Guild of St
Preserved but no longer current.
George. Since 1641 it has occupied its training ground near BunhiU Fields. Iru Tudor and Stuart days the officers for the Trained Bands of London were supplied by the H.A.C., in whose ranks Milton, Wren, and Samuel Pepys served at one time or another. It has the privilege of marching through the City with fixed bayonets.
Era: ca. 1898 (Victorian)
Sources & notes
Reproduced from Brewer’s Dictionary of Phrase and Fable (1898 edition, public domain; archive.org, retrieved 2026-07-31; OCR text, minor errors possible). Reflects the scholarship and attitudes of its era.
Common questions
What does “Guild of St” mean?
George. Since 1641 it has occupied its training ground near BunhiU Fields. Iru Tudor and Stuart days the officers for the Trained Bands of London were supplied by the H.A.C., in whose ranks Milton, Wren, and Samuel Pepys served at one time or another. It has the privilege of marching through the City with fixed bayonets.
Is “Guild of St” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.