. The history and antiquities of London, Westminster, Southwark, and parts adjacent. ple, and to that of Ihe north those of theMiddle Temple. The organ occupies the centre ; it is consideredone of the finest instruments in England. In several of the win-dows are the ancient arms of England, viz. gu. three lions passantguardant or. on heater shields. The body of the choir is paved like a parish church ; the benchersand members of the two inns of court have seats for themselves ontheir respective sides of the church. A mean modern font stands in the circular aisle near the westdoor. The dimensio
. The history and antiquities of London, Westminster, Southwark, and parts adjacent. ple, and to that of Ihe north those of theMiddle Temple. The organ occupies the centre ; it is consideredone of the finest instruments in England. In several of the win-dows are the ancient arms of England, viz. gu. three lions passantguardant or. on heater shields. The body of the choir is paved like a parish church ; the benchersand members of the two inns of court have seats for themselves ontheir respective sides of the church. A mean modern font stands in the circular aisle near the westdoor. The dimensions of this elegant church are as follows : ft. ID. Extreme length, including the circular part 150 0 Ditto in the clear 140 0 Diameter of circular church 58 0 Length of choir 82 O Breadth of ditto 58 0 Height of vaulting ditto 37 0 The monuments are very numerous. The first, in point of inte-rest, are the splendid groups of sepulchral effigies which occupythe central portion of the area in the circular church ; which are,in point of curiosity, almost identified with the Effigies. Temple Chili- cIl .To ,evLSo^X>X>.tfuj- plate t:^ r&rpectrhav dedicated h\ Fuh^hv Cowie So HISTORY OF LONDON. 397 These ancient sepulchral monuments He in two groups, withinthe circular area. They are generally reputed to represent knightstemplars. From the crowded manner in which these memorialsof departed greatness are now arranged, there is little doubt of theirhaving been removed from the places they originally occupied;most probably from tombs or pedestals which once stood here, butwhich at some remote period have been destroyed. * This conjec-ture, says Mr. Brayley, * is corroborated by the fact of an excava-tion having been made, during the repairs in 1811, under the north-ernmost group, for the purpose of discovering whether any vault orcoffins were beneath, and it was then satisfactorily ascertained thatthere was neither one nor the other.* These
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