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Freemasonry In England.
Street , was finished in 1682 , —of stone . The outside is of the Tuscan order , and the roof which is an ellip tican cupola with four porthole windows , is supported by eight columns of the Composite order . Its length is about 66 feet , breadth 54 , . and height 44 feet , the neat spire steeple is about 154 feet . St . Augustin ' s , situated north side of Watling Street , was finished in
1683 , and the steeple in 1695 . St . Benedict , or St . Bennet's Grass church , situated on the east side of Gracechurch Street , was finished , 1685 . St . Bennet ' s , Paul Wharf church , on the north side of Thames Street , was rebuilt , 1683 . St . Benedictor St . Bennet's Pink churchon the north side of
Thread-, , needle Street , was built in 1673 and is a fine piece of architecture . . St . Bartholomew ' s , behind the E , oyal Exchange , situated on the east side of Bartholomew Lane , was rebuilt , 1679 . St . Bridge , or St . Bride ' s church , on the south side of Eleet Street , was
rebuilt with great beauty and strength in 1680 , and further adorned , 1699 . The steeple is 234 feet high , it is therefore 32 feet higher than the Monument . It is a most excellent p iece of workmanship , combining solidity with an appearance of lightness . Christ church , on the north side of Newgate Street , was rebuilt , " 1687 . St . Christopher ' s church , at the north-west corner of Threadneedle
Street , was not totally destroyed by the great fire , the walls partly escaping the flames , and had it not been filled with paper would probably not have been so much damaged . It was repaired soon after the fire , but has since been taken down to make room for building a west wing to the Bank of England . St .. Clement's Danes churchso named from having formerly been a
, burying place of the Danes before the Norman Conquest , situated in the Strand , a little to the east of Temple Bar ; being greatly decayed , was taken down 1680 , and rebuilt in 1682 , under the superintendence of the D . G . M . Wren .
. St . Clement ' s , East Cheap , on the east side of St . Clement s Lane , was rebuilt , 1686 . St . Dionis back church , on the west side of Lime Street , was rebuilt in 1674 , and the steeple in 1684 . St . Dunstan ' s-in-the-east , situated in the middle way between Tower Street north and Thames Street—was only repaired , and the steeple was
afterwards erected in 16 9 8 . St . Edmund ' s-the-King , on the north side of Lombard Street , was built in 1690 . St . George , Botolph Lane church , on the west side of Botolp h lane , was rebuilt , 1674 . St . James , Garlick Hill church , on the east side of that hill , was rebuilt in 1683 .
St . James ' , Westminster , situated between the north side of Jermyn Street and the south side of Piccadilly , was erected at the charge of Henry Jermyn , Earl of St . Albans , and of the inhabitants , owners , and
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Freemasonry In England.
Street , was finished in 1682 , —of stone . The outside is of the Tuscan order , and the roof which is an ellip tican cupola with four porthole windows , is supported by eight columns of the Composite order . Its length is about 66 feet , breadth 54 , . and height 44 feet , the neat spire steeple is about 154 feet . St . Augustin ' s , situated north side of Watling Street , was finished in
1683 , and the steeple in 1695 . St . Benedict , or St . Bennet's Grass church , situated on the east side of Gracechurch Street , was finished , 1685 . St . Bennet ' s , Paul Wharf church , on the north side of Thames Street , was rebuilt , 1683 . St . Benedictor St . Bennet's Pink churchon the north side of
Thread-, , needle Street , was built in 1673 and is a fine piece of architecture . . St . Bartholomew ' s , behind the E , oyal Exchange , situated on the east side of Bartholomew Lane , was rebuilt , 1679 . St . Bridge , or St . Bride ' s church , on the south side of Eleet Street , was
rebuilt with great beauty and strength in 1680 , and further adorned , 1699 . The steeple is 234 feet high , it is therefore 32 feet higher than the Monument . It is a most excellent p iece of workmanship , combining solidity with an appearance of lightness . Christ church , on the north side of Newgate Street , was rebuilt , " 1687 . St . Christopher ' s church , at the north-west corner of Threadneedle
Street , was not totally destroyed by the great fire , the walls partly escaping the flames , and had it not been filled with paper would probably not have been so much damaged . It was repaired soon after the fire , but has since been taken down to make room for building a west wing to the Bank of England . St .. Clement's Danes churchso named from having formerly been a
, burying place of the Danes before the Norman Conquest , situated in the Strand , a little to the east of Temple Bar ; being greatly decayed , was taken down 1680 , and rebuilt in 1682 , under the superintendence of the D . G . M . Wren .
. St . Clement ' s , East Cheap , on the east side of St . Clement s Lane , was rebuilt , 1686 . St . Dionis back church , on the west side of Lime Street , was rebuilt in 1674 , and the steeple in 1684 . St . Dunstan ' s-in-the-east , situated in the middle way between Tower Street north and Thames Street—was only repaired , and the steeple was
afterwards erected in 16 9 8 . St . Edmund ' s-the-King , on the north side of Lombard Street , was built in 1690 . St . George , Botolph Lane church , on the west side of Botolp h lane , was rebuilt , 1674 . St . James , Garlick Hill church , on the east side of that hill , was rebuilt in 1683 .
St . James ' , Westminster , situated between the north side of Jermyn Street and the south side of Piccadilly , was erected at the charge of Henry Jermyn , Earl of St . Albans , and of the inhabitants , owners , and