THE HEIGHT OF ST. PAUL'S.
[TO THE EDITOR Or Till "Srscneroli."3 SIR,—In an excellent article on " The Magnanimity of Italy " which appears in the last issue of the Spectator I see a statement which is not quite correct. I have always been taught that the height of St. Paul's Cathedral is three hundred and sixty-five feet—very easy to remember—equal in number to the days of the year. Your article says: "St. Paul's is four hundred and four feet high from the ground to the top of the cross." The Rev. Arthur Dimwit in his account of the Cathedral pub- lished by Messrs. Bell gives three hundred and sixty-three feet as the height to the top of the cross, which is certainly nearer to my figure than to yours. Incidentally the lower figure heightens the value of your comparison, as it shows that San Gaudenzio at Novara is actually more lofty that St. Paul's.
am, Sir, Sze., F. W. MORTON PALMER. Teignmouth, S. Devon.
tour authority for the figure as given was Raydn's Dictionary of Dates. Baedeker's Guide to London gives three hundred and sixty-four feet as the height to the top of the cross.—En. Spectator.]
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