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XXXI. St. Mary-at-hill Church, situated on the West-side of the Street,called St. Mary-hill, in the Ward of Behnsgate, was rebuilt in 1672. TheFront towards the Hill is Stone ; the rest ot the Walls Stone, covered with aFinishing ; the Tower is also of Stone ; the Inside of the Roof over the middleAile is a little Arching, in the Middle whereof is a handsome Cupola : TheRoofs of the side Ailes are flat, and lowest at the four Angles, supported withfour Columns: At each End of the Church are two Pilasters, of no Order atall; but a Species, partly composed of the Dorick and Corinthian. The Roofof the Cupola is adorned with Cherubims, Arches, and Leaves, and the rest ofthe Church-cieling with quadrangular Figures, all of Fret-work ; under whichis a Cantaliever Cornice. The Length is 96, Breadth 60, Altitude to the delingof the Roof 26, and to the Center of the Cupola 38 Feet j and that of theSteeple, consisting of a Tower and Turret, about 96 Feet.

XXXII. St. Mary Aldermary Church, situated on the East-side of Bow-lane,in the Ward of Cordwainers-ftreet, was rebuilt by a private Benefaction, beforethe Publick Fund was settled by Parliament on Coals, for rebuilding theChurches demolished by the Fire. The lower Part of the Tower was repairedby the Surveyor, and the upper Part new-built in 1711. The Altitude to theVertex of the Pinnacles 135 Feet.

XXXIII. St. Mary Magdalen, Old FiJlj-ftreet Church, situated on the North-side of Little Rnight-rider-Jireet, in the Ward of Cajlle-Baynard, was rebuilt inthe Year 1685, mostly of Stone; with Rail and Banister round the Outside.There are three Ailes, and a handsome Stone-Tower, The Length is 60,Breadth 48, Height 30 Feet; and of the Tower

XXXIV. St. Mary Somerset Church, situated on the North-side of Thames-Jlreet , in the'Ward of ^ueenhyth, was rebuilt in 1695, of Stone, with theTower. Here are two Ailes, with a flat Roof,-adorned with a Cornice ; andbetween the Windows with Fret-work of Cherubims, &c. The Length is83, Breadth 36, Height 30 Feet; and of the Tower, to the Top of thehighest Pinnacles, 120 Feet.

XXXV. St. Mary le-bow, situated on the South-side of Cheapfide , in theWard of Cordwainer-jlreet. This Church was rebuilt and finished in 1673.upon the Walls of a very ancient Church, about the early Time of. theRoman Colony, which by the Rising of the Ground in succeeding Ages, wereentirely buried under the Level of the present Street of Cheapfide. It is builtof Brick and Stone; the Walls covered with a Finishing; the Roof is arched,•and supported with ten Corinthian Columns; there are three Ailes, besides the■cross Aile at the West-end. The Model is after that of the Templum Ram,v But the principal Ornament of this Church is the Steeple, erected near theNorth-west Angle, and made contiguous by a Lobby between the Church andSteeple, which is founded upon an old Roman Causeway, lying about 18 Feetbelow the Level of the Street. It is accounted by judicious Artists an ad-mirable Piece of Architecture, not to be parallel’d by the Steeple of any paro-chial Church in Europe. It was designed by the incomparable Sir ChristopherWren , begun in 1671, and finished in 1680. It is built of Rortland-flone, con-sisting of a Tower and Spire : The Tower is square; in the North-side there-of is a Door and beautiful Door-case, the Peers and Arch are of the TuscanOrder, and is adorned with two Columns and Entablement of the Dorick' . Order;