The Trial of The Pyx has taken place at Goldsmiths’ Hall, in the City of London since 1871, and in 2025 we are giving a limited number of people the unique opportunity to experience a judicial ceremony which is as important today as it was in 1248!

Over the last 189 years Goldsmiths’ Hall has seen many splendid celebrations, fantastic dinners, informative lectures, spectacular exhibitions, fabulous fairs, exhilarating film shoots and an untold number of very important visitors, including actors, celebrities, politicians, members of the Royal Family, and now you!

For the 2025 Goldsmiths’ Craft and Design Council (GC&DC) Awards, The London Assay Office is challenging entrants to submit a 2D design for a sterling silver (925) spoon which proudly bears the London Hallmark, and can be used as a personal, practical and portable piece of cutlery for every meal “from porridge to pudding”.

Annie Warburton, Chief Executive and Clerk of The Goldsmiths’ Company has been awarded Fellowship of the City and Guilds of London Institute – the highest honour that the Council can confer on an individual – in recognition of her personal contribution to, and support of, technical education and training, her commitment to skills development and her career-long commitment to equity and diversity. 

On Wednesday 16 October 2024 we welcomed ten aspiring craftspeople to Goldsmiths’ Hall, to begin their Goldsmiths’ Company Apprenticeships and sign the Apprentice Records at a Binding Ceremony.

This, almost 700-year-old tradition, marks the official start of their apprenticeship, during which they will learn and practice their skills under the guidance of a Master Craftsperson.

The UK's first cohort of Craft and Design T Level jewellery students, studying at Aston University Engineering Academy (AUEA) in Birmingham, began their training this month with a visit to the Goldsmiths' Company at Goldsmiths’ Hall in London this week – the historic home of the jewellery industry – to participate in a creative inspiration day, part of the course’s integral work experience programme.

Her Royal Highness The Duchess of Gloucester today attended the opening of Goldsmiths’ Fair, the UKs premier destination for independently made contemporary silver and fine jewellery, at Goldsmiths’ Hall in the City of London. 

Filled with insightful stories about inspiring people connected to The Goldsmiths’ Company, through time, trade, craft, philanthropy and education, The Goldsmiths' Review details our journey over the past year and indicates our direction for the year ahead.

We do so many good and exciting things, that it can be a challenge to find the time to pause, measure and celebrate them. So this year we've made the time, talked to our people and partners, gathered our findings, and created the Goldsmiths’ Company’s first ever Impact Report - a celebratory retrospective of all we as a Company, Charity and Assay Office have achieved in the last year.

The Goldsmiths’ Company congratulates The Rt Hon Lisa Nandy MP, Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, and Sir Chris Bryant MP, Minister for Creative Industries, Arts and Tourism on their appointments to the Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS). 

The Goldsmiths’ Company is honoured to present a retrospective of the work of Fox Silver at Goldsmiths’ Hall this summer. The exhibition will focus on Serena and Richard Fox's collaborative partnership over 40 years.

The Goldsmiths’ Company is delighted to announce that Richard Reid has taken office as Prime Warden, in succession to Professor Charles Mackworth-Young

The King’s Remembrancer, Senior Master Cook of the Kings’ Bench Division of the High Court, has today pronounced a positive verdict on the 7,960 coins submitted by The Royal Mint at the Trial of the Pyx – the United Kingdom’s oldest judicial process.

The Goldsmiths’ Company is honoured to welcome curator and cultural historian, Dr Gus Casely-Hayford OBE, to deliver the 2024 Goldsmiths’ Company Lecture - Children of the Great Whale: The story of gold and goldsmithing in Ghana.

The Goldsmiths’ Company has announced the appointment of a new member of its Court of Assistants – Jos Skeates – who has been elected for his commercial, social and environmental experience, and for his contributions to the craft and trade of goldsmithing

Learn how the Goldsmiths’ Hallmark Authentication Committee and the London Assay Office help to protect consumers and the trade from fakes and forgeries of Antique British Silver, at our Fakes & Forgeries seminar on Friday 12 April 2024.

The Goldsmiths’ Company and The London Assay Office have been experiencing issues with our IT and services, including access to email and telephones. 

On Friday we updated London Assay Office customers about an issue with one of our IT systems that was affecting our ability to accept or to post out packets and access to the London Assay Office website and emails.

The Goldsmiths’ Company is pleased to announce the launch of the Goldsmiths’ Fair Emerging Business Bursary scheme, designed to support craftspeople at the beginning of their careers, and to reflect the many and varied routes that people take to join our trade.

This year’s Trial of the Pyx marks the final chapter in His Majesty King Charles III’s transition onto British coinage, with eight new definitive coins (1p - £2), featuring designs inspired by the flora and fauna of the British Isles and reflecting the King’s passion for conservation and the natural world submitted for testing.