The Rebuilding of London After the Great FireJonathan Cape, 1940 - 333 pages |
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Page 22
... later he was scrambling for his life along the gutters , while 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 ...
... later he was scrambling for his life along the gutters , while 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 ...
Page 58
... later to become . His plan for the rebuilding was probably a stronger recommendation for his inclusion than was his design for the Sheldonian . The City's nominees were less distinguished and we know less about them . Wren's counterpart ...
... later to become . His plan for the rebuilding was probably a stronger recommendation for his inclusion than was his design for the Sheldonian . The City's nominees were less distinguished and we know less about them . Wren's counterpart ...
Page 229
... later the court of Aldermen approved the plan they had drafted , and ordered it to be taken to Charles for his approval . This obtained , the building line was to be staked out.1 All this was faithfully done - and then progress ceased ...
... later the court of Aldermen approved the plan they had drafted , and ordered it to be taken to Charles for his approval . This obtained , the building line was to be staked out.1 All this was faithfully done - and then progress ceased ...
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