Wax Chandlers were involved in beeswax products including torches, wax for seals, medical uses (including embalming) and candles. Beeswax candles were used by the church. Beeswax was regarded as a spice in the Middle Ages
Many Wax Chandlers died in the Black Death, mainly because of their involvement in embalming and funerals.
A Wax Chandler who produced candles that were not pure beeswax or falsified the weight was liable for improsonment.
In 1470, the Wax Chandlers were required to provide 21 men for the City Watch.
In 1547, the use of candles in churches was prohibited. In 1612, the Wax Chandlers had a dispute with the Barber-Surgeons over the embalming of bodies and lost!
In 1907, the Master of the Wax Chandlers became the President of the Beekeepers Association.
Wax Chandlers Hall is in Gresham Street and is the sixth design, having lost previous halls to the Great Fire, town planning and repair.
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