Mercer Street, London

Mercer Street, London

Mercer Street is a street in the Seven Dials district of Covent Garden, London, England.[1][2]

Mercer Street runs south east to north west from Long Acre to Shaftesbury Avenue, crossing Shelton Street. About two-thirds up, it meets Seven Dials, where it intersects with Monmouth Street, Earlham Street, and Shorts Gardens.

The street takes its name from the Mercers' Company, who owned much of the land next to the seven acres of Covent Garden purchased by the Earl of Bedford in 1552.[3]

Freed of London manufactured pointe shoes for ballet dancers in Mercer Street from 1947 until 1971, when production moved to Well Street, Hackney.[4]

References

  1. ↑ "The History of Seven Dials - Seven Dials, London". Sevendials.co.uk. Retrieved 2016-08-17.
  2. ↑ "London - Places - The rise and fall... And rise again of Seven Dials". BBC. 2014-11-13. Retrieved 2016-08-17.
  3. ↑ "Long Acre | British History Online". British-history.ac.uk. Retrieved 2016-08-17.
  4. ↑ "History - Pointe Shoes". Freed-pointeshoes.com. Retrieved 2016-08-17.
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