Report, Improvements and town planning committee to the Right Honourable the Lord Mayor : aldermen and commons of the city of London, in Common council assembled, on the preliminary draft proposals for post-war reconstruction in the city of London.
- City of London (England). Court of Common Council.
- Date:
- 1944
Licence: In copyright
Credit: Report, Improvements and town planning committee to the Right Honourable the Lord Mayor : aldermen and commons of the city of London, in Common council assembled, on the preliminary draft proposals for post-war reconstruction in the city of London. Source: Wellcome Collection.
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![Anno ,ue Regni Domini noftriC AR O LI Secundi, Dei Gratia, Anglie, Scotia, Francie & Hibernia Regis, Fidei Defenfor’, &c. decimonono, Coram Willielmo Bolton Milit’, Majore Civirat’ London, Thoma Adams & Richardo Brown, Militibus & Baroneitis, Aldermannis, Fobaane Frederick Milite, Aldermanno, Johanne Robinfon, Milite & Baronect’,& Locum-tenenteTurris Civitat London, Jobanne Lawrence, 7homa Bludworth,Roberto Fanfon,& Willielmo Hooker, Milit’ & Aldermannis, Johanne Moore Armigero, Aldermanno, Roberto Viner, Milite & Baronetto, & Fofepho Sheldon Milite, Aldermannis ac Vicecomitibus ejufdem Civitat’, necnon majore parte Communiariorum de Com- muni Concilio ejufdem Civirat’ runc & ibidem affemblac’. An ACT declaring what Screets and ftreight and narrow Paffages within the City of London and Liberties thereof, barnt down inthe late difmall F 1 RE, fhall be enlarged and made wider, and to what proportion; for notification thereot to the Owners or Parties interetied in the Ground to be taken away for the faid Enlargements. ep EM EAS inthe Act of this prefent Parliament foz Rebuilding the City of } LONDON, the 020 Mapo2, Aldermen, and Commons of the faid Citp fo2 the tine being, in Common Council akembled, are impotwered and required to en- ree allandeberp the Streets and Places hereafter mentioned, tohere andin fucb manner as there Mall be caufe, by and toith the appzobation of hig M AJ E- STY, and not othertoife, hat is tofap, Lhe Street called Flectftreet, from the place tohere the Grey-hound Tavern food, to Ludgate, andfrom thence te St. Paul’s Church-yard ; the Dtreet leading from the Galt end of St, Paul's Church into Cheapfide; the treet and Pallage at the Caltend of Cheaplide leading into the : Poultrey; the Street and Pallage out of the Poultrey leading intothe Celt end of Cornhill, atoz neav the place late called the Stocks ; the Street called Blow-bladder-ftreet, leading from the Cet env of Cheaptide tovoards Newgate-Market; and to enlarge the Street and pat- fage fram thence totoardgs Newgate-Market, bplaping the @zound tobere the Middle Row in the Sham- bles there latelp ftood into the faid Street; andin like manner toenlarge the Patlage from Newgate- Market cotoards Newgate, bp laping the Gound of the late Four Woufes between Warwick-Lane end in Newgate-Ma ket and the late Bell Inne there into the Street ; and in like manner to enlarge, as there fhall be caule. the Zane called Ave Marie Lane, leading from Pater-nofter-Row to Ludgate-ftreet; and the SHtreet 02 Pallage at the endof St Martin le Grand towards Blow-bladder-ftrect afozefaid; and alfo the paflage from t. Magnus Church to the Conduir in Grace-church-itreer, and the 02th end of Grace-church- {treet ; anDalfo Thameltreet, fromthe Clef cozner of St. Magnus Church afozefaid to the Tower-Dock; and to enlarge Old Fithftreet, bp laping the Middle Row there into the &tveet : Ibe it therefore Enacted, D2dained and Declared, by the Wight honourable the Low Aayop. the Might CorMhipful the Aldermen his *W2ethzen, and the Commons itn this Common ebintlaten: bled, andby the Authozity of the fame, Whatthe Strects and places befoze mentioned fall be enlarged as hereafter followeth, bis MAJESTY habing alreadp giben his @eacious Approvation thereof : that is to fay, That thefaid Street called Fleecitreet, From the place tohere the Grey-hound Tavern {ood to Ludgare, and from thence into St, Paul’s Church-yard, fyallbe farther Enlarged to be of the MWeeadth of Fortp fibe Font, Liat the (aid Street leading from the Eat end of St. Paul’s Church-yard into Cheapfide, fall be farther Enlarged to be of the fame Ww2eadth of Forty ibe Foot, Lhat the faid Street and Paflage atthe Eatk end of Cheapfide, leading tnto the Poultrey, Mall be En- larged to be on alebel Hine Foztp soot beoad. LKhat the (aw Street and Pallage out of the Poulcrey leading into che Ce{elE end of Cornhill, Hall be Enlarged to be