BW31
Company of Proprietors of the Thames and Severn Canal Navigation
Description
Records of the Company of Proprietors of the Thames and Severn Canal Navigation: deeds relating to land aquired by the canal company 1642-1724, plans of the canal 1781-1783, share certificate [1783-1799], correspondence 1810 and 1833, general papers mid 19th century-1889.
Date
1642-1889
Reference code
BW31
Access Status
These records are available immediately for research
Provenance
The records comprising this fonds have been deposited in the British Waterways Archive, Gloucester between 1963 and 2002. The material has come to the archive gradually over the years and many of the individual records, although indexed, have never been fully accessioned. As a result of this the exact provenance of much of the material and how it was collected is unknown. Most of the material has come from various British Waterways' offices, but some has been deposited by both British Waterways' employees and individuals with a background and/or interest in waterways. There are also a number of records which have been purchased from auction.
Associated material
[See also BW32 for records of the Thames and Severn Canal during other periods of ownership]