The churches of London: a history and description of the ecclesiastical edifices of the metropolis . nd virgins are said to have embarked fromBritain for Bretagne on the coast of France, to join their intended husbandswho had emigrated thither. By some accident the ships missed their desti-nation, and were wrecked near Cologne on the Rhine, The Huns, whothen inhabited that city, became enamoured of this virgin band, but theladies indignantly rejected their advances, and were all slain in have seen their reputed remains carefully preserved in cases at thechurch dedicated to St. U
The churches of London: a history and description of the ecclesiastical edifices of the metropolis . nd virgins are said to have embarked fromBritain for Bretagne on the coast of France, to join their intended husbandswho had emigrated thither. By some accident the ships missed their desti-nation, and were wrecked near Cologne on the Rhine, The Huns, whothen inhabited that city, became enamoured of this virgin band, but theladies indignantly rejected their advances, and were all slain in have seen their reputed remains carefully preserved in cases at thechurch dedicated to St. Ursula at Cologne. 2 Now known as St. Mary-Axe. 3 Stows Survey of London/ Strypes Edition. B. II. p. 66. New- ST. ANDREWS UNDER-SHAFT. 7 masked by the houses in the The principal entranceis by a Tudor door-way beneath this tower, having overits transom or head, an oblong compartment divided intopanels, in which are various shields bearing the arms ofthe City of London, those of the Bishopric, and subjoined engraving represents the west end of thechurch as seen in St. The face of the tower is covered with Roman cementcomposition, as is the turret by which it is surmounted,and within is a peal of six bells. At the bottom of an old courts Repertorium. Vol. I. p. 266. Maitlands History of II. p. 1062. 1 Formerly it was even more completely hidden than it is now; for ahouse stood between the tower and Leadenhall Street; beneath which accesswas obtained to the church. J ST. ANDREWS UNDER-SHAFT. print of the church in 1736, drawn and engraved by Westand Toms, it is stated that the bell tower and turret wereerected in 1695 ; but the lower part of the tower and thewinding stone staircase in one of its angles, leading tothe belfry, have every appearance of being coeval with, ifnot older than the body of the church * The exterior of the east end of the church, which isseen in St. Mary Axe is plain, as is that of the north sidewhich presents a seri
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