. The history and antiquities of London, Westminster, Southwark and parts adjacent. pi < ?f. ?f. =<. HISTORY OF LONDON. 157 the country. The building is at present in the occupation ofMessrs. Holmes and Co., packers. Nearly opposite Crosby-square, on the west side of Bishopsgate*street, is an entrance to the Excise office; the front and principalpart of which is in Broad-street ward. Returning to the east side of the street, is an arched entrance toGreat St, Helens, on the north side of which are alms-houses forsix poor men of the Skinners company, founded by sir A. Judd,knt., 1551, and
. The history and antiquities of London, Westminster, Southwark and parts adjacent. pi < ?f. ?f. =<. HISTORY OF LONDON. 157 the country. The building is at present in the occupation ofMessrs. Holmes and Co., packers. Nearly opposite Crosby-square, on the west side of Bishopsgate*street, is an entrance to the Excise office; the front and principalpart of which is in Broad-street ward. Returning to the east side of the street, is an arched entrance toGreat St, Helens, on the north side of which are alms-houses forsix poor men of the Skinners company, founded by sir A. Judd,knt., 1551, and rebuilt by the company in 1729. On the south side of the same place is a large mansion, formerlythe residence of sir J. Lawrence, lord mayor in 1665. It is of redbrick, with pilasters of the same, the capitals, which are composed,being-of stone. In the middle of two of them are the inscriptionsali. 1646. In the lane to the east of this edifice is a similarmansion, only smaller, of red brick; both are fine specimens of thedomestic style of architecture of the early part of the seven-teenth century. St.
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