The churches of London: a history and description of the ecclesiastical edifices of the metropolis . ardoned. The latter part of his life was much disturbed, in con-sequence of the civil dissensions during the reign of KingCharles I, with whom he was a great favourite. Being aCatholic, he was called on to pay a heavy fine in 1646,and it is supposed, that the mortifications he endured,hastened his death, which took place in 1651. He wasabout eighty years old when he died. During the great fire of London which happened in1666, St. Benets church shared the fate of many others,some of which wre ha


The churches of London: a history and description of the ecclesiastical edifices of the metropolis . ardoned. The latter part of his life was much disturbed, in con-sequence of the civil dissensions during the reign of KingCharles I, with whom he was a great favourite. Being aCatholic, he was called on to pay a heavy fine in 1646,and it is supposed, that the mortifications he endured,hastened his death, which took place in 1651. He wasabout eighty years old when he died. During the great fire of London which happened in1666, St. Benets church shared the fate of many others,some of which wre have elsewhere mentioned. Among thosethat were destroyed, was also that of the neighbouringparish of St. Peter, Pauls Wharf ; and when St. Benetswas rebuilt, these two parishes were united, and the Churchof the former was therefore never restored. The right of presentation to the two rectories, hasbeen always, and is now, vested in the Dean and Chapterof St. Pauls. The Rev. William Hall, M. A. is atthis time the incumbent. 1 See London Churches. St. Pauls Cathedral, p. 15. ST. BENETS, PAULS The present church was built in the year 1683, fromthe designs of Sir Christopher Wren ; but does not offerany distinguishing features of excellence. The interior,which is small and ! unimportant, is rendered exceedinglyirregular by the protrusion of the tower at the north-westangle of the building. The unsightly appearance which 1 The length of the church is 87 feet ; the breadth GO feet, and the height30 feet. 6 ST. BENETS, PAULS WHARF. is thereby produced, is in some degree lessened by the in-troduction of a single aile, with a gallery, on the northside of the church, formed by two corinthian columns onhigh plinths, (veined to represent sienna marble,) and ofa small organ-gallery at the west end, occupying the spacebetween the tower and the south wall of the edifice. Thealtar-piece is similar to many others that we have de-scribed, and the baptismal font is in bad taste and unde-ser


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