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Latitude: 51.5156 / 51°30'56"N
Longitude: -0.041 / 0°2'27"W
OS Eastings: 536029
OS Northings: 181445
OS Grid: TQ360814
Mapcode National: GBR K4.6C3
Mapcode Global: VHGR1.75PH
Plus Code: 9C3XGX85+6J
Entry Name: Mercer's Cottages
Listing Date: 27 September 1973
Last Amended: 25 September 1990
Grade: II
Source: Historic England
Source ID: 1357881
English Heritage Legacy ID: 206264
ID on this website: 101357881
Location: Frank Whipple Estate, Tower Hamlets, London, E1
County: London
District: Tower Hamlets
Electoral Ward/Division: St Dunstan's
Parish: Non Civil Parish
Built-Up Area: Tower Hamlets
Traditional County: Middlesex
Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Greater London
Church of England Parish: St Dunstan Stepney
Church of England Diocese: London
Tagged with: Cottage
TQ 3681 SW WHITEHORSE ROAD E1
17/669 MERCER'S COTTAGES
II NOS 1 - 10 (consec)
Formerly listed as Lady Mico's Almshouses. Symmetrical terrace of 10
cottages. 1856 by George Smith for the mercers' Company; Nos 7-10 largely
rebuilt in facsimile following war damage. Grey/white brick with slate roofs.
Rusticated stucco quoins between houses. 2 storeys. 14 window range.
Brick porches with gauged brick flat arches to entrances and paired enriched
console brackets supporting pedimented gables; Nos 1 and 10 on returns. No 2
to 9, one porch per pair, giving illusion of four double fronted cottages.
Architraved sashes; ground floors with enriched console brackets supporting
cornices and lugged cills, 1st floors with cornices and stucco sill band,
lugged at sashes. Central 1st floor painted, stone plaque with cartouch
inscribed "The Gift of Dame/Jane Mico Relicta of/S Sam Mico Mercer dec/Built
Ano 1691" and summounted by a female bust. Beneath, a stone plague inscribed
"Rebuilt by The Worshipful Company of Mercers/AD 1856". Lady Mico, wife of
Sir Samuel Mico, Mercer and alderman, bequeathed money for the original
almshouses for widows. Taken over 1976 by the GLC for housing.
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