The flooring is remarkable, being most artfully
inlaid, without nail or peg it contains 2376 Peaces,
like the fraiming of a billard table. In this room is
a [FIGURES] painting of Bishop Compton under whom this
cathedral was built.

The next is a vary curious ceome-
trical staircase, being the first ever made in England
it has ninety steps, all supported by the bottom step.

[FIGURES] The great Bell is in a turret above
and the weight is 11,474 lbs; the clapper weighs 180
lbs the diameter of the belelss is ten feet, & the thick-
ness ten inches. The hour of the clock strickes upon
this bell, & the quarters strikes on two smaller
ones beneath.

The next is the whispering Gallery, where soun-
ds are increased to an amazing degree: the shutting
of the door, ^seems^ is as loud as thunder at a distance,
the least whisper is herardd round the whole circumf-
erence: and a person speaking against the wall,
appears to be Present to another on the other side of
the gallery though the distance between them is not
less than 140 feet

The weight of the ball is 5600 lbs
The weight of the cross 3360 lbs

The extent of the ground whareon St. Pauls' stands
is two acres, sixteen perches, twenty three yards
and one foot.

The flooring is remarkable, being most artfully inlaid, without nail or peg it contains 2376 Peaces, like the fraiming of a billard table. In this room is a FIGURES painting of Bishop Compton under whom this cathedral was built.

The next is a vary curious ceometrical staircase, being the first ever made in England it has ninety steps, all supported by the bottom step.

FIGURES The great Bell is in a turret above and the weight is 11,474 lbs; the clapper weighs 180 lbs the diameter of the bel◊ll is ten feet, & the thickness ten inches. The hour of the clock strikes upon this bell, & the quarters strikes on two smaller ones beneath. The length of the minute hand is 9 feet 8 inch nd The weight . . . 75 lbs The length of the hour hand . . . . 5 9 The weight . . . 44 lbs The circumference of the clock's face . . 57 0 The length of the hour figures 2 2 1/2

The next is the whispering Gallery, where sounds are increased to an amazing degree: the shutting of the door, seems is as loud as thunder at a distance, the least whisper is heard round the whole circumference: and a person speaking against the wall, appears to be Present to another on the other side of the gallery though the distance between them is not less than 140 feet

DIMENSIONS Feet The dimentions of St Pauls Cathedral from east to west within the walls are . . . . . 510 from North to South within the walls . . 280 the breadth of the west entrance, within . 100 the breadth of the west entrance without . 180 To the top of cupola and base of lanthorn 330 The roof within . . . . . . . 110 Height from the ground to the top of the cross 404 The circumference of the dome . . . 420 The diameter of the Ball . . . 6 From the bottom of of the ball to the top of the cross, 30. Hight of Pillars in front of Porticos . . . 40 The weight of the ball is 5600 lbs The weight of the cross 3360 lbs

The extent of the ground whareon St. Pauls' stands is two acres. sixteen perches. twenty three yards and one foot.