In 1855, Samuel Angell, the Company's surveyor, wrote a report on the state of Clothworkers' Hall. The structure was deemed unsound and incommodious and it was recommended that the whole be pulled down and rebuilt.
The Hall was demolished in 1856 and a new building erected according to Angell's designs. Like many contemporary buildings in the City, it was Italian Renaissance in style and The Times described it as 'one of the finest of which the City can boast'.
The main entrance remained on Mincing Lane, behind an imposing facade and the Livery Hall was on the first floor, still oriented North-South. However the building now took up most of the site and formed a single, though picturesque, block rather than being arranged around courtyards.
The wealth of the Company was reflected in the sumptuous interiors, with their ornate polychromed and gilded plasterwork and lavish use of polished granite and marble.
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