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THE GROWTH
ENTRANCE TO GREAT ST. HELEN'S
The
view from this point of the city on
southern end of the bridge.
the opposite bank of the Thames
The walls with their
bastions are visible and the Tower,
is very fine.
to which great additions are being
made. ‘To the left the magnificent
steeple of St. Paul’s is rising above
the long ridge of the cathedral
roof. beyond it the once vacant
Space near Newgate is being rapidly
filled by the low domestic build¬
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OF THE CITY 6:
in 1266, or about that time, London
has greatly increased since the
Conquest. Not only is the number
of houses greater, but the public
buildings, such as churches and
halls,
larger.
are more numerous and
If we approach the city
from the south side of the river,
where Henry III has just dis¬
mantled the fortifications, we pass
the fine Early English buildings
of the canons of St. Mary Overy,
approaching completion, and come
to the strongly fortified gate at the