Rebuilding of London Act 1666

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Act of Parliament of England statute

The Rebuilding of London Act 1666 was a law passed after the Great Fire of London that set out regulations and standards for reconstructing the city, including street layouts and building materials, to improve safety and reduce fire risk.

Aliases (1)

Rebuilding of London Act 1670 ×1

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Act of Parliament of England → statute →
aimsTo	improve public safety in London → prevent the spread of fire → standardize building design →
appliesTo	houses in the City of London → streets in the City of London →
appliesToEvent	post-1666 reconstruction of London →
appliesToJurisdiction	City of London NERFINISHED →
chronology	enacted shortly after the Great Fire of London in 1666 →
country	Kingdom of England →
defines	classes or types of houses to be built → rules for alignment of streets → standards for rebuilding houses in London →
fieldOfWork	building law → fire safety law → urban law →
follows	Great Fire of London NERFINISHED →
hasCause	Great Fire of London NERFINISHED →
hasEffect	increased use of brick and stone in London buildings → introduction of building regulations in London → reduction of timber use in external walls → widening of some London streets →
historicalPeriod	Restoration England NERFINISHED →
languageOfWork	English →
legalStatus	in force at time of post-fire rebuilding →
legislativeBody	Parliament of England →
locationOfEnactment	London →
mainSubject	fire safety regulation → reconstruction of the City of London → urban planning →
motivation	destruction of large parts of London by fire →
pointInTime	1666 →
purpose	rebuilding London after the Great Fire → reducing fire risk in London → regulating building construction in London →
regulates	building heights in London → building materials in London → construction of party walls → street layout in the City of London → use of brick in house construction → use of stone in house construction → use of timber in house fronts → wall thickness of buildings → width of streets →
relatedTo	Great Fire of London NERFINISHED → London building regulations → urban redevelopment of London →

Referenced by (2)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Great Fire of London → Great Fire of London ("Rebuilding of London Act 1670") →	parliamentaryResponse