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Ref NoBCC/1/AG/14/5/3
TitleFile entitled 'City of Birmingham. Report upon Proposed Canal Development by Howard Humphreys and Sons, Consulting Engineers, 28 Victoria Street, Westminster. December, 1923'
LevelItem
Date1923
DescriptionRed bound file. The report is divided into four main sections that detail the current advantages and disadvantages of water transport in the West Midlands, improved water transport in the city of Birmingham, a choice of possible routes (including the proposed Lifford to Tyseley Canal) and estimates as to the possible costs of the scheme. There is a plan attached to the inside back cover of the file detailing the main Birmingham to Wolverhampton route (Scale: 1 inch to the mile), with major towns and cities circled in pink. There is also a loose plan enclosed which accompanies the report (Scale: 1 inch to 7.5 miles) which details the main canal routes from Birmingham, including those to Bristol, Liverpool and Ellesmere Port.
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FormatFile
Access StatusOpen
CreatorNameBirmingham City Council General Purposes Committee: Special Canals Sub-Committee
LanguageEnglish
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