Peeps at Many Lands: England

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Finnemore John. Peeps at Many Lands: England

IN LONDON TOWN – I

IN LONDON TOWN – II

IN LONDON TOWN – III

OLD FATHER THAMES – I

OLD FATHER THAMES – II

IN A CATHEDRAL CITY

THROUGH WESSEX – I

THROUGH WESSEX – II

THROUGH WESSEX – III

ROUND THE TORS

THE LAND OF SAINTS

IN SHAKESPEARE'S COUNTRY

AN OLD ENGLISH HOUSE

BY FEN AND BROAD

BY DALE AND FELL

THE PLAYGROUND OF ENGLAND – I

THE PLAYGROUND OF ENGLAND – II

HEROES OF THE STORM

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It is quite easy to find your way to St. Paul's Cathedral, for the splendid dome of the great church springs high above the highest roof of the City, and the gilt cross on its dome glitters in the sun 400 feet above the pavement below.

It is not a very old building, for it was raised after the Great Fire of 1666, the fire which laid the City in ruins and destroyed the old cathedral. It was built by a great architect, Sir Christopher Wren. He lies buried in the cathedral, and over his tomb is a Latin inscription which means, "If thou dost seek my monument, look around thee."

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Away we roll down Ludgate Hill, across an open space, and up Fleet Street, where it seems that every newspaper in the world must have an office, so thickly are the walls covered by the names of all the well-known papers. Soon we see a monument erected in the roadway. It marks the site of Temple Bar, an old gateway which formed the City boundary to the west. Above the old gateway was a row of spikes, and on these the heads of rebels and traitors used to be displayed.

As soon as we pass Temple Bar we are in the Strand, that mighty London thoroughfare. Its name reminds us that it runs along the river bank, though to-day great buildings hide the river save for peeps down side-streets. At one time the south side of the Strand was lined with the mansions of great noblemen, whose gardens ran down to the water's edge, and the side-streets yet bear the names of the great houses which stood in the neighbourhood.

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