Guildhall, London
Postcard showing Guildhall in London, England. Charles C. Myers discusses the history and uses of the Guildhall. Myers notes that Navy officers in the Atlantic Fleet were entertained here in the fall of 1910.
Comments and Context
In Charles C. Myers’s own words, “This is the Guildhall or the Council Hall of the city, erected about 1790. It is used for various municipal purpouses [sic], election of various officers such as Lord Mayor, Sheriffs, Members of parlament [sic] and also for public meetings of the city people to consider great political and social affairs. On the 9th of November of each year the Lord Mayor and sheriffs give here a great public dinner to the members of the cabinet and other dignitaries and the Kings ministers usually addres the crown on these occasions. It was in this hall that the English officers entertained the Officers and men of the U.S. Atlantic fleet of battleships while on their visit to England in the fall of 1910.”