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LII. St. Stephen's Wallbrook Church, near Stocks-market, was rebuilt in 1676.The Walls and Tower are of Stone ; the Roof within, over the Middle-aile isarched, in the Center of which is a spacious Cupola, and a Lantern in the middleof that: Over the rest of the Church the Roof is flat, supported by CorinthianColumns and Pilasters. Here are three Ailes, and a Crols-aile. The Lengthis 75, Breadth 56, Altitude of the middle Roof 34, of the Cupola and Lantern58 Feet; and of the Tower to the Top of the Rail and Banister, about 70 Feet.

" Walbrook Church, so little known among us, is fiunous all over Europe, and" is justly reputed the Master-piece of the celebrated Sir Christopher Wren.** Perhaps Italy itself can produce no modern Building that can vie with this," in Taste or Proportion : There is not a Beauty which the Plan would admit" of, that is not to be found here in its greatest Perfection ; and Foreigners very" justly call our Judgment in question for understanding its Graces no better,* c and allowing it no higher a Degree of Fame.”

[ Critical Review of Publick Buildings in London, P. 12, 1734^

LIU. St. Switbin's Church, on the North-flde of Cannon-ftreet , near London-Jlone , in the Ward of Walbrook , was rebuilt in 1679, of Stone, with theTower; the Roof supported with Demi-columns of the Composite Order. Hereare three Ailes; and the whole is commodious and pleasant, though small.The Length 61 Feet from North to South, from East to West 42, Height 40;and of the Tower and Spire 150 Feet.

LIV. St. Vedafl , alias Foster Church, on the East-side of Foster-lane, in theWard of Farendon , was rebuilt in j 697, of Stone, with three Ailes; the Roofflat, supported on the South-side with LuJ'can Columns, and adorned with aneliptical Figure within a Parallelogram, environed with curious Fret-work,&c. The Length is 69 Feet, Breadth 51, Altitude 36; and of the Tower, about90 Feet.

In the ninth Year of the Reign of Queen Anne, 1708, an Act of Parliament passedlo erect Fifty new additional Parish Churches in the Cities of London and Westmin-ster : The Surveyor , being appointed one of the Commissioners for carrying onthe Works, attended that Service with .all the Application his other Offices wouldpermit ; and preparatory thereunto, took occasion to impart his Thoughts to thisEffect, in a Letter to a Friend in that Commission.

S INCE Providence, in great Mercy, has protracted my Age, to the finishingthe cathedral Church of St. Paul , and the parochial Churches of London ,in lieu of those demolished by the Fire ; (all which were executed during theFatigues of my Employment in the Service of the Crown, from that Time tothe present happy Reign;) and being now constituted one of the Commissionersfor Building, pursuant to the late Act, Fifty more Churches in London and West-minster ; I shall presume to communicate briefly my Sentiments, after long Ex-perience; and without further Ceremony exhibit to better Judgment, what atpresent occurs to me, in a transient View of this whole Affair; not doubtingbut that the Debates of the worthy Commissioners may hereafter give me occa-sion to change, or add to these Speculations.

1. First, I conceive the Churches should be built, not where vacant Groundmay be cheapest purchased in the Extremities of the Suburbs, but among thethicker Inhabitants, for Convenience of the better fort, although the Site of themshould cost more; the better Inhabitants contributing most to the future Repairs,and the Ministers and Officers of the Church, and Charges of the Parish.

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