The Rebuilding of London After the Great FireJonathan Cape, 1940 - 333 pages |
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... story . The tragedy of that easily pictured destruction has been too vivid for forgetfulness . The slow labour of reconstruction is seldom mentioned . Yet the evacuation and plight of the refugees , the resources upon which they drew to ...
... story . The tragedy of that easily pictured destruction has been too vivid for forgetfulness . The slow labour of reconstruction is seldom mentioned . Yet the evacuation and plight of the refugees , the resources upon which they drew to ...
Page 287
... story of Guilford's actions aptly shows the conditions and the mentality with which they had to deal . In the early 1670s he moved into the great brick house in the Lane which had escaped the Fire and had been Lord Chief Justice Hyde's ...
... story of Guilford's actions aptly shows the conditions and the mentality with which they had to deal . In the early 1670s he moved into the great brick house in the Lane which had escaped the Fire and had been Lord Chief Justice Hyde's ...
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... story runs , and accepted by both , only to be defeated by the narrow selfishness of the citizens . ' Its ... story of practicability and defeat.'s From that date it has reigned supreme . 3 The whole story is a dangerous distortion of ...
... story runs , and accepted by both , only to be defeated by the narrow selfishness of the citizens . ' Its ... story of practicability and defeat.'s From that date it has reigned supreme . 3 The whole story is a dangerous distortion of ...
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