London and Its Environs Described, vol. 5 (of 6): Containing an Account of Whatever is Most Remarkable for Grandeur, Elegance, Curiosity or Use, in the City and in the Country Twenty Miles Round ItAnonymous
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London and Its Environs Described, vol. 5 (of 6): Containing an Account of Whatever is Most Remarkable for Grandeur, Elegance, Curiosity or Use, in the City and in the Country Twenty Miles Round It
Anonymous
London (England) -- Description and travel -- Early works to 1800; London (England) -- Gazetteers -- Early works to 1800
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From the ground without to the top of the cross │ 437½│ 340
The turrets as they were at St. Peter’s and are at│ 289½│ 222
St. Paul’s │ │
To the top of the highest statues on the front │ 175│ 135
The first pillars of the Corinthian order │ 74│ 33
The breadth of the same │ 9│ 4
Their basis and pedestals │ 19│ 13
Their capital │ 10│ 5
The architrave, frize, and cornice │ 19│ 10
The Composite pillars at St. Paul’s and Tuscan at │ 25½│ 25
St. Peter’s │ │
The ornaments of the same pillars above, and below│ 14½│ 16
The triangle of the mezzo relievo, with its │ 22½│ 18
cornice │ │
Wide │ 92│ 74
The basis of the cupola to the pedestals of the │ 36½│ 38
pillars │ │
The pillars of the cupola │ 32│ 28
Their basis and pedestals │ 4│ 5
Their capitals, architrave, frize, and cornice │ 12│ 12
From the cornice to the outward slope of the │ 25½│ 40
cupola │ │
The lantern from the cupola to the ball │ 63│ 50
The ball in diameter │ 9│ 6
The cross with its ornaments below │ 14│ 6
The statues upon the front with their pedestals │ 25½│ 15
The outward slope of the cupola │ 89│ 50
Cupola and lantern from the cornice of the front │ 280│ 240
to the top of the cross │ │
The height of the niches in the front │ 20│ 14
Wide │ 9│ 5
The first windows in the front │ 20│ 13
Wide │ 10│ 7
The whole expence of erecting this edifice, on deducting the sums
expended in fruitless attempts to repair the old cathedral, amounted to
736,752_l._ 2_s._ 3_d._
_St._ PAUL’S _Bakehouse court_, Godliman’s street.
_St._ PAUL’S _chain_, a lane on the south of St. Paul’s Church yard.
_St._ PAUL’S _Church yard_, 1. The area round St. Paul’s cathedral,
surrounded on the north and west chiefly by booksellers and toy-shops,
and on the south side by the makers of chairs, screens and cabinets. 2.
Behind Covent Garden church.
_St._ PAUL’S _College court_, St. Paul’s Church yard.
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