2026

Exeter’s Guildhall and its Mace Sergeants from inception to the present day

 
with Jerry Glazier on Thursday, 8 January 2026
at 7pm at Leonardo Hotel Exeter [Jurys Inn Exeter Hotel]

There has been a Guildhall in Exeter since at least 1160, with the current building dating from 1330. The building has played a significant, multifunctional role in the city's development since medieval times. Undergoing a number of significant building upgrades, the Guildhall was able to better meet the enhanced demands placed upon it.

Mace Sergeants were appointed by the City Chamber, for the first time, in 1263, expressly to look after the Mayor and Courts in the city.

Jerry Glazier, a serving Mace Sergeant, talked about the Guildhall and the role of the Mace Sergeants, from their inception to the present day.

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