Chelsea, in the Olden & Present TimesBryan, George
History
Chelsea, in the Olden & Present Times
Bryan, George
Chelsea (London, England) -- History
Length from East to West of the body of the 130 ft.
Church, including the recess of the altar and
organ gallery, in the clear of the walls inside
Length of Side Aisles, in the clear inside 108 ft.
Breadth from North to South 61 ft.
Breadth of the Nave 27 ft. 5½ in.
Height of the Nave, inside 60 ft.
Height of the Side Aisles, inside 31 ft. 9 in.
Whole length outside from East to West, including 186 ft. 10½ in.
Tower and Vestry
Height from the ground to the top of the pinnacle 142 ft.
There are ten bells, which were cast at Mr. Mears’s Foundry,
Whitechapel:—
The weight of the first 6 cwt. 1 qr. 8 lb.
„ „ second 6 cwt. 1 qr. 18 lb.
„ „ third 6 cwt. 3 qr.
„ „ fourth 7 cwt. 16 lb.
„ „ fifth 7 cwt. 2 qr. 9 lb.
„ „ sixth 8 cwt. 2 qr. 9 lb.
„ „ seventh 10 cwt. 3 qrs. 19 lb.
„ „ eighth 12 cwt. 1 qr. 11 lb.
„ „ ninth 15 cwt. 3 qrs. 14 lb.
„ „ tenth 23 cwt. 9 lb.
The church was consecrated on the 18th of October, 1824, and as the
foundation stone was laid on the 12th of October, 1820, the building of
the edifice occupied about four years.
MONUMENTAL INSCRIPTIONS IN THE CHURCH.
There are many neat and well-designed marble tablets placed on the walls
in different parts of the church, and one monument in particular which
will be specially noticed. It would have afforded me great satisfaction
to have transcribed all the tributes of affection there recorded, and
also those in the Burial Ground, but the limited nature of this work
would only admit of noticing a few of them. By adopting this course it
will enable me to refer to a variety of interesting subjects, which
otherwise in all probability must have been omitted.
The monument, to which allusion has just been made, commemorates a hero
who distinguished himself during the Peninsular war:—
To the Memory of
Lieutenant-Colonel the Honourable Henry Cadogan,
of his Majesty’s 71st Regiment,
who fell in the Battle of Vittoria, on June 1st, 1813,
in the 33rd year of his age.
The Officers of his Regiment have erected this Monument,
In token of their esteem and regret.
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