The Rebuilding of London After the Great FireJonathan Cape, 1940 - 333 pages |
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... flames licked up the wood- work of his staircase . Even so , it was a full hour before the fire spread to the neighbouring houses , and the Lord Mayor , summoned shortly after , saw no reason to distinguish it from the dozens of minor ...
... flames licked up the wood- work of his staircase . Even so , it was a full hour before the fire spread to the neighbouring houses , and the Lord Mayor , summoned shortly after , saw no reason to distinguish it from the dozens of minor ...
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... flames licked up the wood- work of his staircase . Even so , it was a full hour before the fire spread to the neighbouring houses , and the Lord Mayor , summoned shortly after , saw no reason to distinguish it from the dozens of minor ...
... flames licked up the wood- work of his staircase . Even so , it was a full hour before the fire spread to the neighbouring houses , and the Lord Mayor , summoned shortly after , saw no reason to distinguish it from the dozens of minor ...
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... flames continued to spread . By Monday night the Royal Exchange was destroyed , Cheapside attacked , and Thames Street burnt from east of Billingsgate to Puddle Dock . Tuesday , the worst day of all , added St. Paul's , the Guildhall ...
... flames continued to spread . By Monday night the Royal Exchange was destroyed , Cheapside attacked , and Thames Street burnt from east of Billingsgate to Puddle Dock . Tuesday , the worst day of all , added St. Paul's , the Guildhall ...
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