Haberdasher's Alms Houses, Hoxton
Print
12 January 1828 (published)
12 January 1828 (published)
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Print depicting Aske's Hospital (also known as the Haberdasher's Almshouses), Hoxton
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| Title | Haberdasher's Alms Houses, Hoxton (published title) |
| Materials and techniques | engraving |
| Brief description | 'Haberdasher's Alms Houses, Hoxton', engraving by John Rolph after T. H. Shepherd, 1828 |
| Physical description | Print depicting Aske's Hospital (also known as the Haberdasher's Almshouses), Hoxton |
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| Credit line | Given by the Hon. Arthur Villiers |
| Object history | The Almshouses of the Worshipful Company of Haberdashers, also known as Aske's Hospital, were founded through a bequest from the city merchant Robert Aske (1619-1689). They were built at the end of Pitfield Street, Hoxton, to a design by Robert Hooke in around 1692. The buildings were reconstructed in 1825 by David Riddell Roper, and the almshouses closed in 1874. The site is now occupied by the Haberdasher's Aske's School. This object was part of the John Edmund Gardner collection of topographical prints and drawings of London. After Gardner's death the collection passed to his son Edmund Thomas, but was sold to Edward Coates MP in 1910. The collection was sold again in 1923 after Coates' death, and was split between various institutions and private collectors. The portion connected with Hoxton, Homerton, Hackney and Bethnal Green was bought by the Hon. Arthur Villiers and donated to the Bethnal Green Museum. |
| Production | Illustration from Metropolitan Improvements; or London in the Nineteenth Century, by James Elmes from original drawings by Thomas H. Shepherd, London: Jones & Co., 1827-8 |
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| Bibliographic reference | Taken from departmental handlist |
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| Accession number | E.4844-1923 |
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| Record created | June 30, 2009 |
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