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Thomas Plume's Library presents an exhibition of books about Architecture
Heritage Open Day: There will be an exhibition on architecture, using both books collected by Thomas Plume during the seventeenth century, and books which have come into the Library since his original bequest. Thomas Plume’s Library was founded in 1704 under the terms of the will of Dr Thomas Plume, Vicar of Greenwich and Archdeacon of Rochester, who had been born in Maldon in 1630. He bequeathed to his native town his collection of c.8,100 books and pamphlets, to be kept in the building which he had constructed from the ruins of the old St Peter’s Church in the centre of the town, on the corner of Market Hill and the High Street. Plume collected many theological books, as did most collectors of the time, but he was also interested in the new scientific discoveries of the period in which he lived. The exhibition on architecture will provide an opportunity for visitors to see the development of architecture from the early modern period to more recent times.
Saturday 13 September
Thomas Plume’s Library, Plume Building, Market Hill, Maldon, Essex CM9 4PZ
Sat 13 Sep:10am to 4pm; Free Entry.
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