Frontage of the Great Assembly Hall, Mile End Road, E.
Print
December 1895 (published)
December 1895 (published)
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Print depicting the Great Assembly Hall, Mile End Road, with text below.
Object details
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| Title | Frontage of the Great Assembly Hall, Mile End Road, E. |
| Materials and techniques | process engraving and text |
| Brief description | 'Frontage of the Great Assembly Hall, Mile End Road, E.', process engraving by an unknown artist, December 1895 |
| Physical description | Print depicting the Great Assembly Hall, Mile End Road, with text below. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | FRONTAGE OF THE GREAT ASSEMBLY HALL, MILE END ROAD, E.
Foundation laid by the Earl of Shaftesbury, November 10, 1883, and opened by the Earl of Aberdeen, December, 1884; completed February, 1886.
LORD SHAFTESBURY said "This is a great and mighty work. I can only say that I rejoice to think that such a work as this is to be extended, and well does our friend Charrington deserve it. No man living, in my estimation, is more worthy of success for the devotion of his heart, the perseverence of his character, the magnificence of his object, and the way in which he has laboured, by day and by night until he has completed this great issue." |
| Credit line | Given by the Hon. Arthur Villiers |
| Object history | The Great Assembly Hall was built in 1886 by the philanthropist and social reformer Frederick Charrington. It was a place for religious meetings as well as a hub for community activities, and could hold up to 5000 people. It was destroyed by bombing in 1941, but Charrington's work continues in the Tower Hamlets Mission. 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 | This is an illustration from a paper relating to the work done at the hall, published December 1895. |
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| Bibliographic reference | Taken from departmental handlist |
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| Accession number | E.4954-1923 |
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| Record created | June 30, 2009 |
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