Thomas Plume Library exhibition "Routes, Networks and Connections"
Market Hill, Maldon, Essex, CM9 4PZ
Thomas Plume’s Library was established in 1704 under the terms of the will of Dr Thomas Plume, archdeacon of Rochester and vicar of Greenwich. The Library of over 8,000 books and pamphlets assembled by Plume during his lifetime is still housed on the first floor of the building erected by him for this purpose in about 1699. In this the Library is a very rare survival. Plume had been born in Maldon in 1630 and was educated at King Edward VI Grammar School, Chelmsford, and Christ’s College, Cambridge. The Library has been supported since 1988 by the friends of Thomas Plume’s Library, whose main object is to replace the 700 or so books that are known to have gone missing over the years.
There is a rare opportunity to look at maps from across the past 500 years as part of Heritage Open Day.
Timings & Tours
- Saturday 14 September:
- 10am to 4pm
Location & directions
Market Hill, Maldon, Essex, CM9 4PZ
- Directions:
- Parking available: Edward Bright Close, Maldon CM9 5RU - Ringo 52 White Horse Ln, Maldon CM9 5QP - RinGo Limited access to building as weight limited to 10 visitors at any one time.
- Contact on day:
- Dr Helen Kemp
- Telephone number:
- +441621854850
Booking information
- Pre-booking requirement:
- Pre-booking not required
Accessibility details
There is no disabled access as the only access to the building is via a spiral staircase.
Additional information
Email: [email protected]
- Max no of people per tour:
- 10
