The churches of London, by G. Godwin assisted by J. Britton, Volume 2C. Tilt, 1839 - Church buildings |
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... edifice was nearly destroyed , little remaining but the walls , and the tower . The present building was erected under the direction of Sir Christopher Wren , by whom the tower was commenced in the year 1694 , ( until which time the ...
... edifice was nearly destroyed , little remaining but the walls , and the tower . The present building was erected under the direction of Sir Christopher Wren , by whom the tower was commenced in the year 1694 , ( until which time the ...
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... edifice do not form right angles one with another , owing probably , to the circumstance , that the architect when rebuilding the church , used all the old walls that were available . The exterior of the church is represented by the ...
... edifice do not form right angles one with another , owing probably , to the circumstance , that the architect when rebuilding the church , used all the old walls that were available . The exterior of the church is represented by the ...
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... edifice , is yet so unobstrusive , that we should not allude to it , did we not hope that by so 1 The church of St. Martin Orgar , which had its distinctive name from Ordgarus , once its owner , who presented it previous to the year ...
... edifice , is yet so unobstrusive , that we should not allude to it , did we not hope that by so 1 The church of St. Martin Orgar , which had its distinctive name from Ordgarus , once its owner , who presented it previous to the year ...
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... edifice of large dimensions was commenced at the expense of Queen Margaret , second wife of Edward I. John of Brittany , Earl of Richmond ; Gilbert de Clare , Earl of Gloucester ; and other benefactors . Stow says that the church was ...
... edifice of large dimensions was commenced at the expense of Queen Margaret , second wife of Edward I. John of Brittany , Earl of Richmond ; Gilbert de Clare , Earl of Gloucester ; and other benefactors . Stow says that the church was ...
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... edifice ( who died in 1317 ) ; Isabel , the unnatural wife of King Edward II ; Joan of the Tower , wife of Edward Bruce , King of Scotland ; and Isabel , wife of Sir William Fitzwarren , and at one time Queen of the Isle of man.2 ...
... edifice ( who died in 1317 ) ; Isabel , the unnatural wife of King Edward II ; Joan of the Tower , wife of Edward Bruce , King of Scotland ; and Isabel , wife of Sir William Fitzwarren , and at one time Queen of the Isle of man.2 ...
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Page 4 - ... 1512. The arches or bowes thereupon, with the lanthorns, five in number, to wit, one at each corner, and one on the top in the middle upon the arches, were also afterward finished of stone, brought from Caen in Normandy, delivered at the Customers key for 45.
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