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.
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Hospital of St Thomas of Acon
Mercers’ school, 1542 – 1959 In 1542 the Mercers’ Company purchased the site ...
Initiated by Sir Robert Clayton who had read about the French schools of navigation. He persuaded King Charles II to support the UK equivalent as part of Christ's Hospital. "Samuel Pepys in the Adm...
J.P., Christian philanthropist, the children's friend.  Not to be confused with Sir John Kirk (1832-1922), the African explorer.  Sir John's great great grandson, Peter Mitchell, contacted us to sa...
Queen Elizabeth I granted the charter in 1573.  Set up in the Barnet Tudor Hall the school did not relocate until 1932 when it moved the short distance to Queen's Road.
Private day school for young boys at 90 Queen's Gate, run by Orlando Henry Wagner (1867-1956) and his wife Monica. Operating before WW1 but we can't find start and end dates. An old boy, Michael Ma...
The first purpose-built home and administrative centre for the University of London. Â Built with 19 floors to be one foot lower than St Pauls, but the tallest non-religious building in Britain. Â Ap...
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