The churches of London: a history and description of the ecclesiastical edifices of the metropolis . n the centre is aneagle with outspread wings, and above this the Royal was manufactured at Hamburgh, and presented to thechurch by the Hanse merchants, in memory of the formerconnection which existed between them and this country, sothat it is probably the work of a foreign artist. No men-tion of the date of the presentation appears in the parishbooks, but common report ascribes it to the reign of QueenAnne. There seem to be only two monumental tabletswithin the body of the church, name
The churches of London: a history and description of the ecclesiastical edifices of the metropolis . n the centre is aneagle with outspread wings, and above this the Royal was manufactured at Hamburgh, and presented to thechurch by the Hanse merchants, in memory of the formerconnection which existed between them and this country, sothat it is probably the work of a foreign artist. No men-tion of the date of the presentation appears in the parishbooks, but common report ascribes it to the reign of QueenAnne. There seem to be only two monumental tabletswithin the body of the church, namely, one against thesouth wall to Jacob Jacobson who died November 7, 1680,and another on the opposite side inscribed to Elizabeth,wife of Mr. Edward Chesterton, and dated 1779. Theformer although simple, is peculiar in outline, and hasa wild effect, if we may so speak, hardly to be accountedfor. In the vestibule at the west end of the church, areother tablets commemorative of Sir John Tash, alder- ALL-HALLOWS THE GREAT. man of Walbrook Ward who died in 1735, and of variousmembers of his The exterior of the church, represented by the aboveengraving, has no feature of beauty or interest: the squaremassive tower, crowned by a cornice and open parapet,was probably intended to receive a spire at a future oppor-tunity, and has an unfinished appearance without it. Theremainder of the building is quite devoid of decoration. 1 The length of the church within is about 87 feet, and the breadth nearly60 feet. The tower is said to be 86 feet high. ST. MARGARETS PATTENS, FENCHURCH STREET. St. Margaret after whom this church is named, was avirgin of Antioch who yielded up her life in maintenanceof the Christian religion, at the end of the third, or com-mencement of the fourth century. Relative to the appel-lation applied to distinguish this edifice from others dedi-cated to the same individual, Stow says, the lane in whichit stands, was called St. Margaret Pattens, because ofold tim
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