Marcus Homer Merriman (1940–2006)[1] was a historian and academic researching Anglo-Scottish relations in the 16th century and their European context.
His published works are mostly concerned with the Anglo-Scottish war of The Rough Wooing which began following negotiations to marry Mary, Queen of Scots to Edward VI of England.
[3] He regularly took his students on study trips to Scotland, hiring a boat to visit the ruined 16th-century fortifications on Inchkeith.
[4] Pendle College's central building is named the Merriman Block in his honour, and the Marcus Merriman Travel Grant is awarded to successful students from Pendle College.
The purpose of the grant being to enable students to travel in order to take part in a project that would broaden their experience and provide a benefit to others.