The oldest Assay Office in the UK - Goldsmiths hav...

The oldest Assay Office in the UK - Goldsmiths have been assessing and stamping precious metals for 700 years!

Here are a few photos from the interior. The Vulliamy longcase clock is enormous.

The sculpture is King Edward III, who established the maker s mark in 1363.

But it was Henry III in 1238 who made the earliest attempt at regulating the standard of gold and silver wares.

Fraud has been happening since time immemorial!