The Repository of arts, literature, commerce, manufactures, fashions and politics . bit this suburb. The edifice it-self might have been dedicated incompliment to Pope Clement II. -Tor, as his reign was but short, itmight have been termed only theChurch of the Danes, and haveacquired the addition of St. Cle-ment in the reign of Richard I.;as it is well known, that ClementIII. who then filled the papal chair,not only took an active part in theCrusade, but, by means of theKnights Templars and other or-ders, enjoyed much greater influ-ence in this country than any for-mer pope had possessed. It i
The Repository of arts, literature, commerce, manufactures, fashions and politics . bit this suburb. The edifice it-self might have been dedicated incompliment to Pope Clement II. -Tor, as his reign was but short, itmight have been termed only theChurch of the Danes, and haveacquired the addition of St. Cle-ment in the reign of Richard I.;as it is well known, that ClementIII. who then filled the papal chair,not only took an active part in theCrusade, but, by means of theKnights Templars and other or-ders, enjoyed much greater influ-ence in this country than any for-mer pope had possessed. It istherefore not improbable, that hemight be honoured by the dedi-cation of this and other churchesto his patronymic saint and martyrof the second century. From an inscription under thesouth portico of the present edi-fice, and another upon a whitemarble stone on the north side ofthe chancel, it appears, that the oldchurch being greatly decayed, wastaken down in 1680, and rebuiltand finished in 1682, by means ofthe contributions of the parishion-ers and other benefactors ; Sir ?. ae^s^SrafiMafcis^ ST t CHURCH OF ST. CLEMENT DANES. 03 Christopher Wren, Ins Majestyssurveyor, freely ami generouslybestowing bis great care anil skill to Wan -• iln. contriving- and build-ing ot it. Some late writers have criticisedtin* architectural pretensions ofthis fabric with an asperjty whichsome of the admirers of our gnatarchitect will, doubtless, be dis-posed to condemn. Malton, in bisPicturesque Tour through London,calls it lt a disgusting fabric, soobtruded upon the street as to bethe cause of much inconvenienceand danger to the public. Healso expresses his concern, that,whilst an extensive improvement iscarrying into execution, this un-sightly church is to remain, andTemple-Bar to betaken away. Thechurch, so conspicuously placed,and which will then he more con-spicuous, is a disgrace to archi-tecture; while Temple-Bar, on thecontrary, has some merit as a build-ing, and deserves to he retai
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