The Rebuilding of London After the Great FireJonathan Cape, 1940 - 333 pages |
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... caused unnecessary delay , in the end , on February 8th , 1667 , the Royal assent was given to ' An Act for the rebuilding of the City of London ' This determined the whole controversy . It was not a very satisfactory measure . Only ...
... caused unnecessary delay , in the end , on February 8th , 1667 , the Royal assent was given to ' An Act for the rebuilding of the City of London ' This determined the whole controversy . It was not a very satisfactory measure . Only ...
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... causing the centre to move from the older parts . The wharves and the bridge , the warehouses , the Exchange , and ... caused so many citizens to remove into the suburbs that ' in some sense it may be said the Citty is run- ning out at ...
... causing the centre to move from the older parts . The wharves and the bridge , the warehouses , the Exchange , and ... caused so many citizens to remove into the suburbs that ' in some sense it may be said the Citty is run- ning out at ...
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... causes also helped . The troubled years had drawn many from their homes and unsettled many others . Ex - soldiers , recently demobilized and not too well established ; masters , and apprentices near the end of their articles , whom the ...
... causes also helped . The troubled years had drawn many from their homes and unsettled many others . Ex - soldiers , recently demobilized and not too well established ; masters , and apprentices near the end of their articles , whom the ...
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