A Topographical and Statistical description of the County of Middlesex ,etc (1810) by George Alexander Cooke
The end of Wood Street brings us once more into
Cheapside, from the bustle of which we shall
make a precipitate retreat, and avoiding the turn
which leads to Newgate Street, by which we first
entered the street, proceed by the turn to the left
into St. Paul's Church Yard, where the eye is at
once astonished and delighted with the unexpected
grandeur of the cathedral, which now displays itself.
Previous, however, to our noticing this superb monument
which the genius of Sir Christopher Wren has
erected to its own celebrity and that of his country,
shall notice St. Paul's School, a singular, but at the
same time extremely handsome edifice, which stands
upon the east side of the church-yard: the centre,
which is built of stone, is occupied by the school;
it is lower than the wings, contains but one range
of large windows, at a considerable elevation from
the ground, and is adorned in its centre with a rustic
projecting somewhat, and surmounted by a pediment,
upon the tympanum of which are represented
the arms of the founder, Dr. John Colet,
dean of the cathedral, and upon the apex of the
shield upon which these arms are blazoned, stands
a figure designed to represent Learning ;
Use the "Show me" link to locate St. Paul's on the map. You may need to scroll down to see St. Paul's highlighted.
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