Series
Robert Fordyce Aickman: Papers
Catalogue reference: PRO 30/82
Date: 1905-1981
Papers of Robert Fordyce Aickman, 1945 to 1981, arising mainly from his work as founder and vice-president of the Inland Waterways Association,...
Series
Kennet and Avon Canal Navigation Company
Catalogue reference: RAIL 842
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RAIL 842
Miscellaneous records of the Kennet and Avon Canal Navigation Company.
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- RAIL 842
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Title (The name of the record)
- Kennet and Avon Canal Navigation Company
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1742-1957
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Description (What the record is about)
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Miscellaneous records of the Kennet and Avon Canal Navigation Company.
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Related material (A cross-reference to other related records)
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Records of the Avon and Gloucestershire Railway Company are in RAIL 12
For accounting records of the company under Great Western Railway Company ownership see RAIL 272
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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Former department reference (Former identifier given by the originating creator)
- KAC.
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Legal status (A note as to whether the record being described is a Public Record or not)
- Public Record(s)
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Language (The language of the record)
- English
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Creator(s) (The creator of the record)
- Kennet and Avon Canal Navigation Company, 1794-1852
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
- 250 files, rolls and volumes
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- Topics
- Canals and river transport
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Administrative / biographical background (Historical or biographical information about the creator of the record and the context of its creation)
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Incorporated by act of 17th April 1794 (34 Geo III, cap.90) as "Company of Proprietors of Kennet and Avon Canal Navigation".
By Act of June 1813, this company purchased shares of River Kennet and River Avon Navigations.
Under Great Western Railway Act 30th June 1852 No.1, Kennet and Avon Canal Navigation was transferred to Great Western Railway Company, Great Western Railway Company to pay to each registered proprietor of Kennet and Avon Company 6/- per share annually. Shares were apparently originally £100 each.
In 1851, Great Western Railway Company, by agreement with Kennet and Avon Company, leased Canal in consideration 6/- per share per annum (see 32nd half-yearly Report for 30th June 1851).
By Great Western Railway (Various Powers) Act 1867, Section 110 etc., payment was capitalised by issue of £6 Great Western Railway Original Canal Stock entitled to guaranteed dividend of 5% per annum for each share. Power to convert this stock into Great Western Rent Charge Stock was given by section 111.
In 1870 this stock was included in conversion of various other stocks into Great Western Railway Rent Charge Stock, which was consolidated under Section 21 of Great Western Railway Act of 1st August 1870.
After 1947, the Navigation came under the jurisdiction of the Docks and Inland Waterways Executive.
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C13030/
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