The churches of London: a history and description of the ecclesiastical edifices of the metropolis . -way which is tasteless,and truly ugly. The tower, represented in the annexedengraving, stands on the north side of the church, inLittle Love Lane ; and adjoining the church on the southside, is the residence of the 1 An inscription in the church mentions among other property belongingto it, a messuage called the George, and others thereto adjoining, situate inGeorge yard and Snow Hill, in the parish of St. Sepulchre, which was underthe direction of the parishioners for the relief o
The churches of London: a history and description of the ecclesiastical edifices of the metropolis . -way which is tasteless,and truly ugly. The tower, represented in the annexedengraving, stands on the north side of the church, inLittle Love Lane ; and adjoining the church on the southside, is the residence of the 1 An inscription in the church mentions among other property belongingto it, a messuage called the George, and others thereto adjoining, situate inGeorge yard and Snow Hill, in the parish of St. Sepulchre, which was underthe direction of the parishioners for the relief of the poor and repair of thechurch. After the Reformation, and under colour of a statute which em-powered the Crown to seize all effects devoted to superstitious uses, thisestate was sold by Royal patent dated 15 May in the 4th year of EdwardVI. but was recovered by the Parish the 14th February 1611. The applica-tion of the funds herefrom arising has caused some schism amongst theparishioners. 2 Parentalia. The height of the tower to the top of the pinnacle is92 feet. ST. MICHAELS, WOOD 1 In the reign of Richard I. says Stow, a decree passed that houses in the me-tropolis should be built of stone for defence from fire ; and this law continuedabove two hundred years. After that time, however, in order to gain ground,many houses thus built were taken down, and others of timber erected; and hesupposes, as no stone edifice had been known in this street, that it was ofthis latter period, and owed its name to the materials of which the houseswere composed. Its origin may with more reason be sought, in the name ofthe builder or original owner of the street. 2 ST. MICHAELS, WOOD STREET. This church stands on the west side of Wood Street,which leads from Cheapside to London Wall, and at thecorner of Huggin Lane,—so called from an individual whoresided there about the time of Edward I. and was knownas Hugan in the Lane. We know nothing of the history of the church pre-vious t
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