The Rebuilding of London After the Great FireJonathan Cape, 1940 - 333 pages |
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Page 27
... task of extinguishing the Fire had been comparatively straightforward , the problems it created were not . It was plain that nothing could be done to repair the damage until provision had been made for the refugees and until public ...
... task of extinguishing the Fire had been comparatively straightforward , the problems it created were not . It was plain that nothing could be done to repair the damage until provision had been made for the refugees and until public ...
Page 71
... task of devising legislation to govern the rebuilding . This matter had occupied part of its attention ever since the completion of the first measures of relief . Amongst the committees appointed to plan the rehabilitation of City ...
... task of devising legislation to govern the rebuilding . This matter had occupied part of its attention ever since the completion of the first measures of relief . Amongst the committees appointed to plan the rehabilitation of City ...
Page 90
... task of prescribing all but the broad outlines of the improvements . This task was to occupy them for the next three months . CHAPTER IV THE FIRE COURT " The rebuilding of the 90 THE REBUILDING OF LONDON.
... task of prescribing all but the broad outlines of the improvements . This task was to occupy them for the next three months . CHAPTER IV THE FIRE COURT " The rebuilding of the 90 THE REBUILDING OF LONDON.
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