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Plan of the New Opening into St. James's-Park, 1856. Creator: Unknown
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Plan of the New Opening into St. James's-Park, 1856. Creator: Unknown
Plan of the New Opening into St. James's-Park, 1856. Planning controversy in London. The facilities granted to hired carriages a few years since having been suddenly stopped in the autumn of last year, much grumbling followed. Soon after the public were alarmed by a row of scaffold-poles appearing across the park, and it was ascertained that a contract was positively making or made for a new road and bridge cutting the park and the ornamental water in two. The press was roused...Sir John Shelley, on the part of his constituents, addressed a letter to Sir Benjamin Hall, who replied that he was acting under the direction of the Home Secretary...the Committee...unanimously refused a road-bridge across the park; but they recommended a foot-bridge, at a cost of £2800. They agreed to the road into the park over the site of the German Chapel, at £21, 900, by a majority of eight to three...'. From "Illustrated London News", 1856
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This image depicts the proposed new opening into St. James's-Park in London, as illustrated in an 1856 print from the "Illustrated London News." The planning controversy surrounding this project began when the facilities granted to hired carriages were suddenly halted, leading to public outcry. The appearance of scaffold-poles across the park confirmed fears of a new road and bridge being constructed, which would have severed the park and its ornamental water in two. Sir John Shelley, representing his constituents, addressed a letter to Sir Benjamin Hall, who explained that he was acting under the direction of the Home Secretary. The St. James's-Park Committee was convened to address the issue, and after much debate, they unanimously refused a road-bridge across the park. However, they agreed to the construction of a foot-bridge at a cost of £2800 and a new road into the park over the site of the German Chapel, at a cost of £21,900, by a narrow margin of eight votes to three. This print serves as a testament to the intense public interest and controversy surrounding urban planning decisions in 19th-century London. The debate over the proposed new opening into St. James's-Park highlights the importance of community voices in shaping the city's landscape and the role of the press in amplifying public concerns.
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