The churches of London: a history and description of the ecclesiastical edifices of the metropolis . ants. Camden. The wall which formerly surrounded the comparativelysmall space of ground constituting ancient London,—andbeyond which the metropolis has spread out so enormouslyon all sides, that the original area forms not a tithe of thepresent whole, was at one time regarded as of the utmostimportance to the safety of the city. The Romans, weare told, under Constantine, first walled it about with rag-stones, bonded together by layers of tiles at certain inter-vals ; and for many years afterwar
The churches of London: a history and description of the ecclesiastical edifices of the metropolis . ants. Camden. The wall which formerly surrounded the comparativelysmall space of ground constituting ancient London,—andbeyond which the metropolis has spread out so enormouslyon all sides, that the original area forms not a tithe of thepresent whole, was at one time regarded as of the utmostimportance to the safety of the city. The Romans, weare told, under Constantine, first walled it about with rag-stones, bonded together by layers of tiles at certain inter-vals ; and for many years afterwards, the walls thusformed, the forts with which it was strengthened, and theditch by which it was surrounded, were carefully main-tained ;—duties being levied for the purpose on variousarticles of merchandize sold within the city. As, however,the people advanced in numbers and in skill, and theirruptions of barbarians became less frequent, the valueof London Wall was lessened, and long before Camdenpenned the sentence at the head of this paper, it was quiteunregarded. ALLIIALLOWS, LONDON WALL. The church represented above, which was dedicated toAll-Saints, stands adjoining to the line of old LondonWall,1 to the west of Broad Street; and from this circum-stance had its second title to distinguish it from otherchurches also dedicated to There is no re- 1 The sexton informed us, that when digging for a grave in the church-yard a short time since, they reached, at a depth of 19 feet from the surface,a mass of masonry, which they believed to be a portion of the London wall*This was behind the east end of the church, and about four feet from thepresent north wall of the yard. 2 For particulars concerning the dedication to All Saints, see account ofAll-hallows, Barking. 3 ALLHALLOWS, LONDON WALL. cord of its foundation. Thomas dictus Richer deSanston was rector in 1335 ; but the number of rectorswho had filled the office previous to that time is is an eng
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