Series
Dover Harbour Board
Catalogue reference: RAIL 821
Date: 1897-1933
Minutes and plans of the Dover Harbour Board.
Series
Trent Navigation Company
Catalogue reference: RAIL 879
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RAIL 879
Miscellaneous records of the Trent Navigation Company.
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
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RAIL 879
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Title (The name of the record)
- Trent Navigation Company
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Date (When the record was created)
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1781-1948
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Description (What the record is about)
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Miscellaneous records of the Trent Navigation Company.
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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)
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TRN.
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Public Record(s)
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Language (The language of the record)
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English
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Creator(s) (The creator of the record)
- Trent Navigation Company, 1892-1947
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
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100 bundles, files 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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By Act of 10 & 11 William III, cap.20 (1699), powers were granted to William Lord Paget Baron of Beaudesert, Lord of Manor of Burton upon Trent, and to his heirs and assigns being lord or lords of said Manor for time being and to such person or persons as he or they should nominate and appoint, called in said Act "Undertaker or Undertakers" to make River Trent navigable and to maintain such navigation.
By further Act of 24th June 1783 "Company of Proprietors of River Trent Navigation" was incorporated.
On 12th November 1883 certain persons registered themselves a Company under companies Acts 1862 & 1883, by name, "Trent Navigation and Carrying Company Ltd" for purpose of acquiring property &c. of Trent Navigation Company.
By Trent Navigation Act of 19th May 1884, both old and new companies aforementioned were dissolved and united as "Trent Navigation Company".
Under "Trent (Burton upon Trent and Humber) Navigation Act 1887" latter Company was dissolved and "Trent (Burton upon Trent and Humber) Navigation Company" incorporated. Board of Directors of new company held their first meeting on 16th August 1887.
Under Trent Navigation Act 27th June 1892, name of Company was changed to "Trent Navigation Company".
Company passed to British Transport Commission by virtue of Transport Act 1947.
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C13067/
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Trent Navigation Company
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