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
Chard Canal Company
Catalogue reference: RAIL 889
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RAIL 889
This series contains documentation of the Chard Canal Company dealing deals mainly with land matters.
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- RAIL 889
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Title (The name of the record)
- Chard Canal Company
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1720-1873
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Description (What the record is about)
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This series contains documentation of the Chard Canal Company dealing deals mainly with land matters.
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Arrangement
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The subsequent history and papers of this company are to be found in RAIL 106
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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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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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
- 124 file(s)
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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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The Chard Canal Company was incorporated by the Chard Canal Act 1834 which also authorised the construction of a canal from the Bridgwater and Taunton Canal at Creech St Michael, Somerset to Chard.
The first section of the canal was opened in May 1841 and the rest being opened in May of the following year, giving a total length of 13.5 miles. It had three tunnels and four inclined planes and was designed to carry 'tub boats' which were 26ft long and 6ft 6in wide.
Further Acts were passed in 1840 and 1841 to raise more capital and amend earlier acts. The Chard Canal and Railway Act 1846 changed the name of the company to the Chard Canal and Railway Company and allowed the company to convert part of the canal to a railway, the authorised section being that from Creech St Michael to Ilminster. A connection to the Bristol and Exeter Railway at Creech was also authorised.
In the following year the Chard Railway Act 1847 again changed the name of the company to the Chard Railway Company and authorised more railways.
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C13077/
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