(St.) Paul's Chapter House
- (St.) Paul's Chapter House
On the north side of St. Paul's Churchyard at No.68 (P.O. Directory). In Castle Baynard Ward.
First mention of the original Chapter House: A place on the south side of the church, from the door called " ostium capituli" to the schools in which the Chancellor lectures and crosswise as far as the stone wall opposite, that is to say the place called the garden of the Dean and Chapter for the building thereon of a chapter-house and cloister, 1332 (H. MSS. Com. 9th Rep. p.27).
Stow describes this old building as a beautiful piece of work but defaced by the erection of low sheds and high houses (S. 372-3). The new building designed by Sir Christopher Wren was of red brick, erected 1712 (N. and Q. 5th S. X. 462-3).
A Dictionary of London.
Henry A Harben.
1918.
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