Rebuilding of London Act 1666

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The Rebuilding of London Act 1666 is an Act of the Parliament of England (19 Car. II. c. 8) with the long title "An Act for rebuilding the Citty of London." ^[1]

The Act was passed in the aftermath of the Great Fire of London and drawn up by Sir Matthew Hale. An earlier Act, the Fire of London Disputes Act 1666, had set up a court to settle disputes arising from buildings destroyed by fire. This Act regulated the rebuilding as well as authorising the Corporation of London to reopen and widen roads, making the anniversary of the fire a feast day and erecting the Monument. ^[2]

A duty of one shilling on a tonne of coal was imposed to pay for all these measures.

[edit] References

1. ^ 'Charles II, 1666: An Act for rebuilding the Citty of London.', Statutes of the Realm: volume 5: 1628-80 (1819), pp. 603-12. URL: http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.asp?compid=47390. Date accessed: 08 March 2007.
2. ^ 'Book 1, Ch. 15: From the Fire to the death of Charles II', A New History of London: Including Westminster and Southwark (1773), pp. 230-55. URL: http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.asp?compid=46732. Date accessed: 07 March 2007.

[edit] See also

• Rebuilding of London Act 1670