Goldsmiths' Benevolent Institution, was commenced 1833, relieves distressed members of the trade, of 7 years standing whether members of the fund or not, and their widows; pensions are granted to those who have belonged to the fund, in proportion to the amount they may have contributed.
Annual income about £1,000, funded property £9,000.
Secretary, E. Barton, Esq., 1, Southampton Street, Bloomsbury Square.
The Silver Trade Pension Society is under similar management, and the same rules, as regards relief of distressed members of the trade.
SOURCE: The Charities of London, by Samuel Low, Jun., London: Sampson Low, Son,
and Marston, Milton House, Ludgate Hill. 1861.