. Walks in London . istorian. Oddly enough,in this neighbourhood full of memories of him, the modernname of the street is not derived from the poet, but fromMilton a builder. In Sweedons Passage, opening out ofthis street, was a curious old building called GreshamHouse, pulled down in 1805 ; it was shown as the houseof Sir Richard (Dick) Whittington in the reign of HenryIV., and of Sir Thomas Gresham in that of Elizabeth. Returning a few steps, Cripplegate Buildings lead intothe street called London Wail, opposite the picturesquemoiern Ha// of the Curriers Companyy which recalls the oldbuildin
. Walks in London . istorian. Oddly enough,in this neighbourhood full of memories of him, the modernname of the street is not derived from the poet, but fromMilton a builder. In Sweedons Passage, opening out ofthis street, was a curious old building called GreshamHouse, pulled down in 1805 ; it was shown as the houseof Sir Richard (Dick) Whittington in the reign of HenryIV., and of Sir Thomas Gresham in that of Elizabeth. Returning a few steps, Cripplegate Buildings lead intothe street called London Wail, opposite the picturesquemoiern Ha// of the Curriers Companyy which recalls the oldbuildings of Innsbruck, and is decorated with the bannerbearing sta-^J., which are the crest of the Company, VOL. I. T 274 WALKS IN LONDON. Close by, with a fine old brick and stone front towardsPhilip Lane, is Sion College, founded 1631 by Dr. ThomasWhite, vicar of St. Dunstans in the West, for the use of theLondon clergy— where expectants may lodge till they areprovided with houses in the several parishes in which they. serve cure.* The story of the Good Samaritan is repre-sented on its seal. The college has a chapel, library, andhospital attached to it. Half of the library was consumedin the Great Fire. Fuller resided in the quiet courts ofSion College while he was writing his Church History.** • Defoe, Journey through England, 1723. LONDON WALL. 175 The neighbouring Church of St. Alphege, London Wall(dedicated to the Archbishop of Canterbury, murdered bythe Danes in 1014), might easily escape observation. listowei belonged to an earlier church, St. Mary Elsing Spittal,founded in 1532, of which the Early English doorway is arelic. The interior, rebuilt 1777, is little better than asquare room, but on its north wall is preserved the hand-some Corinthian monument of Sir Rowland Hayward(1593), twice Lord Mayor, and at his death the antientestaklennan of the city. He kneels under the central niche,on a red cushion, facing the spectators, and at the sides arehis two wives and the ei
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