is marked "Dwellings"; the ancient
hospital has become "barracks." There is a military prison at the west
side, and churches of the German Calvinist, German Lutheran and French
persuasions are all within the walls.

The present church in this plan is at the north-west end, and all the
above-mentioned buildings are to the south and east of it, covering
ground now devoted to offices and mansions. A good deal of the buildings
was standing even at the beginning of the nineteenth century, when it
was demolished to make way for the approaches to Waterloo Bridge.

At the east corner of what is now Wellington Street stood Wimbledon
House, built by Sir Edward Cecil, son to the first Earl of Exeter. It
was burned down in 1628.

The great palace called Somerset House was at first built by the
Protector Somerset, brother of Jane Seymour. He cleared away to make
room for it the palace of the Bishops of Worcester and Chester, the
Strand Inn belonging to the Temple, and many other buildings. The
cloister on the north side of St. Paul's containing the "Dance of Death"
was demolished in order to find stones for the new building, which was
unfinished when the Protector was beheaded in 1552. The architect is
supposed to have been John of Padua. It is not, however, certain how far
the place was completed at the death of the Protector. Elizabeth gave
the keeping of the house to her kinsman, Lord Hunsdon. James called it
Denmark House. Charles gave it to his Queen, Henrietta Maria, and built
a chapel for the Roman Catholic service. Some of the Queen's attendants
are buried here; their tombs are in vaults under the great square. A
register of the marriages, baptisms and burials which have taken place
at Somerset House has been published by Sir T. Philips. Here Henrietta
appeared in a masque; here died Inigo Jones; here Oliver Cromwell's body
lay in state; after the Restoration Henrietta returned here for a time;
Catherine of Braganza succeeded; here the body of Monk, Duke of
Albemarle, lay in state; and here, after Catherine left England, the
place became like the Savoy, the favoured residence of the poorer
nobility. The old building was destroyed in 1775.

In the new Somerset House, erected 1776-1786--architect, Sir William
Chambers--were for many years held the meetings of the Royal Society;
the Society of Antiquaries; the Royal Academy of Arts; the Astronomical,
Geological and Geographical Societies. A great deal of public business
is