Report to the Court of Common Council from the Improvement Committee, with Report from William Haywood, Esq., C.E., Engineer to the Commissioners of Sewers, in relation to the traffic of the City.

  • Haywood, William, 1821-1894.
Date:
1869
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Credit: Report to the Court of Common Council from the Improvement Committee, with Report from William Haywood, Esq., C.E., Engineer to the Commissioners of Sewers, in relation to the traffic of the City. Source: Wellcome Collection.

Provider: This material has been provided by London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine Library & Archives Service. The original may be consulted at London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine Library & Archives Service.

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    CONTENTS. PAGE Preliminary 9 The Area, Population, Thoroughfares and Traffic of the Metropolis 10 The Great Centres op Traffic 13 The Grovernmental Centre - - - - - - 13 The Commercial Centre - 14 The Area, Population, Thoroughfares and Traffic of the City 14 Area ----14 Population - - -- --15 Thoroughfares - -- -- -- -- 16 Traffic 17 Proportion of Males to Females - - - - - 18 Proportion of Pedestrian to Vehicular - - - - 18 Vehicular Traffic 19 Pedestrian Traffic 21 Composition of Traffic .------23 The Great Streams of Traffic - ~ - - - - ~ 25 The North and South Traffic - 25 London Bridge - - - - - - - - 25 A New Bridge and Approaches needed - - - - 27 Southwark Bridge - -- -- -- -28 Blackfriars Bridge - - - - - - - 29 Other Thoroughfares ------- 29 The East and West Traffic 29 An additional New Street needed ----- 31 Minor Streets 31 Probable Effect upon the City op Works already Authorized OR Projected - - - - - - - - - 32 The Thames Embankment and New Street from Blackfriars Bridge to the Mansion-house - - - - - 32 The Courts of Justice Concentration - - - - 33 The Eemoval of Middle Kow, Holborn - - - . 33 The Holborn Valley Viaduct 33 The New Dead Meat Market in Smithfield .. - - 33 The New Blackfriars Bridge - 34 The Improvements now being effected by the Commissioners of City Sewers --34 Railways ..------.35 Projects now before Parliament affecting the City - - - 37