Phil Sutters' photos with the keyword: leather

Leathermarket Bermondsey London 10 2 2009

Leathermarket Bermondsey London 10 2 2009

Phil Sutters
26 Mar 2022 2 2 147
The Pommelers Rest Tooley Street London 2 11 2008

The Pommelers Rest Tooley Street London 2 11 2008

Phil Sutters
26 Mar 2022 2 121
A pommeler was someone who worked in a leather tannery. The term is thought to come from the way the workers pounded or pummeled the hides. Bermondsey was one of the country's major centres for the manufacture of leather and leather goods - harness, aprons, boots etc. It was home to the Leather, Hide & Wool Exchange www.ipernity.com/doc/philsutters/40545232 www.ipernity.com/doc/philsutters/51240158