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A livery yard, livery stable or boarding stable, is a stable where horse owners pay a weekly or monthly fee to keep their horses. A livery or boarding yard is not usually a riding school and the horses are not normally for hire (unless on working livery - see below).
The term livery cab evolved from North American livery stables which, in addition to short-term horse boarding, hired out horses, teams and wagons. A 1910 Winnipeg, Manitoba, bylaw regulating transport for hire differentiated a livery cab, licensed for C$2.00 from "street cabs" that were licensed at $8.00 or $10.00. [1]
Common dimensions are 4 to 5 feet (1.2 to 1.5 m) wide by 8 to 10 feet (2.4 to 3.0 m) long. The choice of type of box is likely to relate to the available space, local custom, welfare concerns, and workload of the horses. In some countries, local organisations give recommendations as to the minimum size of accommodation for a horse.
Livery company # [1] Company name Motto Language Translation Livery Hall Ref Honourable Company of Air Pilots: 81 Air Pilots Per Cælum Via Nostra Latin Our Way Is By The Heavens Air Pilots House, Southwark: Worshipful Society of Apothecaries: 58 Apothecaries Opiferque Per Orbem Dicor Latin I Am Called a Bringer of Help Throughout the World
Unlike many livery companies, the Gunmakers have retained an active link to their trade and consults with the government on related firearms regulation. The testing technique involves test-firing a gun barrel, or the barrel and action using specially manufactured and controlled proof ammunition, that develops in the order of 125% of the normal ...
The Livery's ability to outvote the Court, the governing body, was unprecedented and reflected a changing landscape in the governance of such institutions. Establishment of the Society and Lasting Changes. In response to these events, the Society of the Livery of the Worshipful Company of Coopers was established in 1827. [14]
The Worshipful Company of Fishmongers (or Fishmongers' Company) is one of the 111 livery companies of the City of London, being an incorporated guild of sellers of fish and seafood in the City. The Company ranks fourth in the order of precedence of City Livery Companies, thereby making it one of the Great Twelve City Livery Companies. [1]
The Worshipful Company of Cutlers is one of the ancient Livery Companies of the City of London.It ranks 18th in the order of precedence of the Companies.. The trade of knife-making and repairing was formed in the thirteenth century as a guild; the Cutlers' Company received a Royal Charter in 1416.