The Rebuilding of London After the Great FireArnold, 1951 - 333 pages |
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Page 43
... actual share of the total taxes was large and was comparatively quickly paid , and , whilst the provinces were slowly collecting their grud- gingly voted , unwillingly paid share , advances from her bankers and citizens were the only ...
... actual share of the total taxes was large and was comparatively quickly paid , and , whilst the provinces were slowly collecting their grud- gingly voted , unwillingly paid share , advances from her bankers and citizens were the only ...
Page 95
... actual owner not only stopped the payments whilst the buildings were in ashes , but also refused either to build himself or to encourage others to do so . The resultant deadlock was broken by one of the parties bringing the case to the ...
... actual owner not only stopped the payments whilst the buildings were in ashes , but also refused either to build himself or to encourage others to do so . The resultant deadlock was broken by one of the parties bringing the case to the ...
Page 167
... actual practice , there were not a great many instances in which it could be claimed . Ordinary street widenings did not produce an assessable im- provement , and it was only where a back house had been brought forward on to the street ...
... actual practice , there were not a great many instances in which it could be claimed . Ordinary street widenings did not produce an assessable im- provement , and it was only where a back house had been brought forward on to the street ...
Contents
PREFACE | 15 |
THE GREAT FIRE OF LONDON | 21 |
PLANS FOR A NEW LONDON | 40 |
Copyright | |
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