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- 1813 (Creation)
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0.01 linear metres
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The Grand Surrey Canal was the chief London canal south of the Thames, extending from Surrey Commercial Docks to Camberwell and was originally intended to go as far as Mitcham when it was first authorised in 1801. Ralph Dodd was the first engineer and the entrance lock into the Thames was opened in 1807. The canal's use for transport ceased in 1836 and it became a line of wharves. The company combined with the Commercial Docks Company to take over Surrey Commercial Docks in 1864, but in 1908 it was transferred to the Port of London authority who closed it in 1971 when it was subsequently drained.
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GB 0074 O/290 1813 Collection 0.01 linear metres Grand Surrey Canal Company
The Grand Surrey Canal was the chief London canal south of the Thames, extending from Surrey Commercial Docks to Camberwell and was originally intended to go as far as Mitcham when it was first authorised in 1801. Ralph Dodd was the first engineer and the entrance lock into the Thames was opened in 1807. The canal's use for transport ceased in 1836 and it became a line of wharves. The company combined with the Commercial Docks Company to take over Surrey Commercial Docks in 1864, but in 1908 it was transferred to the Port of London authority who closed it in 1971 when it was subsequently drained.
Deposited in 1969.
Share certificates in the Grand Surrey Canal (numbers 1513-1522), belonging to Daniel Birkett, Hatton Garden, 1813.
O/290/001-010
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Compiled in compliance with General International Standard Archival Description, ISAD(G), second edition, 2000; National Council on Archives Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997. July to October 2009 Transport infrastructure Canals Construction engineering Civil engineering Navigation (engineering) Information sources Documents Primary documents Certificates Enterprises Companies Transport companies Business records Waterways Canal companies Canal construction Construction industry Share dealing Financial markets Investment Finance Grand Surrey Canal Company Industry
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Deposited in 1969.
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Share certificates in the Grand Surrey Canal (numbers 1513-1522), belonging to Daniel Birkett, Hatton Garden, 1813.
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O/290/001-010
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Available for general access.
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Copyright rests with the depositor.
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- English
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- Latin
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English
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- Transport infrastructure
- Transport infrastructure » Canals
- Construction engineering
- Construction engineering » Civil engineering
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- Documents » Primary documents
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- Industry » Construction industry
- Finance » Investment » Financial markets
- Finance » Investment
- Finance
- Industry
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Compiled in compliance with General International Standard Archival Description, ISAD(G), second edition, 2000; National Council on Archives Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997.
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- English