Statue at Trinity Almshouses, Mile End Road, London depicting Captain Richard Maples d. 1680
Location
Trinity Almshouses, Mile End Road, London, England
Transcript
'To the memory of / Captain RICHARD MAPLES / (who dying Commander of a / shipp in the EAST INDIES / in the year 1680 left to / the TRINITY HOUSE ye / value of 1300L with which / part of these ALMES / HOUSES were built) / the said Corp. caused this / Statue to be Erected / ANN 1681'
Details
Type: Statue
Materials: Lead
Date Erected: 1681
Artists: Jasper Latham
Materials: Lead
Date Erected: 1681
Artists: Jasper Latham
People
Maples, Richard
Age:
Date of Death: 1680
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Master
Organisation:
Age:
Date of Death: 1680
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Master
Organisation:
Extra
Notes: Captain of a ship in the East Indies, left £1300 to Trinity House which went towards construction of almshouses in Mile End Road.
Bibliography: Arthur Byron 'London Statues: a guide to London's outdoor statues and sculpture' (London, 1981) pp. 156-7; R. Taylor and C. Lloyd 'Stepney, Bethnal Green & Poplar in old photos' (1995).
Bibliography: Arthur Byron 'London Statues: a guide to London's outdoor statues and sculpture' (London, 1981) pp. 156-7; R. Taylor and C. Lloyd 'Stepney, Bethnal Green & Poplar in old photos' (1995).