The Repository of arts, literature, commerce, manufactures, fashions and politics . mstances concurred tofrustrate the design ; but in 1631 anew commission was issued for theprosecution of the work, towardswhich many of the nobility andgentry largely contributed. InigoJones commenced the projected re-pairs and improvements, for whichupwards of ,sfi00,000 was receivedbetween the years 1631 and 164?.The walls and roof were now co-vered with lead : but this churchshared the fate of other sacred edi-fices during the destructive civilwars. The revenues of the deanand chapter were seized by theparli
The Repository of arts, literature, commerce, manufactures, fashions and politics . mstances concurred tofrustrate the design ; but in 1631 anew commission was issued for theprosecution of the work, towardswhich many of the nobility andgentry largely contributed. InigoJones commenced the projected re-pairs and improvements, for whichupwards of ,sfi00,000 was receivedbetween the years 1631 and 164?.The walls and roof were now co-vered with lead : but this churchshared the fate of other sacred edi-fices during the destructive civilwars. The revenues of the deanand chapter were seized by theparliament; the stalls in the choirwere taken away, the marble pave-ment torn up, the monuments de-faced, and saw-pits dug in thechurch, which was frequently con-verted into quarters for horse-sol-diers, and in many places sufferedto tumble down for want of was the state of the edifice atthe Restoration, and such it re-mained, till the dreadful conflagra-tion of 1066 once more reduced itto a heap of ruins. This church was in the form of along cross ; the materials chiefly. ST. PALLS CATHEDRAL. •J! 7 • and timber, with lead. In model, for which he receded anthe middle of the roof was a stately bundred guineas, is still preservedspire of -271 feet, standing upon in one of the upper apaitmenta oia town- of 260, so that the total the cathedral. This great workr. u feet The length was commenced iu 107-3, and thee build • ? the last stone on the top of she lan- breadth L30, una the area of the tern was laid in 1710; so that three acnes an J a mighty fabric was begun and fi-balf. This is the account of Dug- - nished by one architect, Sir Chrisrdale, from which, however, that of topher Wren; one principal ma-Stow considerably differs. Ac- son, -Mr. Strong; and under onecording to the latter, the total alii- bishop of London, Doctor Henrytude of the steeple was only 520 Compton. 1 I e expence amounted. hot the length of the church to JL730,752, great part of w
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