Undated, but requested 23 October 1775
From Mr Yeoman
Rough estimate for building 8 mile canal with 12 locks £16766 4s
Rough Estimate: £
54 Acres of Land to be purchased at 60^£: 3240..-..-
Digging the Canal 8 miles long @ 526^£,,8^s..0^d: 4211..4..-
11 Locks at 400^£ each: 4400..0..0
1 D^o @: 700,,-,,-
2 principal road Bridges @ 100^£: 200..-..-
12 other road Bridges @ 60^£: 720..-..-
5 foot Bridges: 25..-..-
Aqueduct at Eboley Mills: 150..-..-
Moving the Flood gates (?): 100..-..-
Overshot at D^o: 50..-..-
3 Culverts: 100..-..-
3 stop gates: 250..-..-
Sundry Stiles: 20..-..-
Wharfing and Graveling the Key: 150..-..-
Agents, Surveyors Engineers, etc, Barros, Planks, etc: 500..-..-
Temporary damages: 1600..-..-
Deep cutting and filling up hollows: 250..-..-
[Total] 16766..4..-
Request for estimate recorded in Minute Book 1 page 39 on 23 October 1775.
https://stroudwaterhistory.org.uk/document/4178/
Another copy of this quote is given in item 52 of Letter Book 9/20.
https://stroudwaterhistory.org.uk/document/14003/
Another estimate, presumed to be that of M^r Priddey, is recorded in item 77 of Letter Book 9/20.
https://stroudwaterhistory.org.uk/document/14001/
