The Rebuilding of London After the Great FireJonathan Cape, 1940 - 333 pages |
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Page 176
... Restoration had been heavy , and changes in personnel had weakened the strength of the reformers . Expenditure again annually exceeded income , and only a fraction of the increase in the debt was represented by new assets.1 The purchase ...
... Restoration had been heavy , and changes in personnel had weakened the strength of the reformers . Expenditure again annually exceeded income , and only a fraction of the increase in the debt was represented by new assets.1 The purchase ...
Page 256
... Restoration . By then the London they had helped to restore had come in turn to restore them . Its steady rise had silently enhanced the value of their properties , swelling their shrunken revenues and freeing them from their burden of ...
... Restoration . By then the London they had helped to restore had come in turn to restore them . Its steady rise had silently enhanced the value of their properties , swelling their shrunken revenues and freeing them from their burden of ...
Page 256
... Restoration . By then the London they had helped to restore had come in turn to restore them . Its steady rise had silently enhanced the value of their properties , swelling their shrunken revenues and freeing them from their burden of ...
... Restoration . By then the London they had helped to restore had come in turn to restore them . Its steady rise had silently enhanced the value of their properties , swelling their shrunken revenues and freeing them from their burden of ...
Contents
PREFACE | 15 |
THE GREAT FIRE OF LONDON | 21 |
PLANS FOR A NEW LONDON | 40 |
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