The history and antiquities of the parish of Lambeth, and the archiepiscopal palace .. . nel Despard, he would havesaid, If he is still alive, he is an ornament to the Englisharmy. His body was decently interred in the churchyard ofSt. Pancras, Middlesex. ST. JOHN S DISTRICT. 321 Returning from Oakley-street on the right, in Mount-row,near the turnpike, was another place of public amusement, simi-lar to the one just mentioned. It was called the Temple ofFlora, and was situated about the middle of the Terrace calledMount-row; it commenced about the same time as the ApolloGardens, and was beauti
The history and antiquities of the parish of Lambeth, and the archiepiscopal palace .. . nel Despard, he would havesaid, If he is still alive, he is an ornament to the Englisharmy. His body was decently interred in the churchyard ofSt. Pancras, Middlesex. ST. JOHN S DISTRICT. 321 Returning from Oakley-street on the right, in Mount-row,near the turnpike, was another place of public amusement, simi-lar to the one just mentioned. It was called the Temple ofFlora, and was situated about the middle of the Terrace calledMount-row; it commenced about the same time as the ApolloGardens, and was beautifully fitted up with alcoves and exotics ;and concerts of music were given each evening ; it at length,like the rest, became a place of assignation for loose and dis-solute people and was ultimately suppressed by the Magistracy. We now arrive at the turnpike, at the entrance to LambethMarsh, the lodge of which exhibits a neat piece of workman-ship, and which appears by the date, to have been erected in1797, J. Middleton, architect. Here ends our route and surveyof St. Johns 2 t \ 322 st. marts district. CHAPTER X. District of St. Mary, or Lambeth Church District. No portion of the parish of Lambeth deserves or claims theattention of the antiquary or topographer so much as this Dis-trict ; it is filled with curious objects; and it is hoped that thehistory of them, compiled with considerable care and research,will gratify the reader. WESTMINSTER BRIDGE. The inhabitants of Westminster being of opinion that abridgeacross the river Thames at their city would be of great advan-tage to them, petitioned Parliament, in 1735, for power to erectone. Their petition having been taken into consideration, anAct was passed for the building of Westminster bridge. The first stone was laid on the 29th of January, 1738-9,by the Right Hon. the Earl of Pembroke. The architect wasMr. Charles Labelye, a native of Switzerland, but a natu-ralized subject of England. The bridge consists of 13
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