ALLHALLOWS _the Less_, stood on the south side of Thames street, almost adjoining to that of Allhallows the Great; but having suffered in the common calamity in 1666, the parish was united to that of Allhallows the Great. ALLHALLOWS _Lombard street_, situated in Bell alley, near the north corner of Lombard street, in Langbourn ward. A church stood here under the same patronage, before the year 1053; but the present plain, well-proportioned building, was erected in the room of that destroyed by the fire of London. The body is enlightened by a single series of large windows, and the tower is terminated by a plain battlement. This church is a rectory, and one of the thirteen peculiars in this city belonging to the Archbishop of Canterbury. The Rector, besides glebes, donations, and casualties, receives 110_l._ a year in lieu of tithes. _Maitland._ ALLHALLOWS _London wall_, a small mean edifice, a little to the east of Bethlem Hospital, on the outside of London wall. It escaped the fire in 1666, and is a rectory, in the King’s gift. ALLHALLOWS _Staining_, situated near the north end of Mark lane. It is said to obtain the name of Staining, from the corruption of the word _stoney_, because built at first of stone, when the other churches dedicated to all the Saints were of wood. It escaped the fire in 1666. The body is well illuminated with Gothic windows, and the square tower is crowned with a small turret. This church is a curacy, in the gift of the Grocers company. The curate receives about 100_l._ a year by tithes. _Maitland, and English Architecture._ ALLHALLOWS STAINING SCHOOL, was founded in the year 1658, by Mr. William Winter, who endowed it with the sum of 600_l._ the profits arising from which, amounting to 26_l._ _per annum_, are employed in instructing six boys in reading, writing, and accounts, and putting them out apprentice, with each of whom a sum is given not exceeding 10_l._ ALLHALLOWS _Lane_, near the Steelyard, Thames street.☐ ALLHALLOWS _Stairs_, Allhallows lane, Thames street. _Lord High_ ALMONER, a clergyman of the highest rank, and frequently the Archbishop of York, who has the office of disposing of the King’s alms, and for that use receives all deodands, the goods of persons found guilty of self-murder, and other sums allowed by his Majesty to be disposed of for that purpose. Besides the sums distributed to the poor of several parishes, there are many poor pensioners to the King below stairs, who have a competency duly paid them, either because they are so old as to be unfit for service, or because they are the widows of such of his Majesty’s household servants as died poor, and were unable to provide for their wives and children in their life-times. Under the Lord High Almoner, are a Sub-almoner, a Yeoman, and a Groom of the Almonry.