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K E U . t â s Q U IP E TO LONDONâ ST R A N D AN D C H A R IN G CROSS D IST R IC T .
p rin cip a l in tern al featu res a large cen tral h a ll 240 ft. lo n g, 50 ft. w id e, and 80 ft.
in h eigh t.
T h e b u ild in g co n tain s over 1,000 room s in a d d itio n to its 20 Courts.
T h e p u b lic are ad m itted to the central h a ll w h en the C ourts are n o t sittin g,
b etw een 11 and 3, anti to the g a lle rie s o n ly o f the d ifferen t C ourts w h en these
are sittin g .
THE CHURCH OF S t . CLEMENT DANES,
erected from W re n â s
d esign s in 16 7 1, and that o f S t. M ary -le S trand (of w h ich latter parish Th om as-áB e c k e t w as rector in S te p h en â s reign ), w ill rem ain in the cen tre o f this part of
the
S tra n d
a fter the
w id en in g
of
the
thoroughfare,
w h ich has n ow been
com m en ced, has been co m p leted , and the projected fine road from th is p oin t p.,
the N o rth o f
Lo n d o n has been constructed.
«burches w ill be found the tw o
S lig h t ly to the N .W . o f these
largest o f the L o n d on
theatres, D ru ry L a n e
T h e a tre and C o ven t G ard en O p era H ou se, and
COVENT GARDEN MARKET, the p r in c ip a l m arket for v egetab les, fru it,
and flow ers in the M etro p o lis, o f w h ich indeed it can sca rcely said to be at a ll
w o rth y.
The
M ark et is but little frequented b y L o n d on ers or v isitors to
L o n d o n , though the show o f fr u it and flowers is often very fine.
T h e scene is
one o f great bustle and a c tiv ity on m arket d ays (T u esd ay, Thu rsd ays, and
Saturdays) ; but, inasm uch as it is best seen soon a fter sunrise, it is g en erally le ft
to those w h o h ave business to do at it.