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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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Patrick Conway OBE
Patrick Conway OBE
Chair of Trustees
John Booth
John Booth
Chairman of the Wardens and Barbers' Company Warden
Kathleen Vasey
Kathleen Vasey
Drapers' Company Warden and Secretary to the Freemen
Eric Bulmer
Eric Bulmer
Chairman of the Charitable Trust and Membership Secretary
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Stephen Kitson
Stephen Kitson
Gary Bankhead
Gary Bankhead
Reverend Deborah Veronica Robinson
Reverend Deborah Veronica Robinson
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Jervis Smith
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Jasper Smith
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David Balls
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Peter Granlund
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