Skip to main content
Service phase: Beta

This is a new way to search our records, which we're still working on. Alternatively you can search our existing catalogue, Discovery.

Series

Loughborough Navigation Company

Catalogue reference: RAIL 849

What's it about?

RAIL 849

Miscellaneous books and records, minutes and a plan of the Loughborough Navigation Company.

Full description and record details

Reference

RAIL 849

Title
Loughborough Navigation Company
Date

1766-1932

Description

Miscellaneous books and records, minutes and a plan of the Loughborough Navigation Company.

Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Former department reference

LBN.

Legal status

Public Record(s)

Language

English

Creator(s)
Loughborough Navigation Company, 1766-1931
Physical description

16 files and volumes

Subjects
Topics
Canals and river transport
Administrative / biographical background

By Act made 6th George III, cap.94 (1766), Commissioners were appointed for making River Soar navigable from River Trent to Bishops Meadow in Liberty of Garorton in County of Leicester but powers granted were not sufficient to impower Commissioners to pursue plan recommended by Brindley and further Act was passed dated 2nd April 1776 appointing certain persons Undertakers for making Navigation and therein incorporated by name "Company of Proprietors of Navigation from River Trent to Town of Loughborough".

By virtue of Grand Union Canal (Leicester Canals Purchase &c.) Act of 31st July 1931, Loughborough Navigation was purchased by, and vested in Grand Union Canal Company which latter Company was vested in British Transport Commission under Transport Act 1947.

Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C13037/

Catalogue hierarchy

Over 27 million records

This record is held at The National Archives, Kew

218,721 records

Within the department: RAIL

Records of the pre-nationalisation railway companies, pre-nationalisation canal and...

You are currently looking at the series: RAIL 849

Loughborough Navigation Company

Related records

Records that share similar topics with this record.