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Victorian London - Buildings, Monuments and Museums - Guildhall |
 | | Guildhall, which owes its present improved appearance (with the exception of its Gothic entrance) to Sir Christopher Wren, is a noble stone structure. |
 | | Guildhall dates originally from the time of Henry IV., which, however, is not responsible for the mean and miserable jumble of a front stuck on to it by Dance in 1789. |
 | | The crypt or vault under Guildhall is a fine example of old architecture, with its clustered pillars and groined arches; and now, having had a good brush up amid clearance from the dust and rubbish with which it long was choked, it serves a useful purpose as the arnioury of the London Rifle Volunteer Brigade. |
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