Parowan Times | 1926-09-22 | Page 6 | Parts of Old London That Have Been Moved

parts of old london that have been moved it la Is frequently pointed out that temple bar Is at theobalds pirk park arid and that hat the lie front of old mercers hall designed by sir christopher wren Is now the hie front of stanage swanage town hall but there are bits of london which have gone much farther afield and are not so well known to in the co cathedral thedral of ghent chent in belgium are elaborate copper cand candlesticks le that once belonged to old st pauls it may be asked how they jhc thc y escaped the great ore fire the fact Is they had been sold bold by cromwell about sixteen years earlier still farther afield has gone the old rose window of the south transept of westminster abbey albo the work of wren it was vilis removed about twenty five fito bears ears ago to make room for a new dew window in memory of the late duke of westminster and was given to the cathedral in III cape town in tile the garden of the white bear inn near croydon stands the figure of a real looking white bear title of wood this used to be a prominent object where the electric signs now blaze nt at piccadilly circus until sixty years ago tile the white bear coaching inn stood on the site now occupied by the criterion restaurant and this huge wooden bear was waa its sign london tit bits