Rebuilding of London Act 1666

XII. Height of the First Floor of Second and Third Sorts of Houses.

Steps up to Houses.; Extent of Bulks, Jetties, &c.; Extent of Stall Boards.

And bee it further enacted that noe builder of any of the Houses fronting any of the said High Streets, Streets or Lanes of note be permitted to lay his first Floore over the Cellar more then Eighteen inches above the said Streete or lesse then Six with one Circular step to leade up thereunto to be placed without the building, And that noe Trapp doores or open Grates to be in any wise suffered to be made into any such Cellar or Warehouse without the foundations of the Front, but that all Lights to be made into any of them be henceforth made upright and not otherwise, and that noe Bulks Jettyes Windowes Posts Seates or any thing of like sort shall be made or erected in any Streets Lanes or By Lanes to extend beyond the auntient foundation of Houses nor that any House be sett further into the streete then the auncient foundation saveing onely that in the high and principall Streetes it shall be lawfull for the Inhabitants to suffer their Stall boards (when their Shop windowes are set open) to [X1 turne over and] extend eleaven inches and noe more from the Foundation of their Houses into the Streets for the better conveniency of their Shop windowes.

Editorial Information

X1 interlined on the Roll.