[180] Biog. Hist., vol. iii. p. 371, vol. iv. p. 314. Grainger.
[181] James Gibbs, a Scotch architect who built S. Mary-le-Strand, S. Martin’s-in-the-Fields, &c.; born 1674, died 1754.
[182] Life of Bishop Ken, by a layman, ed. 1854, p. 186.
[183] He wrote Primitive Christianity, Lives of the Fathers, &c.; was a Canon of Windsor, where he died in 1713.
[185] Newcourt says, ‘A lofty spire was at first built, but the tower not proving strong enough, it was taken down, and another sort of spire built.’ It is said to be by Willcox, a carpenter.
[186] Diary, December 7, 1684.
[187] It was private property and never consecrated, and has within the last few years been pulled down and the site used as a shop.
[188] Repertorium, p. 367. Newcourt. Now used by the Welsh congregation.
[189] Diary, January 9, 1684.