He was a strong beleiver in the prophecies of Joanna Southcott and
was one of the society. We then returned and had a view
of St. Pauls cathedral, the largest in the world except St Peter's at Rome. We crossed London Bridge took
tea at 19 King Street, and then went to Union chapel,
Waterloo Road, and heard a comical sermon delivered
by an Atkinitepreacher. I spent the night at 58 King
Street at Mrs Loftus.
The next day was the
most interesting sight seeing day in my life, as far as the
viewing the splendid works of man
I started in company of Elders Heber
C Kimball and George A Smith for a walk over the
city of London. We crossed London Bridge, and passed
through King William Street, and several other streets, and visited Covent Garden, then through St Martin Street and Court, Leicester
Square, Sidney Alley, Coventry Street, Picadillie, Glass Hous st
and through most of Regent Street, The latter is one of the
most splendid streets in the world. We passed through
Langham Place, and All Souls Church, which has a spire naked
from its base to the top, then through Oxford Street, and
returned by way of St Paul's, and ended our sight seing of
the day by visiting the noted monument erected in comme
moration of the great fire in London, in , and built under
the direction of that famous Architect, Sir Cristopher Wren.
We entered a door at its base (paid 6 pence on entering) and
ascended 345 black marble steps which brought us up 200
feet into the air and about 100 feet higher than the highest
houses. We steped on the outside of the pillar, which is
surrounded by an iron railing; and here we had presented
to our view an indescribable scenery on every hand
of one of fthe greatest capital cities of the world, & which can boast
of a history of nearly two thousand years. At our feet,
as it were laid a historical panorama stretching out to our
view arround. Never before had I beheld such a splendid
sight never before such a grouping of the monuments of
ancient times never before beheld such a grand historical
illustration of London as it was through the long succession of
He was a strong beleiver in the prophecies of Joanna Southcott and
was one of the society. We then returned and had a view
of St. Pauls cathedral, the largest in the world except
St Peter's at Rome. We crossed London Bridge took
tea at 19 King Street, and then went to Union Chapel,
Waterloo Road, and heard a comical sermon delivered
by an Atkinite preacher. I spent the night at 58 King
Street at Mrs. Loftus.
The next day August the 21st was the
most interesting sight seeing day in my life, as far as the
viewing the splendid works of man
I started in company of Elders Heber C Kimball and George A Smith for a walk over the
city of London. We crossed London Bridge, passed
through King William Street, and several other streets, and visited
Covent Garden, then through St Martin Street and Court, Leicester
Square, Sidney Alley, Coventry Street, Picadillie, Glass Hous st
and through most of Regent Street, one of the
most splendid streets in the world. We passed through
Langham Place, and All Souls Church, which has a spire naked
from its base to the top, then through Oxford Street, and
returned by way of St Paul's, ending our sight seing of
the day by visiting the noted monument erected in comme
moration of the great fire in London, in 1666, and built under
the direction of that famous Architect, Sir Cristopher Wren.
We entered a door at its base, (paid 6 pence on entering,) and
ascended 345 black marble steps, which brought us up 200
feet into the air and about 100 feet higher than the highest
houses. We steped on the outside of the pillar, which is
surrounded by an iron railing; and here we had presented
to our view an indescribable scenery on every hand
of the greatest city in the world, & which can boast
of a history of nearly two thousand years. At our feet,
as it were, laid a historical panorama, stretching out to our
view arround. Never before had I beheld such a splendid
sight, never before such a grouping of the monuments of
ancient times, never before beheld such a grand historical
illustration of London as it was through the long succession of