A collegiate church and hospital on the north side of Cheapside on the site now occupied by Mercers' Hall and Chapel.
Founded by Thomas Fitzthebald de Heil and Agnes his wife, sister to Thomas Becket, in the reign of Henry II. Also known as 'St. Thomas of Acres'. Founded as church in 1227.
Following the dissolution of the monasteries, the Mercers’ Company purchased the site from Henry VIII in 1542 and continued the school as the Mercers' School.
Sources include: British History Online.
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