. The history and antiquities of London, Westminster, Southwark, and parts adjacent. ation of London have erected a gate-way of stupendous archi-tecture, to which are added the new almshouses, and vestry-roomof the parish; all rebuilt at the expence of the city. The southside of the Strand is also rebuilt with very lofty dwellings, capa-cious shops of various descriptions; and, St. Clements, notwith-standing the unlucky twist of the scite, has a situation superior toany other church in London. St. Clements parish (says Mr. Malcolm) certainly contained theresidences of many of our most ancient
. The history and antiquities of London, Westminster, Southwark, and parts adjacent. ation of London have erected a gate-way of stupendous archi-tecture, to which are added the new almshouses, and vestry-roomof the parish; all rebuilt at the expence of the city. The southside of the Strand is also rebuilt with very lofty dwellings, capa-cious shops of various descriptions; and, St. Clements, notwith-standing the unlucky twist of the scite, has a situation superior toany other church in London. St. Clements parish (says Mr. Malcolm) certainly contained theresidences of many of our most ancient noble families, nay, traditionwill have it, that the great duke de Sully, minister to Henry IV. ofFrance, was an inhabitant of Butcher-row. At that time a house in it was occupied by Christopher Harley,count Beaumont, ambassador from France, in 1605, and the duke deSully, who came over as ambassador extraordinary, resided here for HISTORY OF LONDON. 345 a few days after his arrival, till Arundel-house, then situatedwhere Arundel-street now is, could be prepared for his Ancient House, Strand. The house was ornamented in front with the fleur-de-lis, andother devices; but these were probably added to it in some laterrepairs in commemoration of the visit of so distinguished a guest. Between Essex-house and Milford-lane was a chapel dedicatedto the Holy Ghost, called S. Spirit; but of the time and occasionof its foundation. Stow confesses himself ignorant. To the west ofthis last was the bishop of Baths house, or inn, as it was usual tacall such residences. Afterwards it became the residence of theearl of Arundel. Butcher-row was once a place of considerable traffic. The stackof houses which occupied the spot which now forms a wideopening on the west side of Temple-bar, was, with respect to theground plan, in the form of an obtuse-angular triangle, the easternline of which was formed by a shoemakers, a fish-mongers, andanother shop, with wide extended fronts, and its wes
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