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Site map | Mercers

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Links to the Armed Forces. Locations of Mercers' Company Churches. The Mercers' Company Annual Review. 700 Years of History. The Mercers' Maiden in London. Grants for Elderly Individuals. Heritage and the Arts. Advancement of the Christian Religion. Heritage and Arts Grants. The Mercers' Association of Schools and Colleges. State Schools, Academies and Colleges. Work we've funded. Affiliations and External Activities. Lady Mico's Almshouse. Tel: 020 7726 4991. Fax: 020 7600 1158.

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Schools | Mercers

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The Mercers’ Company has been involved in education for more than 500 years, since the foundation of St. Paul’s School in 1509. We aim to be a force for educational excellence for the benefit and future success of students from a wide range of social and economic backgrounds. We achieve this by:. Promoting best practice across the maintained and independent sectors through our Association of Schools and Colleges. And our communities and networks. Phone: 020 7776 7229. Email: kater@mercers.co.uk. Fax: 020...

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History | Mercers

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While the Mercers’ Company looks toward the future, it is very proud of its 700 year history. Throughout this time the Company has looked after the welfare and interests of mercers in the City of London, managed charities, almshouses, and schools, and played a prominent role in London civic life. We are pleased to announce that our registers of members and apprentices up to 1900 are now freely searchable via the Records of London's Livery Companies Online (ROLLCO). To begin your research.

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Church Patronage | Mercers

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In Northumberland Fishborne’s money was used to purchase tithes which were later commuted to support lectureships at Hexham Abbey and Berwick upon Tweed. In Lincolnshire the Company purchased the Rectory and Church of St Peter and St Paul at Reepham and also the Rectory and Church of All Saints at Canwick from Fishborne’s bequest. Hexham Abbey, Northumberland. By 1907 the Vicar was treated as Lecturer, but certain difficulties were experienced, and in 1917 the Company was given the alternate rights of pr...

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The Company Today | Mercers

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The Mercers’ Company is one of the 110 Livery Companies. Of the City of London. The Company and its associated charitable trusts. And arts and heritage. A network of almshouses. And other homes for the elderly are managed by the charitable trusts associated with the Company. The Company is closely involved with 17 schools. The Company is also patron. It has the right to appoint the vicar or rector) of a number of benefices in the Church of England, and it maintains close links with its affiliated units.

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Education | Mercers

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The Company makes a number of grants to improve the availability and quality of education for children and young people. These grants are focused on young people from the ages of 3-19, particularly in London, and in the West Midland areas of Walsall, Sandwell and Telford and Wrekin. Applicants must be UK registered charities, UK exempt charities, or state schools and colleges. Please note that the Company is developing new education programmes. Once these are available, we will add details here. The fina...

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Housing | Mercers

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The Mercers’ Company provides high quality affordable accommodation for older, retired people of limited financial means in the following places:. The London Boroughs of Greenwich, Islington and Tower Hamlets; East Grinstead in West Sussex and Shotesham in Norfolk. Our one and two bedroom homes all form part of attractive, well-maintained community developments, where support is provided by our resident managers as well as an out-of-hours response centre. Caring for the Elderly. Phone: 0207 776 7275.

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Property | Mercers

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The Mercers’ Company is fortunate to have accumulated over the centuries a large property portfolio, located mainly in the City of London, and in Covent Garden in the West End of London. Income derived from the Company’s investments, particularly from property, funds the Company’s other activities. The Covent Garden portfolio comprises six blocks of property on the north side of Long Acre. The most significant part of the Company’s holdings, it was left to the Company in the 16. An interesting feature of...

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Livery Companies | Mercers

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Trade guilds, which would later become livery companies, probably began to form in London during the 12. Century when men and women, working in the same crafts or trades (also known as ‘misteries’ from the Latin. As their charitable role grew the involvement of livery companies with their trades began to wane. In part this was because of changing social patterns. Membership of a company tended to be based upon family, but fewer children were following their parents into the family business. While many li...

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General Welfare | Mercers

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The Mercers’ Company supports inclusive grassroots and front-line charities that work to improve the lives of disadvantaged and marginalised people. Family Welfare projects that:. Support vulnerable families by helping to improve parenting skills and develop more resilient children. Youth Support work that:. Supports young people through important transitions: leaving school, leaving care, entering and sustaining employment. Promotes the effective development of young people outside formal education.