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balustrade; and the principal door is or-
namented with Corinthian columns which
support an angular pediment. The tower
has large windows in the uppermost stage,
and is terminated a little above by a plain
cornice, upon which is raised a small
dome that supports a slender spire.
A row of despicable shops was formerly
built before this church; but a few years
ago they were taken down, and a neat
pavement of broad stone has been lately
raised the whole length of the church, to
which there is an ascent of a few plain
steps at each end, and to the principal
door; but as this pavement is in some
places upwards of two feet above the
street, a regard to the safety of the passen-
gers as well as to ornament, ought to have
induced the persons who formed this
pavement to have secured it by a neat ba-
lustrade.
The advowson of this rectory was an-
ciently in the Abbess and Nuns of Bark-
ing in Essex; but at the dissolution of
their convent it came to the Crown, and
the church is still in his Majesty's gift.
The Rector, besides the profits arising
from casualties, &c. received 100l. per
annum in lieu of tithes.
St. MARGARET MOSES, a church which
formerly stood at the south west corner of
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Little Friday street, opposite Distaff lane,
and was thus named from its being dedi-
cated to St. Margaret abovementioned,
and from one Moses its rebuilder: but
suffering by the dreadful fire of London,
and not being rebuilt, the parish has been
annexed to that of St. Mildred's Bread
street.
St. MARGARET New Fish street, stood on
the east side of Fish street hill, where the
Monument is situated; but being burnt
with the rest of the buildings in London,
and not rebuilt, the parish is joined to that
of St. Magnus. Stow.
St. MARGARET Pattens, owes its addi-
tional epithet to its ancient situation among
patten-makers. This church is situated
in Rood lane, at the corner of Little
Tower street, and in Billingsgate ward.
The old church, which was built in 1538,
was destroyed by the fire of London, and
the present edifice raised in 1687. Mait-
land.
It consists of a plain body sixty-six feet
in length, fifty-two in breadth, and the
height of the roof is thirty-two feet. It is
well enlightened by a range of arched
windows, with porthole windows over
them; and over the door in the front is a
large Doric window, with a cherubim's
head and a large festoon over it, above
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