Flemish, German, Prussian, Danish, Godfrey the Portreve, and all the Bur-
Dutch, and a variety of defaced miscel-gesses within London, friendly. And
laneous.
I acquaint you that I will that ye be

V. Horns, shells, bones, and vege- all there law-worthy, as ye were in table remains. King Edward's days. And I will that VI. Antiquities and articles of later every child be his father's heir, after periods. his father's days. And I will not suffer There is also in the Library a number that any man do you wrong. God preof other interesting things, including an serve you.

autograph of Shakespeare, attached to a "This charter, which is beautifully deed of sale, of a house in Blackfriars; written in the Saxon character and lanold map of London; the sculpture of guage, consists of but little more the Boar's Head, Eastcheap; a Roman than four lines, written on a slip of "Dea Matres," &c. Among the City parchment, six inches long, and one archives here, is the original charter broad.”

granted to the City of London, by Wil- MR. E. B. PRICE, 29, Cow-cross-street, liam the Conqueror, an account of has some very curious specimens, chiefly which we quote from Mr. Brayley's collections from London excavations. "Londiniana." Many of the Roman antiquities are

"Willm. kyng gret Willm. bisceop & rare and valuable. Visitors wishing to Gosfregth, porterefan & ealle tha burh- see Mr. Price's collection should write waru binnan Londone Frencisce & Eng- previously, that Mr. Price may make lisce freondlice. And ie kythe eow that an appointment not interfering with ic wille, that get beon eallra thæra laga his other occupations.

weorthe the gyt weran on Eadwerdes MR.W. D. SAULL, F.S.A., 15, Aldersdage kynges. And ic wylle that alc gate-street, has an interesting collection cyld beo his father yrfnume after his of geological specimens and antiquities. father dæge. And ic nelle gewolian that Mr. Saull kindly permits visitors to see nig man eow ænig wrang beode. God his collection on Thursdays, at eleven eow gehealde. o'clock, and explains personally the "In English thus: William the various phenomena. King greeteth William the Bishop, and

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CHAPTER VII.

ARCHITECTURE AND PRACTICAL BUILDING.

This chapter comprises two divi- and staircases, with a robing-room besions: tween them. Opposite the entrance PART I.-Ecclesiastical architecture, doorways are the doors leading into since the great fire, 1666. (For infor- the side aisles, between which is the mation respecting the old buildings of recess for the communion, enclosed in London, see Chapter VI.) front by a rail. There are capacious PART II.-Palatial, domestic, and ge- galleries round the north, west, and neral architecture, from the same period. south sides. The style of the exterior The buildings enumerated in this is Cinque-cento, or, as it is called in chapter are necessarily very various in France, Renaissance. The façade pretheir degrees of eminence; but as our sents four pilasters, raised on a lofty province lays rather in giving informa- podium, and surmounted by an entation than in criticism, we have abstained blature and pediment. The two doors from making any remarks, and will have a characteristic circular head, and leave the visitor to form his own opi- the centre feature is a large circularnion. The following architects, whose headed window, surmounted by a hori. works we have noticed, are still living: zontal cornice, in the style of BraCharles Barry, R.A.; Edward Blore, mante. The interior presents a simple F.R.S., F.S.A.; J. B. Bunning, F.S.A.; parallelogram without divisions, and is Decimus Burton, F.R.S., F.S.A.; R. C. remarkable for the perfect ease with Cockerell, R.A,, Professor of Architec- which the reader and preacher are seen ture to the Royal Academy; Thos. and heard in every part.

Cundy; S. W. Daukes; J. Davis; T. L. ALL SOULS, Langham-place, RegentDonaldson, Professor of Architecture to street.-Erected 1824, by Mr. Nash. the London University; J. Gibson; There is not a church in London upon J. R. Hamilton; P. Hardwick, R.A,; which such a variety of opinions has W. B. Moffatt ; C. O. Parnell; J. Pen- been bestowed. From its prominent nethorne; H. Roberts, F.S.A.; G. G. position every one will see it, we will, Scott; J. Shaw; Sir R. Smirke, R.A., therefore, say nothing about it; that F.S.A.; Sydney Smirke, F.S.A.; A. it is novel is quite true, and if we Smith; W. Tite, F.R.S., F.S.A.; J. would have novelty, we must sometimes Turner; L. Vulliamy. pay for it.

PART I.-ECCLESIASTICAL.

