Records go back to 1348. From the Guild‘s website: "In its widest sense mercery could describe all merchandise, although in London the term evolved to mean the trade specifically in luxury fabrics, such as silk, linen, hemp-cloth and fustian, and in a large variety of miscellaneous 'piece goods' such as bedding, headwear, ribbons, laces and purses."
At Queen's Theatre you can see a Mercers' maiden. This is the symbol of the Mercers' Company and was used to mark their property. It can be seen on various buildings across London. Richard R gives more information.
This section lists the memorials where the subject on this page is commemorated:
Mercers' Company
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Coburg Dwellings
Coburg Dwellings This block was built by the Mercers Company in 1904. It was ...
Mercers’ Maiden
Discovering London suggests that this might be the oldest inscription in London.
Widening Long Acre
Eight feet of ground from the stone of this house were given by the Mercers' ...
This section lists the memorials created by the subject on this page:
Mercers' Company
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Bridge of Aspiration
{Beneath the crest of the Royal Ballet School:} The Bridge of Aspiration, the...
Other Subjects
City of London Coal Exchange
Designed by J. B. Bunning and opened in 1849 in Lower Thames Street, demolished in 1963. Our Picture source examines all the interesting buildings on this section of Lower Thames Street.
1 memorial
Railway Hotel, Harrow
A three-storey brick Victorian pub. In the 1950s it was used as a jazz club and by February 1964 an R&B club (the Bluesday) was operating, where played: Long John Baldry, the Bo Street Runners...
1 memorial
Thomas Earnshaw
Born Ashton under Lyme, Lancashire. Maker of watches and chronometers. Lived and worked mainly in London and Greenwich. He seems to have been a bitter man with whom it was unpleasant to do business...
1 memorial
drovers trail via Hackney
The route to Bishopsgate can still be seen clearly on a current map, wending its way fairly directly via roads and footpaths from Mare Street Narroway down to Virginia Road which, prior redevelopme...
1 memorial
Jean Muir
Dressmaker and fashion designer. From English Heritage: "Muir began her fashion career in retail at Liberty’s in 1950, where she received an informal education in the business side of fashion, whi...
1 memorial
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Antony Antoniou
N19, Raydon Road
This sculpture is dedicated to the memory of Antony Antoniou, a friend to all, who is greatly missed by his community. A tragic loss of a...
1 subject commemorated,
3 creators
Westminster Abbey H - Esther John
SW1, Broad Sanctuary, Westminster Abbey - west porch
Fourteen niches on the West Front remained empty since the Abbey was built until 1998 when they were filled. The lower four are filled wi...
1 subject commemorated,
4 creators
Henry Hugh Armstead
Sculptor and illustrator. Born Bloomsbury. Executed a large number of public statues and funerary works, and worked closely with George Gilbert Scott on the Albert Memorial. Died at home 52 Circus ...
68 memorials
Lieutenant-General Charles Fleetwood
Fought on the anti-royalist side in the Civil War. In 1652 he married for the second time to Bridget, Cromwell's daughter and widow of Henry Ireton. That same year he was appointed Lord Deputy of I...
1 memorial
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