William Taillour
Sir William Taillour sometimes spelt Taylor or Taylour (1406–1483) was a wealthy grocer and Alderman who became Lord Mayor of London in 1468 (during the reign of Henry VI).
He served as a Sheriff of London for 1455 and was knighted on 21 May 1471, which was the very day that Henry VI of England was murdered.
He died in 1483[1]
Taylour House, Edenbridge
Taylour House in Edenbridge was built for Sir William Taylour, and his coat of arms are in the right spandrel of the entrance door and that of the Grocers company in the left. Formally known as "The Griffin" it has a fine Jacobean staircase and a number of Jacobean wall paintings.[2]
See also
References
- ↑ Chamber accounts of the sixteenth century By Corporation of London Records Office, Betty R. Masters. Page 42
- ↑ http://www.edenbridgetown.com/local/information/edenbridge_trail.shtml
External links
- The Aldermen of the City of London, vol. II
- http://www.girders.net/Ta/Taylor,%20Sir%20William,%20(d.1483).doc
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