The churches of London: a history and description of the ecclesiastical edifices of the metropolis . rn-hill. Twenty-eight years after this event, the spire wasstruck by lightning, and although not greatly damaged, wastaken down shortly afterwards to save the expense of re-pairing it. The old church was destroyed in the great fire of Lon-don in 1666, and the parishioners remained without aregular place of worship for nearly twenty years. In1680, however, the vestry having obtained £600. fromthe fund raised by a tax on coal, for building newchurches, borrowed a farther sum ; and under the direc
The churches of London: a history and description of the ecclesiastical edifices of the metropolis . rn-hill. Twenty-eight years after this event, the spire wasstruck by lightning, and although not greatly damaged, wastaken down shortly afterwards to save the expense of re-pairing it. The old church was destroyed in the great fire of Lon-don in 1666, and the parishioners remained without aregular place of worship for nearly twenty years. In1680, however, the vestry having obtained £600. fromthe fund raised by a tax on coal, for building newchurches, borrowed a farther sum ; and under the directionof Sir Christopher Wren, erected the present edifice,which cost £3348. 7s. 2d. The church of the neighbouring parish of St. Johnthe Evangelist having been also burned in the same fire,it was resolved to annex that parish to All-Hallows, Bread 1 In this chapel was a very fair window with the figure of Beaumontvery curiously wrought upon it.—Stows Survey, Strypes Edition, p. 199. BREAD STREET. Street, which was done by act of Parliament two yearsafter the erection of the new
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