The Rebuilding of London After the Great FireJonathan Cape, 1940 - 333 pages |
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... City's design for an encroachment on the river - Charles's approval given and embodied in Letters Patent - Wren's description of the City's motives - work on the scheme in 1672 and the years following — its failure as a whole - partial ...
... City's design for an encroachment on the river - Charles's approval given and embodied in Letters Patent - Wren's description of the City's motives - work on the scheme in 1672 and the years following — its failure as a whole - partial ...
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... CITY'S FINANCES THE City's attitude to plans for improvements during the rebuilding was dominated by a reluctance to spend money which , at first sight , seems inexplicable . The smallest and most necessary expenditure was evaded where ...
... CITY'S FINANCES THE City's attitude to plans for improvements during the rebuilding was dominated by a reluctance to spend money which , at first sight , seems inexplicable . The smallest and most necessary expenditure was evaded where ...
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... city . Charles I , in his first charter , had been induced to confirm this in still more comprehensive terms , but Covent Garden Market was in existence by 1656 , and , though Charles II had confirmed the city's charters , the Earl of ...
... city . Charles I , in his first charter , had been induced to confirm this in still more comprehensive terms , but Covent Garden Market was in existence by 1656 , and , though Charles II had confirmed the city's charters , the Earl of ...
Contents
PREFACE | 15 |
THE GREAT FIRE OF LONDON | 21 |
PLANS FOR A NEW LONDON | 40 |
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accounts amount appointed authorities Books brick building burnt Charles Charles II Cheapside churches citizens Citty City Cash City Lands Committee City of London City's coal dues commissioners Common Council Company compensation concerned Corporation of London cost Court of Aldermen debt Diary difficulties disputes feet Fire Court Fleet Canal Fleet River foot funds given granted Gresham College ground Guildhall Lib Guildhall Recs Hall houses Ibid improvements interest King Lane leases London Bridge Ludgate markets matter ment Merchant Taylors Newgate Orphans owners P.C. Reg paid parish Parliament Paul's payments petition possible Privy Council Puddle Dock rack rent reason Rebuilding Act received records regulations rents Repert restoration revenue river Royal scheme second Act Selby staking streets suburbs survey surveyors tenants Thames Quay Thomas timber tion trade trouble walls wharfing wharves whilst whole widening workmen Wren Wren's