. The history and antiquities of London, Westminster, Southwark and parts adjacent. Ancient cellar beneath the house at the south-east corner of Leaden- HISTORY OF LONDON. 89 hall-street, consists of a curious crypt, in excellent preservation,which has been generally considered to be the ancient parochialchapel, or church of St. Michael. The crowns of the arches arerather below the level of the pavement, and there is every indicationof the structure having been the basement of a superior above engraving shews the building in a restored Plan. What is to be seen at
. The history and antiquities of London, Westminster, Southwark and parts adjacent. Ancient cellar beneath the house at the south-east corner of Leaden- HISTORY OF LONDON. 89 hall-street, consists of a curious crypt, in excellent preservation,which has been generally considered to be the ancient parochialchapel, or church of St. Michael. The crowns of the arches arerather below the level of the pavement, and there is every indicationof the structure having been the basement of a superior above engraving shews the building in a restored Plan. What is to be seen at the present time, is evidently the whole ofthe original structure; its greatest length from north to south is forty-six feet, and its breadth from east to west, seventeen. In length itis made into two aisles by two clusters of columns, consisting ofan union of four cylinders, conjoined at the capitals, from whichspring the ribs that support the vaulting ; this is of the simplest kind,consisting only of arches and cross springers, the latter makingan acutely pointed arch, the former being more obtuse. On thepoints of intersection of the ribs are circular bosses, carved withmasks in a grotesque but bold style; one of the best is annexed. The pillars are buried about ten feet belowthe present level of the cellar floor; in the vig-nette they are represented as perfect; the vault-ing receives a subsidiary support from halfcolumns attached to the walls, of a correspondingcharacter with the main clusters. The entranceto the crypt, is by a flap in the front of theh
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