This Wednesday (17th July), the traditional Cart Marking Ceremony will take place at Guildhall Yard, in the heart of the City of London.
The Cart Marking Ceremony is a little known annual event, that everyone is welcome to head along and watch.
Thought to be the earliest form of vehicle licensing, carts that were allowed to trade or ‘ply for hire’ in the City were once marked or branded every year. This branding was carried out by the