The churches of London: a history and description of the ecclesiastical edifices of the metropolis . As an architectural design, the edifice now referred todoes not claim any lengthened notice. It is a parallelogramabout 72 feet long and 35 feet broad,1 entirely devoid ofornament. It is lighted from windows at the sides, andhas a plain ceiling, slightly coved or arched. At the west 1 New View of London/ Vol. I. p. 103. The tower is 86 feet high. 4 CHURCH OF ALL-HALLOWS, end is a gallery, with an organ which was erected by sub-scription in 1717, supported in the centre by one Corin-thian column
The churches of London: a history and description of the ecclesiastical edifices of the metropolis . As an architectural design, the edifice now referred todoes not claim any lengthened notice. It is a parallelogramabout 72 feet long and 35 feet broad,1 entirely devoid ofornament. It is lighted from windows at the sides, andhas a plain ceiling, slightly coved or arched. At the west 1 New View of London/ Vol. I. p. 103. The tower is 86 feet high. 4 CHURCH OF ALL-HALLOWS, end is a gallery, with an organ which was erected by sub-scription in 1717, supported in the centre by one Corin-thian column, and at the east end in a shallow recess is agilded altar-piece surmounted by the Royal Aplain marble font ornamented with leaves very delicatelysculptured, stands beneath the organ. The pulpit andsounding-board of oak are attached to the north wall, andin a recess on the opposite side of the building is a smallgallery which projects into the church, somewhat like abalcony, or an orchestra in an assembly room, and has asingular appearance. Beneath this is the entrance to thevestry-room,
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