What was a live hall in London during 1666, or right before the great fire of London?

Answer 1

I think that you are referring to livery halls and here is the link you need. http://64.233.161.104/search?q=cache:M9grV0Lg8IIJ:www.london-footprints.co.uk/artliveryhalls.htm+livery+halls&hl=en&ct=clnk&cd=1
In mediaeval times in Britain craftsmen needed to join livery companies or guilds in order to get on in their career, rather in the way in which one can feel under an obligation to join a trade union or trade association nowadays.Each guild / livery company would have its own headquarters, known as a guild hall or livery hall. They still survive as modern trade associations and 38 such buildings still in existence in London. It is worth taking any opportunity that comes your way to visit them, as they are all beautiful. The most famous is the Guildhall, where the Lord Mayor of London holds his formal dinners.

Answer 2

In 1097 William Rufus, the son of William the Conqueror began the construction of 'Westminster Hall'. The hall was to become the basis of the Palace of Westminster which, throughout the Mediæval period, was the prime royal residence.


The Tower of London.In 1176 construction began of the most famous incarnation of London Bridge (completed in 1209) which was built on the site of several earlier wooden bridges. This bridge would last for 600 years, and remained the only bridge across the River Thames until 1739.