The Rebuilding of London After the Great FireJonathan Cape, 1940 - 333 pages |
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Page 121
... supplies used for the rebuilding , the evidence available is sufficient to make the guesses seem reasonably accurate . The case of timber has already been touched on . In December 1666 the Privy Council , always concerned to preserve ...
... supplies used for the rebuilding , the evidence available is sufficient to make the guesses seem reasonably accurate . The case of timber has already been touched on . In December 1666 the Privy Council , always concerned to preserve ...
Page 122
... supply , unless it had been spread over a number of years . At the outset , when the prospect of a shortage seemed serious , the City petitioned the King for leave for the citizens to buy unlimited supplies from the royal quarries on ...
... supply , unless it had been spread over a number of years . At the outset , when the prospect of a shortage seemed serious , the City petitioned the King for leave for the citizens to buy unlimited supplies from the royal quarries on ...
Page 127
... supplies must have been imported from abroad . The relaxa- tion of the Navigation Act covered bricks and tiles as well as timber , and before the end of October 1666 the Privy Council had been petitioned by merchants who had contracted ...
... supplies must have been imported from abroad . The relaxa- tion of the Navigation Act covered bricks and tiles as well as timber , and before the end of October 1666 the Privy Council had been petitioned by merchants who had contracted ...
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