Illustrations of the Site and Neighbourhood of the New Post Office (Classic Reprint)

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Excerpt from Illustrations of the Site and Neighbourhood of the New Post Office There is, perhaps, , no spot more fertile in historical recollections, than St. Martin's-le-grand and its neighbourhood: "imperium in imperio, " says Pennant, "surrounded by the city, yet subject near three centuries to the governing powers of Westminster Abbey." Here, in the catholic times, stood one of the most antient and magnificent royal free chapels in England, endowed "with the dreadful privilege of sanctuary, " which made it the terror of the citizens of London, and an asylum for the greatest reprobates, at the same time that it was the presumed retreat of religion, and even the occasional residence of royalty. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.