The churches of London: a history and description of the ecclesiastical edifices of the metropolis . rche with two servants, his baggesand baggage, where he remained till the death of theQueen. On returning home, he declined to be reinstatedin his See, but repeatedly preached at Pauls Cross ; and from conscientious scruples continued to live in ob-scurity and indigence till 1563, when he was presented to BY THE ROYAL EXCHANGE. 5 the Rectory of St. Magnus, London Bridge, which heresigned in two years. Dying in the year 1568, at the ageof eighty-one, he was interred in this Of the exter
The churches of London: a history and description of the ecclesiastical edifices of the metropolis . rche with two servants, his baggesand baggage, where he remained till the death of theQueen. On returning home, he declined to be reinstatedin his See, but repeatedly preached at Pauls Cross ; and from conscientious scruples continued to live in ob-scurity and indigence till 1563, when he was presented to BY THE ROYAL EXCHANGE. 5 the Rectory of St. Magnus, London Bridge, which heresigned in two years. Dying in the year 1568, at the ageof eighty-one, he was interred in this Of the exterior of the building, we present two views ;one of the west end, and another, which represents it asviewed from the Royal Exchange. In both the old tower isseen, and no one can fail to remark the peculiar terminationwhich was given to it by Wren, at the time that he rebuiltthe body of the church. It has all the appearance of an unfin-ished structure ; indeed it might be imagined that theupper part of the tower had been blown down, leaving, oneach side, a door-way, or window-frame, standing 1 See a review of his life and writings in Brittons History &c. of ExeterCathedral. 6 ST. BARTHOLOMEWS, ROYAL EXCHANGE. The Rector of St. Bartholomew, is the Rev. GeorgeShepherd, D. D. and the Rev. Rowland Smith, M. A. is thecurate. Several lectures, founded by pious individuals, areread in this church during the week ;x amongst which thatdelivered on each Tuesday morning by the Rev. WattsWilkinson, B. A. who appears to be almost the patriarchof divines, is the most numerously attended. This lecturewas founded by William Jones, citizen and haberdasher in1614, and is in the gift of the Haberdashers Company. Immediately opposite to the church under consideration,is the building erected for the purposes of the Bank ofEngland, and it would not be excusable were we to neg-lect the opportunity here offered of paying a passing tributeto the talent of its architect the late Sir John
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