of the w2eadth of Foztp Foot. Lhat Be faid Street called Blow-bladder-ttreet, into Cheapfide, fhall be Enlarged tobe of the Mpeadth of Fo2tp Foot. FT hat the faid Lane called Ave Marie Lane fhall be Enlarged tobe of the Weeadth of Seen Foot. That the Street from Alderfgate through St, Martin’s le Grand into Blow-bladder-ftreet,. hall be Enlar- Ged to be of the Wreadtl of Ltwentp four Foot. Lhat the Pallage from St. Magnus Church to the Conduit tm Grace-church-ftreet, (yall be Enlarged to be of the Weadthof Lbirtp fibe Foot. Chat the Mozth end of Grace-church-ftreet, From Leaden-hall, Mall be Enlarged to be of the fame asgeadth of Dhirty fibe Foor, SX hat Thameftreet, from the Calett cozner of St. Magnus Church afozefaid, te Tower-Dock, fhall be En- Targed to be of the Weeadthof Lhirty Foot. sLhat the Gound where the Middle Row in the Shambles Load, and the ound of the four late toules in Newgate-Market, bettween Warwick Lane end and the late Bell Inne there, and alfo the ound vwobere the Middle Row in Old Fithftreet food, (hall be laid intothe Streets, accading to the fain Act of Parlia- ment, And dahereas in the fame Act it is contained, that the aid ord Ahayo2, Aldermen, and Commons in Common Council aflembled, fall and map enlarge and make bolder any other {uch Hreight and narrot Paflages ag are lefs then Fourteen Foot in weadth, fo ax notice be gibeh to the Diw- Nevs 02 P2opzietozs interefledin the Ground to ve fo taken for the Enlarging thereof, on o2 before the firft dap of May the nert follotoing, and tobereas the (aid Low Waypo2, Aldermen and Commons are alfo enabled ta make, 02 caule tobe made, a eto Street, leading and ertending from the Guild-hall of the fame City into Cheapfide, offuch Wzeadth and toidenels as thep fhall fudge meet and conbenient : te it farther Enacted, D2dained, and Declared, by the Authozty aforefaid, Hhat there Mall be a fers Htreet made from the {aid Guild-hall into Cheapfide, of the Weadth of Lhirty fir Foot. Bhat Pannier Alley, Vetvoeen Patec-nofter-Row anQNewgare-Market, Mall be Enlarged to be of the Ib2eadth of Pine Fest, and pabed with Free-ftonefo2a Foot-paffage. That Ht.Paul’s Alley,bethoeen Pater-nofte-Row ar) St. Paul's Church-yard, Qyall be alfo.Enlarged to be ofthe fame W2eadth of ine Foor, and pabedtwith Free-ftone fora Foot-paflage. bat Piffing Alley and Queens-head Alley im Pater-nofter-Row fhall be feherallp Enlarged to be of the Mreadth of Mine Foor. hat Grocers Alley, in the Poulcrey, fhall be Enlarged to be of the Wreadth of Eleben Foot. That Scalding Al'cy, there, Mall be Enlarged to be of the Weadcth of ine Foot, Hat Old-Swan Alley,in Thameftrect, Mall be Enlarged tabe of the Wreadthof Fourteen Foot. That Love Lane, mt Thameltrecc, fall be Enlarged tobe of the Breadth of Len Foot. Lat the Cros Lane betwoeen St. Dunftan’s-hill and Harp Lane fall be Enlarged to be of the Wreadth of Fourteen Foot. . And be it farther Enacted, Ordained. and Declared vp the Authortp afozelaid, Dhat all ttreight and narrow Paflages not Fourteen ffoot broad tohich habe been o2 fall be faked out bp the Sur- bepour hereunto appointedbyp this Court, tothe Wreadth of Fourteen Foot, Mall be Enlarged accoz- Dingly andin (uch manner as thep novo are oz Mall be Naked andfet out. nodthis Courtis farther confenting anddefirougs that all other freight and narrow Pallages, not before particularly mentioned, (cobich fhall be found convenient to be Enlarged fo the common benefit andaccommodation.and fhall receive bis MA JESTIE’s ozder and Appovation) Mall and map be En- arged and made toider and othertwife altered befoze the twentieth bap of May noto nert enfuing, ax fall ve fitting fo2 the eautp, Denament and Conveniencp thereof, and Maked and fet out accoz- Dinglp. and that all perfons concerned 02 interefled inany Ground fotaken o2 tobe taken atvap, for the faid Enlargements of any of the {aid Streets, map take notice thereof accozding to the fart A& of Par- Jiament, ’ ; Bt is Dedered that this Act and Declaration be forthwith Pyinted and Publifhed in all conbenient places toithin this Citp and. Lrverties. Avery. Prisred by James F lefher Printer to thé Honourable City of LONDON Plate B. ACT OF COMMON COUNC] 1667. A typical local Act declaring 1 widths to which certain stree and narrow passages were to widened, published for the notifi tion of owners of the ground te taken. There were other simi Acts from time to time. Surve showing dimensions and settleme of compensation claims still exi](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/b32181279_0013.jp2/full/800%2C/0/default.jpg)
