The Metropolis Improvement Act 1863
WHEREAS by The Thames Embankment Act, 1862, herein-after called the Embankment Act of 1862, the Metropolitan Board of Works, herein-after called the Board, are authorized to make an Embankment on the Left Bank of the Thames from Westminster Bridge to the Eastern Boundary of the Inner Temple, and Viaduct thence to Blackfriars Bridge, with public Roadway on the Embankment and on the Viaduct: And whereas, for the Purpose of improving the Metropolis and of providing convenient Communication for T...