Identifier: churchesoflondon00godw (find matches)
Title: The churches of London: a history and description of the ecclesiastical edifices of the metropolis
Year: 1838 (1830s)
Authors: Godwin, George, 1813-1888 Britton, John, 1771-1857
Subjects: Church buildings
Publisher: London, C. Tilt (etc.)
Contributing Library: Harold B. Lee Library
Digitizing Sponsor: Brigham Young University

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double cube. The height of the steeple is 140 feet. The cost was .£5647. 8s. 2d. The east wall does not form a right angle with the sides. There is a gallery at the west end containing an organ. ST. PETERS, CORNHILL. 5 January, 1782, of the seven children of James and MaryWoodmason, late inhabitants of Leadenhall Street.1 The vestrv-room contains two views of the church, aswell as various other drawings and engravings which werepresented by the late Mr. Wilkinson, author of the Lon-dina Antiqua, &c. He was for many years an inhabitantof this parish. Leading from the church, it is said, there is a sub-teraneous passage way, the entrance to which was by aflight of steps from the belfry. The London Tavern ap-prentices, it is reported, passed through it to a considerabledistance about thirty years ago ; and since that time it hasbeen bricked up. 1 When digging within the south enclosure a few years ago, a stone coffinand urn were found. They were re-interred. ST. JAMES, DUKES PLACE.
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This church is in a very dilapidated and dirty state. Theparish being small, and chiefly inhabited by Jews, moneyis raised for its repair and for the support of the minister ST. JAMES, DUKES PLACE. 2 with great difficulty. It is to be hoped, however, that somesteps will speedily be taken to render the building moresuitable for its purpose. Its history briefly is as follows. On the dissolution of the priory of the Holy Trinity,Christ Church, in the reign of Henry VIII, the buildingswere given by that monarch to Sir Thomas Audley, whopulled down the priory church and other erections, andbuilt houses on the site.1 After his death, which tookplace in 1544, the estate devolved on his son-in-law,Thomas Duke of Norfolk, and was in consequence thencalled, the Dukes Place. The inhabitants had not at first any special place of wor-ship, and were compelled to resort to that of St. CatherineCree-church. This ultimately led to difficulties, andinduced them to apply to the king, James I. for permis

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