SAINT ANDREW's, Holborn.-Erected 1686, by Sir C. Wren. More interestALL SAINTS, Gordon-street, Gordon- ing to the literary than the architecsquare, St. Pancras.-Professor Donald-tural taste. In this church was chrisson, architect. This is a district church, tened Richard Savage, the unfortunate capable of containing 1500 worshippers, son of the inhuman Countess of Macand is on the estate of the Duke of clesfield, by Earl Rivers. Here also Bedford, who contributed very liberally was buried poor Chatterton, whose keen to the building. As it is situated on susceptibility and weak philosophy were the west side of the street, it was neces- unable to bear up against adversity; sary, in order to maintain the due on the verge of starvation he swallowed orientation of the sacred edifice, to poison. A stone on the west wall of have the communion recess towards this churchyard bears the record of the street. Consequently, at this end another son of genius, Henry Neele, are two entrance doors, with vestibules who also committed suicide.

ST. ANDREW's, Wells-street, Oxford-stained window, copied from Rubens's street. - Erected 1848, by Messrs. Descent from the Cross, was the work Daukes and Hamilton. The style is of Mr. Muss. Early Perpendicular. Length of the ST. CATHERINE CREE, Leadenhallchurch, exclusive of chancel, 78 feet; street.—Built 1630, by Inigo Jones. width, 65 feet; height of nave, 55 feet; Repaired 1805. This church is a the tower and spire, both of stone, are strange compound of Corinthian and together, 155 feet high. The whole is pointed Gothic. Inigo Jones is thought built of Whitby stone, Bath stone to have designed it, but that is not dressings. The east window is of stained certain. Hans Holbein, the favourite glass. The choir at this church is painter of Henry VIII., rests here; as excellent. Service at eleven, half-past also Nicholas Throgmorton, Queen three, and seven o'clock. Elizabeth's ambassador to the Court of

BAPTIST CHAPEL, Bloomsbury-street. France. -Mr. Gibson, architect. Will accommodate 1180 sitters.

CHRIST CHURCH, Spitalfields.

CHAPEL OF HOSPITAL FOR CONSUMPTION, Brompton.-By Mr. Lamb. Is ST. BOTOLPH, Bishopsgate-street.- -a small Gothic erection. The walls are Completed 1729, by Mr. James Gold. Kentish rag, with facings and various Chiefly interesting as the site of one of architectural members of Caen stone. the old churches, which was not de- CHRIST CHURCH, Woburn-square.— stroyed in the great fire, and named Erected 1833, by Mr. Vulliamy, of after St. Botolph, a Saxon, who died white brick and Bath stone, in the about 680. The church is spacious, style of architecture which prevailed in but not regarded as a specimen of the 14th and 15th centuries. The east architecture. Monument on the north window is 28 feet by 13, and forms an wall to Sir Paul Pindar, an eminent important feature of this church. merchant, of the time of Charles I. Bow CHURCH, Cheapside. See Erected by Hawksmoor, in 1729. Doric Chapter V. portico. Fine flight of steps. Steeple ST. BRIDE'S, Fleet-street.-Completed 234 feet high, Monument by Flaxman, 1680, by Sir C. Wren. Celebrated for to the memory of Sir Robert Ladbroke, the height and beauty of its spire, than Lord Mayor of London. which there are few more deserving in CHRIST CHURCH, Newgate-street.the kingdom. The base of the tower is Completed 1704, by Sir C. Wren, on sixty feet high, crowned by a cornice, the site of a church of the Franciscans. which supports a continued plinth; Dimensions, 114 feet long, 80 broad, above which is a cubical story of the and 38 high. Height of steeple, 153 Corinthian order, enclosing the belfry; feet. It has the appearance rather of at the angles of the balustrade are orna- a succession of parts, piled one upon mental vases, Within the balustrade the other, than of one harmonious is a circular plinth, forming the base of whole, yet it has all the appearance of the spire, and consisting of a series of stability that Wren's steeples possess. four stories of different orders, two The interior consists of a nave and two Tuscan, one Ionic, and the upper one aisles, divided by small Corinthian Composite, surmounted again by vases; columns; the ceiling of the nave is from this springs the obelisk, which arched, and has groined openings to terminates this fine architectural spe- admit twelve clerestory windows, ornamen; the height is 226 feet. Our mented. The organ is very large and limits will not permit us to describe powerful. See Chapter XV. the interior of the church; the archi- ST. CLEMENT DANES, Strand.-Betectural arrangements and decorations gun 1630, by Pierce, under the direction of which are deserving of notice. The of Wren. Steeple by Gibbs, 1719. A