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The impact of rivers on urban development - the Tyburn River and Mayfair in the eighteenth century

Citation: Brown, David (2017) The impact of rivers on urban development - the Tyburn River and Mayfair in the eighteenth century. Masters thesis, University of London.

David Brown MRes in Historical Research Dissertation.pdf

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Additional Information: This dissertation was submitted as part of the MRes in Historical Research. It received a Distinction grade.
Creators: Brown, David and
Subjects: History
Keywords: rivers, urban development, London, Tyburn River, Mayfair, eighteenth-century, Hanover Square, topography, economic history, GIS, landscape history, environmental history, social history, Grosvenor Estate
Divisions: Institute of Historical Research
Collections: Theses and Dissertations
Dissertation
Dates:
  • 29 September 2017 (submitted)
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