The churches of London: a history and description of the ecclesiastical edifices of the metropolis . hat ofSt. Matthew : the patronage of the former belongs tothe Duke of Buccleugh, who therefore presents to theunited living alternately with the Bishop of TheRev. William Durham, A. M. who now holds the living,was presented to it by the bishop in January 1837. With the exception of the east end which is representedon the following page, the building is entirely devoid ofexpression ; indeed, this may almost be said of the partexcepted, which, if it has any, certainly has no ecclesias- 1
The churches of London: a history and description of the ecclesiastical edifices of the metropolis . hat ofSt. Matthew : the patronage of the former belongs tothe Duke of Buccleugh, who therefore presents to theunited living alternately with the Bishop of TheRev. William Durham, A. M. who now holds the living,was presented to it by the bishop in January 1837. With the exception of the east end which is representedon the following page, the building is entirely devoid ofexpression ; indeed, this may almost be said of the partexcepted, which, if it has any, certainly has no ecclesias- 1 Friday Street is said to have been inhabited chiefly by fishmongers. Itprobably had its name from the fact that much business was done there on aFriday,—that being a fast-day. 2 The church of St. Peter, West Cheap, stood at the corner of WoodStreet, Cheapside. 2 ST. MATTHEWS, FRIDAY STREET. tical character. Next to fitness, we hold the expression ofpurpose to be the most essential quality in an architecturaldesign ; tried by which canon little can be said in praiseof the edifice under The east end, as may be seen, presents a series of cir-cular-headed windows on a lofty stylobate ; and is sur-mounted by a bold cornice and balustrade. The materialof this end of the edifice is of stone ; the other walls, withthe tower, &c. are of brick. ST. MATTHEWS, FRIDAY STREET. 3 A plain room of most uneven shape, about 60 feet longand 33 feet broad within the walls, with a plain flat cei-ling slightly coved at the sides, forms the A gallery at the west end contains a small organ ; thealtar-piece at the east end displays some good specimens ofcarving. This latter, together with the table and rails,was the gift of James Smyth, Esq. in 1685; at whichtime, the church was rebuilt by Sir Christopher Against the south wall is a large monument to thememory of Sir E. Clark, knight, who was lord mayor in1690, and died September 1, 1703. On the oppositeside is a tablet inscr
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