London and Its Environs Described, vol. 6 (of 6): Containing an Account of Whatever is Most Remarkable for Grandeur, Elegance, Curiosity or Use, in the City and in the Country Twenty Miles Round ItAnonymous
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London and Its Environs Described, vol. 6 (of 6): Containing an Account of Whatever is Most Remarkable for Grandeur, Elegance, Curiosity or Use, in the City and in the Country Twenty Miles Round It
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London (England) -- Description and travel -- Early works to 1800; London (England) -- Gazetteers -- Early works to 1800
TRINITY HALL, in Aldersgate street, near the corner of Little Britain.
Here formerly stood a priory belonging to the abbey of Cluny in
France, which being suppressed by King Henry V. his Majesty granted
its revenues to the parishioners of St. Botolph, on condition of their
founding in that church a fraternity dedicated to the Holy Trinity.
Part of the building is still existing and let out to a coffee-house;
but the upper part, says _Maitland_, retains somewhat of the
appearance of its original use, it serving for a place of worship to a
congregation of Nonjurors. Here also the parishioners meet in vestry on
particular occasions.
TRINITY HOSPITAL, at Mile-end, is a very noble, and yet unexpensive
edifice, rendered beautiful by its situation, and the agreeable manner
in which it is laid out. It consists of two wings and a center,
wherein is the chapel, which rises considerably higher than the other
buildings, and has an ascent to it by a handsome flight of steps
secured by iron rails; this chapel has large windows, and is adorned
with a pediment; behind it rises a turret, ornamented with a clock,
and crowned with a fane. On each side of the chapel, are two sets of
apartments exactly resembling the wings.
The wings are low but neat buildings, with an ascent of seven steps to
each pair of doors, secured by brick walls capped with stone, and there
are six of these ascents to each wing, besides two in the front, one
on each side the chapel. Between each of these ascents is a pump fixed
close to the wall.
It is remarkable that all these ascents lead to the upper story; there
are however rooms below, but these are under ground and the windows
upon a level with a broad stone pavement, that surrounds the area next
the houses. In the centre of each wing is a handsome pediment, adorned
with the company’s arms, with the representation of ropes, anchors, and
sea weeds, in open work, spread over the face of the pediments, and the
area within consists of handsome grass-plats, divided by gravel-walks,
kept in excellent order, leading down the middle, and across to the
centre of the area, where is a statue in stone of Mr. Robert Sandes
well executed. He has a bale of goods placed behind; he stands with his
right-foot upon another bale, and near his left-foot is a small globe,
and anchor. On the pedestal is the following inscription:
To the memory of CAPTAIN ROBERT SANDES, an elder brother, and
deputy-master of the corporation of Trinity House, who dy’d in 1701,
and bequeath’d to the poor thereof one hundred pounds, also the
reversion (after two lives) of a freehold estate in the county of
Lincoln of 147_l._ a year, now in their possession. This statue was
erected by the corporation A. D. 1746.
The end of each wing next the road has an empty niche, and over it is a
very small pediment, on each side which is placed a small ship.
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