The Rebuilding of London After the Great FireJonathan Cape, 1940 - 333 pages |
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Page 190
... better and cleaner London . By the actions of King , Parliament and City , they were gradually developed from their first restricted functions into a general ' improvements and rebuilding ' fund . The King's initiation of the scheme for ...
... better and cleaner London . By the actions of King , Parliament and City , they were gradually developed from their first restricted functions into a general ' improvements and rebuilding ' fund . The King's initiation of the scheme for ...
Page 258
... better than the parish foundlings so often lodged in those towns . Appeals were made , and private charity was soon forth- coming . In March 1667 it was possible to begin work on the reparable parts of the ruins , and in a few months ...
... better than the parish foundlings so often lodged in those towns . Appeals were made , and private charity was soon forth- coming . In March 1667 it was possible to begin work on the reparable parts of the ruins , and in a few months ...
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... Better housed , better drained , better administered , freed from Fire and Plague , brought into line with the needs of its own growth , the new city was in all things an improvement on its predecessor . It was not the dream creation of ...
... Better housed , better drained , better administered , freed from Fire and Plague , brought into line with the needs of its own growth , the new city was in all things an improvement on its predecessor . It was not the dream creation 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