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.
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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' ...
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Bridge of Aspiration
{Beneath the crest of the Royal Ballet School:} The Bridge of Aspiration, the...
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Harringay Traders Association
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1 memorial
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St Pancras Basin
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1 memorial
West India Docks
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1 memorial
Grice's Granary
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1 memorial
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Edward R. Murrow
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Sutton Council
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11 memorials
Peckham Society
A society that exists to encourage interest in, and to care for the environment and history of Peckham and the surrounding area.
4 memorials
B. E. Nightingale
Benjamin Ebenezer Nightingale was born in 1837 in Lambeth, Surrey. He was a son of Benjamin Ebenezer Nightingale (1803-1868) and Margaret Nightingale née Dickinson (1811-1887). On 7 January 1838 he...
2 memorials
Thomas Matussek, German Ambassador
German Ambassador to the Court of St. James's, 2002 - 2006.
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