The Rebuilding of London After the Great FireJonathan Cape, 1940 - 333 pages |
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... wharves and storage accommodation of the port . A dangerous nuisance would have been disposed of , much- needed facilities provided , and the street serving the older wharves relieved of their over - great burden of traffic . Embryonic ...
... wharves and storage accommodation of the port . A dangerous nuisance would have been disposed of , much- needed facilities provided , and the street serving the older wharves relieved of their over - great burden of traffic . Embryonic ...
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... wharves and even of the storehouses . In an area with all too few open spaces the broad stretch on each side of the channel was a temptation too great to be resisted . They were used as standing grounds for carts , as storage places for ...
... wharves and even of the storehouses . In an area with all too few open spaces the broad stretch on each side of the channel was a temptation too great to be resisted . They were used as standing grounds for carts , as storage places for ...
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... wharves . On the other hand , it was recog- nized that the compulsory conversion into wharves of proper- ties previously used for all kinds of purposes would be bound 1 Ss . 38-40 , 43 . 2 The cranes of the period were formidable ...
... wharves . On the other hand , it was recog- nized that the compulsory conversion into wharves of proper- ties previously used for all kinds of purposes would be bound 1 Ss . 38-40 , 43 . 2 The cranes of the period were formidable ...
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