The Rebuilding of London After the Great FireJonathan Cape, 1940 - 333 pages |
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Page 36
... narrow streets were not sufficient to carry it . The suburbs had also to be supplied from those same wharves , and the carts thus employed had to pass through the same narrow streets . The greater population inside and outside the ...
... narrow streets were not sufficient to carry it . The suburbs had also to be supplied from those same wharves , and the carts thus employed had to pass through the same narrow streets . The greater population inside and outside the ...
Page 88
... narrow margin . Of the sixty- four who were present at the session , no less than twenty - nine desired leave to enter their protestation in the event of the motion being lost . The feeling engendered was evidently strong , for two of ...
... narrow margin . Of the sixty- four who were present at the session , no less than twenty - nine desired leave to enter their protestation in the event of the motion being lost . The feeling engendered was evidently strong , for two of ...
Page 221
... narrow sewer fringed with ' small tenements , sheds and laystalls ' had been converted into ' a spacious Place with very good Buildings on both sides ' . An evil slum had been made attractive and , if few barges took advantage of the ...
... narrow sewer fringed with ' small tenements , sheds and laystalls ' had been converted into ' a spacious Place with very good Buildings on both sides ' . An evil slum had been made attractive and , if few barges took advantage of 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