MERCERS COMPANY

Identity Statement

Reference code(s)	: GB 0074 E/PG
Held at	: London Metropolitan Archives   Click here to find out how to view this collection at https://www.cityoflondon.gov.uk/lma ›
Full title	: MERCERS COMPANY
Date(s)	: 1920-1929
Level of description	: Collection
Extent	: 0.12 linear metres
Name of creator(s)	: Worshipful Company of Mercers

Context

Administrative/Biographical history:

Mercers were dealers in textiles, exporting wool and importing silks, linen and velvet. The Company received its royal charter in 1394. The Company has connections with many schools and makes grants to various educational bodies. The Company Hall is in Ironmonger Lane, built in 1694.

Content

Scope and content/abstract:

Records of the Mercers Company Page Estate, including plans of estate in Eltham, and plans of estate in Crayford.

Access & Use

Language/scripts of material:
English

System of arrangement:

E/PG/001-002: Eltham estate; E/PG/003: Crayford estate.

Conditions governing access:

Available for general access.

Conditions governing reproduction:

Copyright to these records rests with the City of London.

Finding aids:

Please see online catalogues at: http://search.lma.gov.uk/opac_lma/index.htm

Archival Information

Archival history:

Immediate source of acquisition:

Deposited 23 November 1977.

Allied Materials

Related material:

Publication note:

Description Notes

Archivist's note:

Rules or conventions:
Compiled in compliance with General International Standard Archival Description, ISAD(G), second edition, 2000; National Council on Archives Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997.

Date(s) of descriptions:
June to August 2010.