The original Picture of London (1826) (14754815116)

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Title: The original Picture of London

Year: 1826 (1820s)

Authors: (Feltham, John) (from old catalog) Britton, John, 1771-1857

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Publisher: London, Longman, Rees, Orme, Brown and Green

Contributing Library: The Library of Congress

Digitizing Sponsor: The Library of Congress

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ween Langham Placeand Regent Street. To afford an advantageous view fromeither point, the tower, which is circular, is nearly de-tached from the body of the church, and is surroundedby columns of the modern Ionic order, supporting an en-tablature, crowned by a balustrade, which is continuedalong the sides of the church. Above the portico is aCorinthian peristyle, the base of which is also that of afluted cone, which forms the spire, and is terminated inan acute point. Christ Church, Stafford Street, the erection of which wasbegun in July 1822, has its front decorated with a recessedportico of the Ionic order, above which is a square towerqf two tiers, terminated by a cupola. It was opened inMay, 1825. Another new church in the Grecian style will shortly becommenced in this parish, near the end of Portland Street,from designs by John Soane, R. A. PARISH CHURCHES IN THE CITY. - St, Mary Woolnoth, Lombard Street, occupies the siteof a church that was nearly destroyed by the fire of 1666.

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