Members Meeting 2025

Location: Guild Hall, Durham Town Hall 

Date: 24th September 2025
Time: 18:00


Available Positions

We currently have the following openings for Wardens and Deputies:
  • Deputy Warden, Cordwainers' Company
  • Deputy Warden, Curriers' Company

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Garry Dunnill
Garry Dunnill
Chairman of the Wardens & Plumber's Company Warden
Eric Bulmer
Eric Bulmer
Chairman of the Charitable Trust
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Daryl Metcalf
Daryl Metcalf
Thomas Kitson
Thomas Kitson
Robert Caulkin-Neale
Robert Caulkin-Neale
Sybil Charlton
Sybil Charlton
Geoff Newton
Geoff Newton
William Clark
William Clark
Patrick Conway OBE
Patrick Conway OBE
Charlotte Victoria Middleton
Charlotte Victoria Middleton

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