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River Derwent Navigation Commissioners

Catalogue reference: RAIL 820

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RAIL 820

This series consists of miscellaneous books and records, correspondence and relevant papers, deeds, agreements, specifications, estimates and plans.

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RAIL 820

Title
River Derwent Navigation Commissioners
Date

1701-1890

Description

This series consists of miscellaneous books and records, correspondence and relevant papers, deeds, agreements, specifications, estimates and plans.

Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Former department reference

DER.

Legal status

Public Record(s)

Language

English

Physical description

109 files and volumes

Subjects
Topics
Canals and river transport
Administrative / biographical background

By Act passed "at Parliament begun at Westminster thirtieth day of December Anno. Dom. 1701 in thirteenth year of our late Sovereign Lord King William the Third; and from thence continued to eighth day of March in first year of our Sovereign Lady Anne ...." (Act 1 Anne, Ch. 20 RA 6th May 1702) certain persons were authorised and empowered to make River Darwent navigable and certain persons were constituted and appointed Commissioners.

Navigation was purchased by North Eastern Railway Company as from 1st May 1855.

North Eastern Railway, Hull and Barnsley Railway and Hull Joint Dock Committee were dissolved and united into one company by name North Eastern Railway Company as from 1st April 1922 by virtue of North Eastern and Hull and Barnsley railway companies Amalgamation Scheme 1922 dated 1st April 1922. This North Eastern Railway Company became part of London and North Eastern Railway Company as from 1st January 1923 under North Eastern, Eastern and East Scottish Group Amalgamation Scheme 1922 dated 30th December, 1922.

Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C13008/

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