https://livinglondonhistory.com/the-story-of-the-mysterious-mercers-maidens/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-story-of-the-mysterious-mercers-maidens A blog sharing London's curiosities, hidden gems and historical walks Tue, 28 Oct 2025 20:55:54 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 https://livinglondonhistory.com/the-story-of-the-mysterious-mercers-maidens/#comment-2363 Tue, 28 Oct 2025 20:55:54 +0000 https://livinglondonhistory.com/?p=9625#comment-2363 Yeah, Corbet Court

]]> https://livinglondonhistory.com/the-story-of-the-mysterious-mercers-maidens/#comment-2222 Tue, 22 Jul 2025 07:01:10 +0000 https://livinglondonhistory.com/?p=9625#comment-2222 In Mansion House, Cowley Street, Westminster, there is a painted female figurehead sticking out of a chimney stack. Is this a Mercers’ Maid?

]]> https://livinglondonhistory.com/the-story-of-the-mysterious-mercers-maidens/#comment-1983 Tue, 11 Feb 2025 08:58:15 +0000 https://livinglondonhistory.com/?p=9625#comment-1983 There are several ‘Maidens’ on Coburg Dwellings, Hardinge Street, Shadwelll, East London. The dwellings were built by the Mercers Company in 1904.

]]> https://livinglondonhistory.com/the-story-of-the-mysterious-mercers-maidens/#comment-1771 Mon, 16 Sep 2024 18:20:48 +0000 https://livinglondonhistory.com/?p=9625#comment-1771 […] the centre is a depiction of the Mercer’s Maiden, a symbol I have written about before, here. She is thought to probably derive from an image of the Virgin Mary. A mercer was more of a […]

]]> https://livinglondonhistory.com/the-story-of-the-mysterious-mercers-maidens/#comment-1514 Wed, 03 Apr 2024 14:51:06 +0000 https://livinglondonhistory.com/?p=9625#comment-1514 […] Great Twelve, including the Mercers, Grocers, Drapers, Fishmongers, Goldsmiths etc, have large hanging banners around the hall instead. […]

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