The churches of London: a history and description of the ecclesiastical edifices of the metropolis . tion of the parish-ioners ) by Lord Chancellor Loughborough. In 1799,Mr. Goode established a soup house in Blackfriars, whichwas the origin of the Association for the relief of thepoor of the city of London ; and in 1809, he formed aSunday school in the parish, probably the first that wasopened in the city. Near these last mentioned monuments, are others inmemory of the widow of Mr. Romaine, (ob. Oct. ) of Mr. Saunders widow, (ob. May 30, 1837.) 1 During the distribution, at the premis
The churches of London: a history and description of the ecclesiastical edifices of the metropolis . tion of the parish-ioners ) by Lord Chancellor Loughborough. In 1799,Mr. Goode established a soup house in Blackfriars, whichwas the origin of the Association for the relief of thepoor of the city of London ; and in 1809, he formed aSunday school in the parish, probably the first that wasopened in the city. Near these last mentioned monuments, are others inmemory of the widow of Mr. Romaine, (ob. Oct. ) of Mr. Saunders widow, (ob. May 30, 1837.) 1 During the distribution, at the premises of the Association, commencingon the 27th December, 1837, and continuing in active operation until the19th of March, 1838, l,136i tons of coals, and 188 tons and 19 cwt. ofpotatoes, were sold to the applicants recommended by subscribers, at veryreduced prices. 8 ST. ANDREWS BY THE WARDROBE. and of his daughter Mary who died on the 5th of June,1837. The exterior of the church, which is here represented,is constructed of brick, with stone dressings, and is de-void of architectural 1 The tablet to Mrs. Saunders was erected by the ladies of the parish. 2 The length of the church is 75 feet, the breadth 59 feet, and the height38 feet. The square tower is about 86 feet in height. New View of Lon-don: p. 125. ST. ETHELBURGAS, BISHOPSGATE STREET. The reign of Ethelbert, the fourth king of Kent, is me-morable in British annals, as being that in which Chris-tianity was first publicly recognised in this country. Him-self the convert, and afterwards the protector, of Augustinethe missionary from Rome, he speedily induced his peopleto give heed to the preaching of that apostle and hisfollowers, and (although without actively exerting him-self in the cause,) materially assisted the progress of reli-gion. His queen, Bertha, had been baptized even longbefore his conversion : and his daughter Ethelburga, or,as it is sometimes written, Edilberga, was also a christian ;so that t
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