The churches of London: a history and description of the ecclesiastical edifices of the metropolis . e died I lth of September 1806, in the63rd year of his age. His affectionate Aunt, Mrs. Ann Wheatley, of New-castle-upon-Tyne has erected this monument to his memory. Near the last is a monument to Samuel Wilson, of the Ward of Billingsgate, who was buried in avault under the church in 1834. A sculptured tablet toJohn Harvey, Esq. (ob. Oct. 12. 1700.) displays somebeautiful workmanship by Kidwell. Servington Savery,who was evening lecturer of this parish for 33 years, iscommemorated
The churches of London: a history and description of the ecclesiastical edifices of the metropolis . e died I lth of September 1806, in the63rd year of his age. His affectionate Aunt, Mrs. Ann Wheatley, of New-castle-upon-Tyne has erected this monument to his memory. Near the last is a monument to Samuel Wilson, of the Ward of Billingsgate, who was buried in avault under the church in 1834. A sculptured tablet toJohn Harvey, Esq. (ob. Oct. 12. 1700.) displays somebeautiful workmanship by Kidwell. Servington Savery,who was evening lecturer of this parish for 33 years, iscommemorated by a tablet against the south wall. Hedied on the 1st of May, 1818. The exterior of the east end of the church, as representedon the following page, stands in Thames Street. It appearsto be the only remaining portion of Wrens design ; andeven if this had been destroyed, the great masters reputationwould have lost nothing. The broken pediment in thecentre, a form much used during Wrens time, is nowjustly repudiated, as contrary to reason, and therefore offen-sive to good taste. ST. MARYS AT The rectory house which adjoins this end of the churchon the south side, was rebuilt in 1 The fellowship Porters attend annually at this church on the first Sun-day after Midsummer day. ST. BRIDES, FLEET STREET. Camden says, that Kildare in Ireland was eminent inthe first ages of the Irish church as the birth-place orresidence of the pious virgin Bridgid: who lived about athousand years ago, (this was written at the end of the16th century) and was well known in England and Scot-land, as well as She died about the year 525,and according to what the same author elsewhere says,was buried at Dunum, now called, Down, with Patrickand Columba in one tomb, whereon was written,— Hi tres in Duno tumulo tumulantur in uno,Brigida, Patricius, atque Columba pius. It was to this Bridget, or Bride, as she has been calledsince, and not to the Danish widow of the same name,who, severa
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