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St. Dunsten`s Church on Fleet Street London, #1300234

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St. Dunsten`s Church on Fleet Street London, #1300234
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St. Dunsten`s Church on Fleet Street London, with Hoares Bank and other Buildings by William Richardson 19th Century</em></td>
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The pace of city living on any normal work day descends like a cloak, distracting attention from many of London's most interesting buildings. The church of St. Dunstan's in Fleet Street is one of those which fades into the background, its magnificent outline all but obscured by an endless stream of traffic. To the casual onlooker, St. Dunstan's is just another grimy Victorian Gothic facade jumbled in with the architectures of other ages. The enormous and unusual clock which has become its best-known feature, hardly looks as though it belongs with the building at all. Once a commanding presence at the entrance of the city's Square Mile, St. Dunstan's has almost shrunk from view, yet it still occupies a privileged position in history. For the name of St. Dunstan's is linked with some of the greatest names in world literature. Donne, Milton, Pepys and Walton were all firmly connected to the church while others such as Shakespeare and Jonson did their business and drank so close by that they were almost certainly visitors. In more religious times, St. Dunstan's was famed as much for its preachers as its poets. One of these was William Tyndale (1494-1536), whose unauthorised translations of Bible texts ultimately formed the basis of all following versions. By the 17th century, preaching had become something of an art form and many of the best speakers came to St. Dunstan's, drawing massive crowds. A certain cleric, dubbed Dr. 'Silver-tongued' Bates, attracted so many listeners that ...
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#: 2980</td>
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<tr><td>Condition:Good</td></tr>
<tr><td>Year:19th Century</td></tr>
<tr><td>Country:UK</td></tr>
<tr><td>Maker:William Richardson</td></tr>
<tr><td>Height:18</td></tr>

<tr><td>Width:14</td></tr>

<tr><td>Title:St. Dunsten`s Church on Fleet Street London,</td></tr>
<tr><td>Style:Traditional</td></tr>
<tr><td>Materials:Oil on canvas</td></tr>
<tr><td>Type:Oil on canvas</td></tr>
<tr><td>Location:london uk</td></tr>
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