Memorial St Paul’s Church, Whitechapel commemorating Robert James Elliot d. 1849 philanthropist
Location
St Paul's Church, Whitechapel, London, England
Transcript
'...Deeply imbued with a sense of the evils which beset the social condition of the seaman during his sojourning on shore, more fearful than the direst perils of the great deep, he devoted his time, his energy and his substance to their removal; the Sailors' House and the Destitute Sailors' Asylum were founded through his exertion and remain the memorials to his unremitting and anxious care; the last labour of love in which declining health permitted him to share was the erection of this church to the honour and glory of God for the seaman's special use'
Details
Type: Gothic tabernacle
Artists: B. R. Brown
Artists: B. R. Brown
People
Elliot, Robert James
Age:
Date of Death: 1849
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Philanthropist
Organisation:
Age:
Date of Death: 1849
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Philanthropist
Organisation:
Extra
Notes: Founded the Sailor's House and The Destitute Sailor's Asylum. Maker : R. Brown, 58 Great Russell Street, Bloomsbury.
Recorder: R. P. Dulling
Recorder: R. P. Dulling