Journeyman
Journeyman
Ideal for those at the beginning of their career in optics and vision care looking for extra support.
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Image shows Deputy Master Liz Shilling with members of the military.
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Image shows the Deputy Master examining the alignment of a patient's eye as an Orthoptist at St Thomas' Hospital.
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Image shows young RAF air cadets (ages 11-14) receiving awards from a senior Company official
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Image shows two Ophthalmic Nurses receiving their Freedom of the City of London as Spectacle Makers.
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Professor James G Fujimoto delivering the latest Spectacle Makers' Lecture.
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Image shows members of our governing Court & the Clerk (7 women, 9 men) wearing ceremonial gowns of office at an annual Dinner..
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Image shows 4 female eye health professionals in a mock aircraft, discussing eye health in aviation with an RAF instructor.
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13 members of the Court working together at a relaxed meeting.
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LEARN MOREThe Worshipful Company of Spectacle Makers
Supporting better vision for all, since 1629
We are the only City of London Livery company dedicated to eye health.
We are the oldest existing optical body in the world.
Founded in 1629, our purpose is the same now as it was then. We support better vision for all.
In the 21st Century we believe that nobody should be held back because of their vision.
Today, you do not have to be involved in making spectacles to join our Company. Our members represent over 35 different professions in eye health, sight loss and many other fields. Through them, our reach spreads out from the City of London, right across the world.
We seek to inspire future generations committed to visionary eye care, building on our rich heritage of almost 400 years.
We’re interested in everything that can be done to prevent unnecessary sight loss and increase access to work, sport and culture for people with partial or full sight loss.
Rooted in tradition, we bring the best of our experience to bear on the continuing need for eye health provision, helping education, employment, life and leisure.
To find out more, click below – or, even better, come and join us!
CURRENT MEMBERS: For all the latest news and information, please click on the Members' Login button at the top of this page
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Upcoming Events
07 January 2025, 6:30 pm
Eye-to-Eye: Behind the Livery Hall Doors
A chance to go on a virtual tour with the Clerk and peep behind doors into some Livery Halls you might not otherwise see.
08 January 2025, 2:30 pm
Society Pantomime: Robin Hood
The Society loves a panto! Join us at the London Palladium for Robin Hood, starring Julian Clary and Jane McDonald.
04 February 2025, 6:30 pm
Eye-to-Eye: Latest on Glaucoma
The 2024 Master's Medal winner, Dr Bledi Petriti, will join us from Yale University in the USA to talk about his research on Glaucoma.
04 March 2025, 6:30 pm
Eye-to-Eye: The Spectacle Makers’ Charity - recent grants
Three organisations explain how a grant from The Spectacle Makers' Charity has helped them.
13 March 2025, 12:30 pm
The March 2025 Spring Court Luncheon
[Booking opens in January 2025]. Put a Spring into your Step at the Spectacle Makers' Spring Court Luncheon. Bookings may be made by Liverymen or by Corporate Supporters.
01 April 2025, 6:30 pm
Eye-to-Eye: RAF and ATC
We'll be flying high with representatives from our affiliates, the RAF Centre for Aerospace Medicine and 358 (Welling) ATC Squadron.
28 April 2025, 6:30 pm
The 2025 Livery Dinner
The 2025 Livery Dinner will take place at Merchant Taylors' Hall. Booking will open in late January 2025.
06 May 2025, 6:30 pm
Eye-to-Eye: Helping bring the World Alive: Green Spaces and Smart Specs
Hear from Liveryman Anita Lightstone about a project to increase access to green spaces for vision impaired people, and from Senior Court Assistant Keith Valentine about his experience with the latest enhanced reality Smart Specs.
03 June 2025, 6:30 pm
Eye-to-Eye: Town Hall Meeting 2025
Your chance to find out more about your Company and pose any questions to the Master, Wardens, Court members and Committee Chairs
05 September 2025, 3:30 pm
The Master ’s Weekend Fri 5-Sun 7 September 2025
The Master, Mike Harris, invites members to join him in the City of Oxford.
01 October 2025, 11:30 am
The 2025 Annual Service of Thanksgiving, Remembrance and Rededication
The Annual Service and Installation of the next Master Spectacle Maker and Wardens will take place at St Bride's Church, Fleet Street, London on Wednesday 1 October 2025 at 11.30am.
01 October 2025, 12:30 pm
The October 2025 Installation Court Luncheon
[Booking opens in July 2025].
Membership
The Worshipful Company of Spectacle Makers is an open company, which means we welcome members with professional backgrounds beyond the vision care and sight loss sectors.
Freeman
Freeman
Applying for Freedom of the Company is the first step to joining a community committed to better vision for all.
Liveryman
Liveryman
An invitation to the Livery, the highest level of membership, is a life long commitment.
Corporate Supporters
