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Trent and Mersey Navigation Branch

Records of the Trent and Mersey Navigation Branch: administrative, financial and legal records 1852-early 20th century, maps and plans of the canal 1847-1923, wharves, basins and company property 1870-early 20th century, bridges 1872-1919, locks late 19th-mid 20th century, aqueducts 1904, machinery, plant and installations 1884, crossings of canal and company land by pipes, sewers and water mains 1890-early 20th century, electricity supply early 20th century.

1847-mid 20th century

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It has not been possible to ascertain the complete original structure of record-keeping from the records held for the Trent and Mersey Canal. This subfonds has been arranged into series by subject, which is how some of the records may have originally been kept. The company's administrative, financial and legal records have been placed first, followed by maps and plans of the canal. These are followed by plans of wharves, basins and company property. These progress through plans of bridges, locks and aqueducts. After this are plans of machinery, plant and installations. Then follow plans showing crossings of canal and company land by pipes, sewers and water mains. At the end of the collection are plans concerning electricity supply. The records within each series have generally been arranged chronologically while keeping records relating to each other together. This means that some records may fall slightly out of the chronological sequence. The series of plans of bridges have been arranged first by bridge number, then by name, then by place and chronologically within this.