This is a lovely tale which was told to Michelle Mackenzie by her Uncle Bill about his time working at Mercers Chronometers. In the late 1950’s I was working as a draughtsman in the drawing office of Mercers. St. Albans City Council had… More about ‘Designing the clock face for St Albans clocktower’»
Posts Tagged: Thomas Mercer
The Godman family of St Stephen’s
According to Noel Godman, the Godman family have been involved with St Stephen’s for over 500 years. The Godman family were a family of skilled engineers. John Godman (1828-1908) was born in the St Stephens area and was baptised at St… More about ‘The Godman family of St Stephen’s’»
Mercer Chronometers
Mercers was a family run marine chronometer manufacturing business. The firm started in 1858 in Clerkenwell London by the founder, Thomas Mercer. Thomas was born in St Helen’s Lancashire in 1822. St Helen’s was said to be the centre of… More about ‘Mercer Chronometers’»
A portrait of Prospect Road in 1911
Prospect Road first appears in the 1871 census so some of the houses in the road must have been built in the late 1860s and early 1870s. It was originally a cul de sac and ended before St Julians Road.… More about ‘A portrait of Prospect Road in 1911’»
Ashwood Mews and The Brambles
The land behind 14-24 Prospect Road, which used to belong to Thomas Mercer and his workshop in the late 19th century, was later used for the development of Ashwood Mews and The Brambles. Some of the original buildings belonging to… More about ‘Ashwood Mews and The Brambles’»
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