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Staffordshire and Worcestershire Canal Company

Catalogue reference: RAIL 871

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RAIL 871

Minutes etc of the Staffordshire and Worcestershire Canal Company.

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Reference
RAIL 871
Title
Staffordshire and Worcestershire Canal Company
Date
1766-1948
Description

Minutes etc of the Staffordshire and Worcestershire Canal Company.

Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Former department reference
STW.
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Language
English
Creator(s)
Staffordshire and Worcestershire Canal Company, 1766-1947
Physical description
11 volume(s)
Subjects
Topics
Canals and river transport
Administrative / biographical background

Incorporated under act of 6 Geo III, cap.97, dated 14th May 1766, as "Company of Proprietors of Staffordshire and Worcestershire Canal Navigation". Undertaking was vested in British Transport Commission under Transport Act 1947.

James Brindley surveyed and directed execution of works of this undertaking.

Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C13059/

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