Valentine Knight
Valentine Knight (fl. 1666) was a 17th-century English architect. After the Great Fire, he submitted plans for rebuilding the city of London to King Charles II, although they were never adopted.
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Valentine Knight (fl. 1666) was a 17th-century English architect. After the Great Fire, he submitted plans for rebuilding the city of London to King Charles II, although they were never adopted.
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Knight's plans called for a layout which emphasized reorganization of building plots above reorganization of the street layouts advocated by Christopher Wren and John Evelyn. Knight's plan called for the construction of a toll canal which would fund the further reconstruction of London. Charles was incensed that Knight suggested the King "draw a benefit to himself from so public a calamity of his people" – and had Knight briefly thrown in jail. Before the Fire, Knight was nominated to be a Knight of the Royal Oak.
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• Name — Valentine Knight • Allegiance — Kingdom of Great Britain • Rank — Captain
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- 1.Morris, A.E.J. History of the Urban Form Before the Industrial Revolution. Routledge. Figure 8.13. 2013. 9781317885139.
- 2.How London Might Have Looked Five Masterplans After the Great Fire of 1666. theguardian.com.
- 3.Jenner, M.S.R. Print Culture and the Rebuilding of London after the Fire: The Presumptuous Proposals of Valentine Knight. Journal of British Studies. 56. 1. 1–26. Jan 2017. 10.1017/jbr.2016.115.
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