Plans to rebuild the Victorian Hall in the 1920s came to nothing but in May 1941, the Company was left with no option after the Hall was completely demolished by enemy action.
The new Hall was begun by Henry Tanner, succeeded by Herbert Austen Hall who was the main designer. The foundation stone was laid on 17 July, 1956 by Princess Marina, Duchess of Kent and the Hall opened for business in 1958.
The structure was a metal frame, clad with brick and Portland Stone in the typical minimal Classicism of the 1950s. For the first time, the building was approached from Dunster Court and the Livery Hall lay East-West.
At first the rooms were rather stark and bare, enlivened by some antiques donated by members of the Company to replace the lost treasures. In 1985-6, the interiors were refurbished by Donald Insall and Associates, in styles evoking the history of English Classicism from the period of Wren to the present, using materials and techniques intended to represent the best of British craftsmanship.
Now, once again, The Clothworkers' Company can carry on its work and entertain its guests in rooms redolent with history but including every modern convenience.
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