Printed share certificate no. 1399 of the Grand Junction Canal, completed in manuscript, owned by Elizabeth Grant, spinster of Stony Stratford, Buckinghamshire. It is dated (in print) 16 Sep 1793, at the second general meeting at Daventry, Northants, signed by two clerks to the company, and sealed with the paper seal of the company.
Grand Junction Canal
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- ReferenceGB 96 MS 734
- Dates of Creation1793
- Name of Creator
- Language of MaterialEnglish
- Physical Description1 sheet
Scope and Content
Administrative / Biographical History
Work on the Grand Junction Canal was begun in 1793, to provide a london link with the rest of the UK canal system. The construction was overssen by William Jessop as Chief Engineer, and the Chairman of the Company was William Praed. The Canal opened as a through route in 1805, though sections of it had been opened earlier. In 1929 the Grand Junction Canal merged with the Regent's Canal and the Warwick Canal to become the Grand Union Canal Company.
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Single item.
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Acquisition Information
Bought from E. Hall in 1967. Formerly with MS.712.
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Physical Characteristics and/or Technical Requirements
14½" x 9¼"
Archivist's Note
Compiled by Sarah Aitchison as part of the RSLP AIM25 Project.
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