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The [[Great Fire of London]] did not directly affect the West End a great deal, but the huge loss of housing in the City of London led to a building boom in the west.{{Cite web | title=History of the West End of London {{!}} WestEnd.com | url=https://www.westend.com/history-of-the-west-end-of-london | access-date=2025-07-26 | website=www.westend.com}} This began with an initial development by [[Henry Jermyn, 1st Earl of St Albans]] in the 1660s. Then, during the late 17th, 18th and 19th centuries, it was built as a series of palaces, expensive town houses, fashionable shops and places of entertainment. The areas closest to the City around [[Holborn]], [[Seven Dials, London|Seven Dials]], and [[Covent Garden]] contained poorer communities that were cleared and redeveloped in the 19th century. |
The [[Great Fire of London]] did not directly affect the West End a great deal, but the huge loss of housing in the City of London led to a building boom in the west.{{Cite web | title=History of the West End of London {{!}} WestEnd.com | url=https://www.westend.com/history-of-the-west-end-of-london | access-date=2025-07-26 | website=www.westend.com}} This began with an initial development by [[Henry Jermyn, 1st Earl of St Albans]] in the 1660s. Then, during the late 17th, 18th and 19th centuries, it was built as a series of palaces, expensive town houses, fashionable shops and places of entertainment. The areas closest to the City around [[Holborn]], [[Seven Dials, London|Seven Dials]], and [[Covent Garden]] contained poorer communities that were cleared and redeveloped in the 19th century. |
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{{See also|Cities of London and Westminster (UK Parliament constituency)}} |
{{See also|Cities of London and Westminster (UK Parliament constituency)}} |
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In 1638 the builder William Newton bought land west of [[Lincoln's Inn]] with the intention, much to dismay of local people angry at the loss their open spaces for Newton's private gain. The King allowed development on condition that a portion of the fields be retained to "frustrate the covetous and greedy endeavours of such persons as persons as daily seek to fill that small remainder of air in those parts with unnecessary and unprofitable buildings". The selection of Inigo Jones also assured a high quality development.{{cite book |last=Jenkins |first=Simon |title=A Short History of London |publisher=Penguin Books |year=2019 |isbn=978-0-241-98535-9 |pages=60-63} |
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==History BEFORE== |
==History BEFORE== |
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