. The history and antiquities of London, Westminster, Southwark and parts adjacent. y ornamented with Doric pil-lars, and entablature with caryatidae. From this room, there wasa Hight of steps to the garden, which was an oblong square withtwo grass plats, and a few shrubs. At the end of the passage no-ticed above was a small room, * in the corners of the ceilings, ofwhich were some grotesque, and rather indecent figures.* Thewhole edifice was ot brick except the porch, and a small portion ofthe western side of the great hall, which was built of the samematerials as the adjacent church. The gre
. The history and antiquities of London, Westminster, Southwark and parts adjacent. y ornamented with Doric pil-lars, and entablature with caryatidae. From this room, there wasa Hight of steps to the garden, which was an oblong square withtwo grass plats, and a few shrubs. At the end of the passage no-ticed above was a small room, * in the corners of the ceilings, ofwhich were some grotesque, and rather indecent figures.* Thewhole edifice was ot brick except the porch, and a small portion ofthe western side of the great hall, which was built of the samematerials as the adjacent church. The great hall was erected on theremains of the cloisters of the adjacent priory, the architecture ofwhich was of the pointed order, probably of the thirteenth century,the whole extent was divided by dwarf octagon columns into twoaisles, the roof being groined in a plain but strong style. The wholeof this which would have existed for ages was wantonly destroyed,in the year 1799, and the present St. Helens place On the right of the entrance to the hall from Little St. Helens was. The Kitchen: An ancient-lookin-r apartment, in which were two enormouschimneys between which was the date of 1623 ; adjoining was asmall room furnished with stoves. On the destruction of their hall the company removed to an oldbuilding nearly adjoining, which on August 20, 1819, wasdestroyedby fire. The company erected a new hall upon a different site, beingto the north of St. Helens place. It is a large and handsomeedifice of brick with a small portico of four doric columns support-ing an entablature with trygliphs and mutules. It consists in height * Mag. vol. Ixviii. p. 924. lxiv of that interesting and valuable + A ground plan of the crypt and work, Carters Ancient Architectureections, elevations, &c occupy Plate of England, Part I. folio. HISTORY OF LONDON. 159 of three stories and a sunk area; the centre window of the firstfloor has a pediment ornamented with acroteria; and above it,and fi
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