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THE CIVIL ENGINEER AND ARCHITECT'S JOURNAL. 



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this work during its progress to allow any remarks in its favour on 

 this occasion, we can only say that the public and the profession owe 

 to Mr. Godwin a large debt of gratitude for the production of a work 

 so cheap, so excellent, so useful, and so interesting. 



We now give some extracts, accompanied by a few of the wood 

 engravings : — 



ST. GEORGE'S, BOTOLPH LANE. 



The annexed wood-cut represents the exterior of the church, which 

 is plain and unpretending. It possesses, however, two characteris- 

 tics of Wren's churches, — a tower rising at once from the ground, 

 and a solid unbroken basement-story conferring stability in appearance 

 on the whole edifice. The top of the tower is finished with a cornice 

 and para])et ; and has urns at the angles. 



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In the interior, the church is divided by Corinthian columns, (two 

 on each side,) into a nave and aisles. The columns are very far apart, 

 — so greatly so, indeed, as to produce an unpleasing effect : insomuch 

 as the entablature and camerated ceiling above them appear to have 

 no support. The church is lighted from windows in the ceiling, in the 

 aisles, and at the east end. There is a gallery at the west end con- 

 taining an organ. 



ST. martin's, ludgate. 



The following engraving affords a representation of the south fron * 

 of the church as it was erected by Sir Christopher Wren, after th^ 

 destruction of the old building by the fire of IGGG. In order to wide" 

 the street, the church was set farther back, and all projections from 

 the face of the building avoided. The elevation is not in any way 

 remarkable for beauty. 



The tower rising from the ground in the centre of the design is 

 rendered pyramidical in its upper part, by the introduction of two 

 large scrolls connecting with it the two side walls. A small cupola 

 surmounts the tower with a gallery around the top of it, and from 

 this rises a light spire supported upon arches. 



Between Ludgate-street, and the body of the church, is an ambula- 

 tory, or lobby, the whole depth of the tower, and which has the 

 effect of lessening within the church, tile sound of passing coaches. 

 The church itself is a cube of nearly equal sides. The length is 

 ,57 feet, the breadth 66 feet, and height 5S) feet. The steeple is 168 

 feet high. The cost of the church was £5378 ISs. 8d. Four composite 

 columns within the area, standing on high plinths, and supporting en- 

 tablatures which proceed from pilasters against the walls, form it into 

 a Greek cross, — that is to say, a cross, of which the arms are nearly 

 equal. The organ is in a small balcony at the west end ; the altar- 

 piece is plain, and consists of pilasters, entablature, and pediment, of 

 oak. 



ST. Matthew's, Friday street. 



With the exception of the east end, which is represented in the 

 following engraving, the building is entirely devoid of expression ; 

 indeed, this may almost be said of the part excepted, which, if it 

 has any, certainly has no ecclesiastical, character. Next to fitness, 

 we hold expression of purpose to be the most essential quality in 

 arch itectural design; tried by which canon, little can be said in 

 praise of the edifice under notice. 



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