Haberdashers' Boys' School is a private school for boys aged 4–18 in Elstree, Hertfordshire, England. It is a member of the Headmastersʼ and Headmistressesʼ Conference.
Coat of arms of the Haberdashers' Company
Boys playing cricket in front of Aldenham House
Aske's Hospital, the school's first home
View of the Clock Tower from Aldenham House
The Worshipful Company of Haberdashers, one of the Great Twelve City Livery Companies, is an ancient merchant guild of London associated with the silk and velvet trades.
Haberdashers' Boys' School
…Hertfordshire, England. It is a member of the Headmastersʼ and Headmistressesʼ Conference. The school was founded in 1690 by a Royal Charter granted to the Worshipful Company of Haberdashers to establish a hospital for 20 boarders with £32,000 from the legacy of Robert Aske (equivalent to approximately £5m in 2019). The school relocated…
Haberdashers' Hall, Maiden Lane in 1820
An 1831 heraldic property mark of the Haberdashers' Company
The Haberdashers' banner flying outside Haberdashers' Hall, London EC1
Haberdashers' Hall foundation stone