st.katherine cree, leadenhall street, london

this c15 capital and respond on the south side of the tower now sits at the height of this table, the remainder being below ground, showing how much the ground level has risen. strype in 1720 said as much as 15 ft was below the paving, but a hole dug in 1928 showed the more prosaic 3ft 8 ins of pier, a base plinth of 1ft 2ins ,and a foundation pier of another 6 ft.
in 1698 stow said one went 7 steps down into the church, which correlates with this, giving a 5 ft rise in ground level, due in part no doubt to burials.