The Government of Victorian London, 1855–1889 : : The Metropolitan Board of Works, the Vestries, and the City Corporation / / David Owen; ed. by Roy MacLeod.

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• VerfasserIn: Owen, David,
• MitwirkendeR: Clive, John,; Olsen, Donald J.,; Reeder, David,; Sheppard, Francis,
• HerausgeberIn: MacLeod, Roy,
• TeilnehmendeR: Olsen, Donald.; Reeder, David.; Sheppard, Francis.
• Place / Publishing House: Cambridge, MA : : Harvard University Press, , [2013]; ©1982
• Year of Publication: 2013
• Edition: Reprint 2014
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (466 p.) :; illustrations

Of all the major cities of Britain, London, the world metropolis, was the last to acquire a modern municipal government. Its antiquated administrative system led to repeated crises as the population doubled within a few decades and reached more than two million in the 1840s. Essential services such...

Table of Contents

• Frontmatter
• Contents
• Illustrations
• Editor's Preface
• Foreword
• The Government of Victorian London
• Introduction: Victorian London
• PART I: The Evolution of Metropolitan Government
• CHAPTER 1: The Crisis of London's Government
• CHAPTER 2: The Creation of the Metropolitan Board of Works
• CHAPTER 3: The Problem of Main Drainage
• CHAPTER 4: The Embankment
• CHAPTER 5: Thoroughfares and Buildings
• CHAPTER 6: The Miscellaneous Duties of a Municipal Government
• CHAPTER 7: The Routine of Administration
• CHAPTER 8: The Odor of Corruption
• CHAPTER 9: The Twilight of the Metropolitan Board of Works
• PART II: Vestrydom and the City Corporation
• CHAPTER 10: A Bird's-Eye View of Vestrydom
• CHAPTER 11: The City Corporation
• CHAPTER 12: St. Marylebone
• CHAPTER 13: St. Pancras
• CHAPTER 14: St. George the Martyr, Southwark
• CHAPTER 15: St. Leonard, Shoreditch
• Conclusion: Perspectives on Metropolitan Administrative History
• Notes
• Bibliography
• Index