l authorities firstproposed to destroy St. Antholins, a cry of horror and indigna-tion went up. But they were not to be balked of their prey.They discovered, or allowed some one to discover for them,that St. Antholins was not designed by Wren,—that, in fact, ithad only been built a few years,—and… … IVrens Churches 183 that account contradict the story. By much canvassing and manyreiterations, a bare majority of the parishioners was obtained. Eventhen, a number pleaded for the reprieve of the spire ; and it wasspared for a few months, but, to use the words of Mr. AndrewTaylor {The Tozvers and…
Jones, Inigo, 1573-1652 · Wren, Christopher, Sir, 1632-1723 · Architecture -- England History
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