[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Limehouse].

  • Limehouse (London, England). Board of Works.
Date:
[1876]
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Credit: [Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Limehouse]. Source: Wellcome Collection.

Provider: City of London, London Metropolitan Archives

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    Old carriage-way Pavingr_has been relaid as follows:— Limehouse.—Railway Buildings. Ratcliff.—The asplialte in White Horse Street. Shadwell.—Between and at ends of London Dock Bridges, in New Gravel Lane; Milk Yard; a portion of the Breast and Channel of New Gravel Lane; South end of Victoria Street; the Breast and Channel of New Gravel Lane, opposite Charcoal Factory; defective parts of Wapping Wall, Lower Shadwell. Wapping.—Part of High Street, between Wapping and Hermitage Bridges; near St. John's Warehouses, High Street; approach to Hermitage Bridge; Cinnamon Street; Breast and Channel in High Street, near Red Lion Street. Carriage crossings have been formed at the following places:— Limehouse.—Mr. De Ritter's premises, Batson Street; East side Burges Street. A crossing on the South side of Arthur Street, Limehouse, has been relaid. A disused gateway crossing in Salter Street, and one in South Street, Limehouse, have been paved with old footway. The footway, curb, and channel on the West side of Burges Street, Limehouse, have been relaid by arrangement with the Trustees of the Cotton Estate. SPECIAL PAVING. Rich Street, Spread Eagle Street, and Gill Street, Limehouse, were paved by order of the Board at a cost of £1,500, and application was made to the Metropolitan Board to advance the amount by way of Loan. The cost of the paving of the Commercial Road having amounted to ,£20,500, and the amount borrowed for the same being only <£18,000, there was consequently a deficiency of £2,500; a further application was made to the Metropolitan Board to advance that amount by way of Loan.