Trinity Almshouses, Mile End Road, Stepney, London Size:S: 45 x 30cm showing figures feeding an elephant

showing figures feeding an elephant

and the River Thames in the foreground

View south along Fish Street Hill

Cannon Street Railway Bridge and London Bridge can be seen in the distance

Also including a description and a key to the main buildings and boats featured in the view

Trinity Almshouses, Mile End Road, Stepney, London Size:S: 45 x 30cm showing figures feeding an elephantTrinity Almshouses, Mile End Road, Stepney, London, 1696. Perspective view with figures and a horse drawn carriage. The almshouses were founded in 1695 for retired ship's captains and their widows. In 1896, permission to demolish them was refused as a result of popular protest.