David Smith on Wikimedia Commons HMS Mercury. The Bird in Hand was a popular local pub frequented by personnel serving at HMS Mercury, the Royal Navy Communications and Navigation School that occupied the 120 acre Leydene Estate a short distance north of here from 1941 to 1993. , Lovedean 14 May 2016 by HMS Mercury Blue Plaque Scheme on 14 May 2016 Colour: blue Wikimedia: Flickr: How to add yours Dcs57 on Wikimedia Commons Google Streetview OpenStreetMap