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The old church being consumed by the
dreadful fire in 1666, the present structure
was erected in its room. It consists of a
well-proportioned body, enlightened by
two series of windows, the first a range of
tall arched ones, and over these a range of
large porthole windows, above which are
cherubims heads, and underneath festoons,
that adorn the lower part, and fall be-
tween the tops of the under series. The
tower is plain but well-proportioned, and
is terminated by a spire crowned with a
a fane in the form of a little ship.
This church has all along been in the
gift of the Dean and Chapter of St. Paul's,
and is subject to the Archdeacon. On its
being rebuilt the parish of the Trinity was
united to it, by which the Rector's fees
were considerably augmented, who, be-
sides his other advantages, receives 160l.
per annum, in lieu of tithes.
St. MICHAEL QUERNE, a church which
stood at the west end of Cheapside, be-
tween Blowbladder street and Pater noster
row, and had a narrow passage at the
west end. We have an account of this
edifice so early as the year 1181, when it
appears to have been only a chapel, since
the first Rector was buried in it in 1461.
In old records it is called St. Michael ad
Bladum; that is, At the Corn, which was
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corrupted to Querne. It was also some-
times denominated St. Michael de Macello,
from its vicinity to the flesh market.
This ancient edifice being burnt by the
fire of London, the place on which it
stood was, by act of Parliament, laid into
the street, in order to enlarge it, and the
parish united to the church of St. Vedast,
in Foster lane. Stowe's Survey. Newc.
Rep. Eccles.
St. MICHAEL ROYAL, on the east side of
College hill, in Vintry ward, is thus de-
nominated from its being anciently near
the Tower Royal. This was a parish
church before the year 1285, when it was
under the patronage of the Prior and Ca-
nons of Canterbury, in whom it continued
till it was converted into a college by Sir
Richard Whittington, mercer, four times
Lord Mayor, who rebuilt the church;
but even then the monks of Canterbury so
far continued its patrons, as to present a
person nominated by the Master and War-
dens of the Mercers company. This
church being consumed with the other
public buildings by the fire of London,
the present structure was erected in its
room, and the parish of St. Martin Vintry
united to it. Newc. Rep. Eccles. Stowe's
Survey.
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