HISTORIC ST. PAUL'S

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXIX, Issue 21359, 7 December 1932, Page 19

HISTORIC ST. PAUL'S

EXHIBITION IN CATHEDRAL For 1 lie first lime in its long history nn exhibition was hold in St. Paul's Cathedral, London, from October 11 to November 12. It, was to commemorate the tercentenary of the birth of Sir Christopher Wren, (lie architect of the cathedra", and it took the form of a Joan exhibition in the (rophv room, where the relics of Nelson and Wellington used to be displayed. The dean and chapter, under whoso auspices the exhibition was organised, possess only two relics of the famous architect—a flowered waistcoat and his measuring rod or surveyor's staff, which hp used at the building of St. Paul's. Interest centred on what is known as the " Rejected Model." It shows Wren's original design for St. Paul's Cathedral, and it was made in oak under his supervision. This model has not been generally on view since it was loaned to the Creat Exhibition of 1851, when it was damaged. Another little-known part of the cathedral which is open is the, geometrical staircase which leads direct to the library. It has almost 100 steps and ascends in a spiral. The bottom step rests on a solid pier, and each step supports tho one above. I