The churches of London: a history and description of the ecclesiastical edifices of the metropolis . urious memoranda,—in regard to certainparochial rejoicings, for example: 1620, August 5th, Paid for faggotts for a bonfyer. November 9th, Paidfor ringing, and a bonfire, 4s. The principal feature of the exterior, is the East end,standing in Wood Street, which is a pleasing, and well-proportioned morceau of Italian architecture, and is repre-sented in the subjoined engraving. It presents four Ionicpilasters on a stylobate or basement, supporting an entab-lature and pediment ; and has three circu
The churches of London: a history and description of the ecclesiastical edifices of the metropolis . urious memoranda,—in regard to certainparochial rejoicings, for example: 1620, August 5th, Paid for faggotts for a bonfyer. November 9th, Paidfor ringing, and a bonfire, 4s. The principal feature of the exterior, is the East end,standing in Wood Street, which is a pleasing, and well-proportioned morceau of Italian architecture, and is repre-sented in the subjoined engraving. It presents four Ionicpilasters on a stylobate or basement, supporting an entab-lature and pediment ; and has three circular-headedwindows in the intercolumniations. The South side, isin Huggin Lane,1 as are also the tower and spire, whichare plain and unimportant. The Rev. J. Atkinson Bus-field, is now the Rector. 1 At the West end of this Lane, is the back of the Goldsmiths Hall,a building recently executed from the designs of P. Hardwick, Esq. Thefront is bold and good; but unfortunately, it is so close to the back of thenew Post Office, as to be almost lost to the public. ST. AUGUSTINES, WATLING The church of St. Augustine, Watling-street, was built inthe year 1682, by Sir Christopher Wren ;—the edificethat previously occupied its site,—and which wras called 2 ST. AUGUSTINES, WATLING STREET. in old records, Ecclesia sancti Augustini ad Portam,1 be-cause it stood near the gate that led from Watling Streetinto St. Pauls church-yard—having been destroyed by firein The pious individual to whom this church isdedicated, was a Roman monk of the order of St. Benedict,who, with others, was sent to England in the year 5 9 6, by PopeGregory I. to convert the Anglo Saxons to and his companions first landed in Kent; proba-bly because Bertha, the wife of Ethelbert, King of thatpart of England was a christian, and ultimately succeededin converting, not merely the monarch, (who after-wards founded St. Pauls Cathedral, London) but thegreater number of his p
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