The Rebuilding of London After the Great FireJonathan Cape, 1940 - 333 pages |
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Page 191
... cost £ 74,754 9s . 5d . plus annual rents and tithes which , to the expiry of the dues , amounted to £ 1861 1s . 5d . Next in interest came the magnificent venture of the Fleet Canal - perhaps the finest single attempt to deal with ...
... cost £ 74,754 9s . 5d . plus annual rents and tithes which , to the expiry of the dues , amounted to £ 1861 1s . 5d . Next in interest came the magnificent venture of the Fleet Canal - perhaps the finest single attempt to deal with ...
Page 194
... cost £ 3182 4s . 8d . , besides much argument and trouble . Probably they took more out of the dues than the colliers they protected brought in , but , though their conduct was considered unsatisfactory , the City had no remedy and the ...
... cost £ 3182 4s . 8d . , besides much argument and trouble . Probably they took more out of the dues than the colliers they protected brought in , but , though their conduct was considered unsatisfactory , the City had no remedy and the ...
Page 249
... cost himself might hope to receive twelve per cent or more on his outlay if he let at a rack rent , or a large immediate return by way of a fine if he leased beneficially , the City received no direct return on most of its buildings ...
... cost himself might hope to receive twelve per cent or more on his outlay if he let at a rack rent , or a large immediate return by way of a fine if he leased beneficially , the City received no direct return on most of its buildings ...
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