The now present building or new cathedral was
built under the direction of Sir Christopher Wren
the first stone was laid on the 21^st of June 1675 &
the highest stone of the pile was laid at the top of the
lantern by Mr Christopher Wren the son of the Architect
in the year 1710 & the last finishing & adorning the
church was Issued in 1715 by George the first
the whole expens of erecting this magnificent structure
was about £736000 ^£1,576,076 15.s^ or $3,680,000 ^$5,880,380^
entire dimentions, Length of the church from east to west
is 500. the breadth of the body of the church is 285 feet
the hight from the pavement in the street to the top of the
cross over the Dome is 404 feet. Two campanile
towers at the west end are each 222 in highth the
general highth of the wall is about 90 feet. It was
40 years in building commenced 1675 ended 1715
It covers over two (English) acres of ground)
I again visited this cathedral on the 7^th of Sept &
I visited evry part of it from the lower floor to
to the Ball I walked all through the whispering
gallery a person can hear a whisper from any part of
it & when the door shuts together it penetrate
the ear like peels of thunder I next visi[t]ed the

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The now present building or new Cathedral was built under the direction of Sir Christopher Wren the first stone was laid on the 21st of June 1675 & the highest stone of the pile was laid at the top of the lantern by Mr Christopher Wren the son of the Architect in the year 1710. & the last finishing & adorning the Church was Issued in 1715 by George the first the whole expens of erecting this magnificent structure was about £ £1,576,076 15.s or or $5,880,380 entire dimentions, Length of the church from east to west is 500. the breadth of the body of the Church is 285 feet the hight from the pavement in the street to the top of the Cross over the Dome is 404 feet. Two campanile towers at the west end are each 222 in highth the general highth of the wall is about 90 feet. It was 40 years in building commenced 1675 ended 1715 It covers over two (English acres of ground) I again visited this Cathedral on the 7th of Sept & I visited evry part of it from the lower floor to to the Ball. I walked all through the whispering gallery a person can hear a whisper from any part of it & when the door shuts together it penetrate the ear like peels of thunder I next visited the

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