The Churches of London Volume 1; A History and Description of the Ecclesiastical Edifices of the Metropolis (Paperback)

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1838 Excerpt: ...of the church damaged by this fire were restored, the present brick steeple was built, 1659, and the churchwardens put over the clock, (which projects from the front of the church on a bracket) a figure of an angel sounding a trumpet. A succeeding churchwarden, in 1675, removed this, and placed it over the altar, and the clergyman being seen to perform a number of genuflections before it, and other ceremonies not common at that period, the churchwarden was indicted, and compelled to burn the image. 'Strype's Edition of Stow's "Survpy of the City of London." B. II. p. 36. THE NEW YOP.K pur" nrARY As-. t.: "NOX AND TILDEN I'J'J.'i JAl IOHR 1934 L At the great fire of London in 1666, this church narrowly escaped, and the vicarage house was burned down; since which time few events of any consequence have occurred in connection with the building. The interior of this church, which is light and spacious, exhibits a somewhat singular appearance; inasmuch as the architecture of the eastern end of it is of a different period to that of the other parts, having been probably, an addition to the original building. Our engraving of the interior represents it as seen from the west end, and shews clearly the peculiarity to which we allude. The body of the church consists of a nave with ailes; and the pillars and arches which divide these, support a clere-story, containing on either side seven flat-pointed windows, each of which is divided by mullions into three lights with cinquefoil heads. The pillars towards the west end are circular and massive, with capitals formed by a few simple mouldings, and the soffits of the sharply-pointed arches springing from them, are merely divided into plain faces, and may be regarded as early specimens of the first po...