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Description: | This is an elevation of the west side of the Church of St Mary le Bow. According to custom, a person must be born within earshot of the church's bells to be considered a true cockney - initially a derogatory term for "town dweller". The church was destroyed in the Great Fire and rebuilt by Wren in 1670/3. The design was based on the Basilica of Maxentius in Rome. St Mary's is also famous for its splendid, 224ft-tall steeple and Norman crypt . Daniel Defoe in his Tour of London, says that although many London churches are "convenient rather than fine", some such as Bow "hold up their heads with grandeur and magnificence". | License: | http://www.bl.uk/services/copy/permission.html | Rights holder: | British Library | Subjects: | Cartography And Topography Sacred Architecture Churches Architectural Drawings Architecture Elevations | Source: | Collect Britain | Identifier: | http://www.collectbritain.co.uk/personal... | Language: | en-GB | Go to resource |
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