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William Agar's house, Somers Town, London

View of Councillor Agar's house in Somers Town, London, 1830. William Agar (1767-1838) famously opposed the cutting of the Regents Canal through his land and went to extreme lengths to win compensation from the Regents Canal Company

Picture No
13140359
Media ID
45372741
Size
5315px x 3912px (8.2MB)
Credit
Mary Evans/Peter & Dawn Cope Collection
Source
From Old and New London by Walter Thornbury
Date
1830

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Agar Compensation Councillor Extreme Famously Lengths Opposed Regents Somers


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