How to become a member

Traditionally, entitlement to admission to the Freedom of the Company was by Servitude and available to those who, having completed a full five year working apprenticeship, were released from their indentures by the Master Plasterer.

Membership of the Company is over 275. There are several ways by which prospective members can apply
to join the Company, initially as a Freeman and then as a Liveryman.

Servitude has not been used for a number of years by the Company and admissions to the Freedom are now either by Patrimony, available to men or women aged 21 or over, whose fathers were already Freemen of the Company at the time of their birth, or by Redemption, for those who do not qualify through Patrimony and whose nomination is proposed and seconded by existing members of the Company.

Freemen may go on to apply to the Court of Assistants for election as Liverymen.

The Company has admitted women members since 2002 and currently has 12 lady Liverymen as well as
5 lady Freemen.