William Beckett, 1939-2017, worked at Mercer’s Chronometers. At some time in his life, he wrote down his memories of those times. His family have kindly agreed to share them. “At 15 I left school. My uncle, Rick Rickman, worked at… More about ‘Memories of Mercer’s’»
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’»
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’»
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’»
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’»
Noel Godman and his father, uncles and brother were talented engineers. His father worked at Mercers Chronometers where he was supervisor, and one of his roles was to check the master clocks on some of the famous ships of the… More about ‘Working as a precision engineer – Noel Godman’»
