1810-1833
Gloucestershire Archives TS164c
Committee meeting minutes from 10th April 1810 to 26th November 1833
Half yearly accounts to 4 Apr 1815 by John Denyer.
Agreed to settle account with Lord Eliot for land for Latton basin.
Treasurer to sell India Bonds to pay for dividend.
New book to be provided for registering shares.
Canal in good condition but work in hand on arching of the tunnel and work needed on six locks below Daneway.
Oak, ash and elm timber to be purchased.
Small stable to be built at Lechlade.
Door of Inglesham watchhouse to be altered.
The lime kiln behind the house at Brimscombe Port to be taken down and a new one be erected on the new wharf or near thereto as Mr Denyer may direct.
The wall behind the wharf at Brimscombe Port from the gates into the new road to the first bend to be raised three feet and to be well coped.
The upper floor of the warehouse at Wallbridge to be floored over with good boards and let as an office to Messrs Oakey & Co or any other person.
Roofs of sheds and warehouses at Brimscombe to be repaired.
Smith at Brimscombe to provide a new cast iron boiler for the steam engine
Mr Driver Bidmead to be paid for land belonging to the late Samuel Bidmead.
Half yearly accounts to 3 Oct 1815 by John Denyer.
Mr Denyer to fix a meeting between Mr Protheroe, Mr Waters and the Committee concerning establishing a trade in Forest coal at Oxford.
Churn millers to be paid compensation.
Agreed terms to be offered to Mr Protheroe and Mr Waters for carriage of Forest coal to Oxford. 1s 6d per ton or £1000 pa for unlimited amount.
Joseph Pitt to be paid for the wharf at Lechlade recently purchased from him.
Half yearly accounts to 2 Apr 1816 by John Denyer.
Condition of canal good, but trespass pipes and accesses need to be paid for.
Trunk near Arundell Mill to be restored to its original use.
New Company barge to be built suitable for the North Wilts Canal.
Messrs Protheroe & Waters had declined the terms offered for carrying coal to Oxford.
Mr Charlie to furnish port and sherry wine for Brimscombe.
Agreed Mrs Innell coould move the waste weir near Puck Mill nearer to the lock.
Mr Denyer to purchase 20,000 durable bricks for the tunnel and other works.
Door between the two kitchens in the agents house at Brimscombe to be stopped up and passage continued to the back kitchen.
Wall to be built to enclose the Bourne timber yard from the turnpike road.
Stone aqueduct (not iron cylinder) to be made to convey the River Churn under the canal near Weymoor Bridge.
Long report about improving the navigation of the River Thames.
Half yearly accounts to 1 Oct 1816 by John Denyer.
Treasurer to purchase Exchequer Bills.
Churn millers to be paid compensation.
Half yearly accounts to 1 Apr 1817 by John Denyer.
Half yearly accounts to 7 Oct 1817 by John Denyer.
Churn millers to be paid compensation.
John Lane to be paid for law business.
Half yearly accounts to 6 Apr 1818 by John Denyer.
Canal in good condtion except arching in the tunnel to be repaired.
Wharfinger’s garden at Cirencester to be added to the wharf.
Weighing engine to be considered for Cirencester wharf.
Land overflowed at Boxall Springs to be made good and offered to adjoining occupier.
Swedish timber to be purchased for replanking lock gates.
New bridge at Latton to carry the towing path over the works instead of under it.
Mr Humpage of Stroud allowed to put a one inch pipe into the canal to feed his horse trough.
Swing bridge No XXVII to be replaced.
Spoil bank known as George's Ground to be purchased from Mr Howse.
Brimscombe swing bridge to be taken down and rebuilt.
Mr Ballinger and Charles Innell to pay an acknowledgement for crossing the towpath with coals.
Treasurer to dispose of Exchequer Bills to pay for the dividend.
Roof of the long shed at Brimscombe to be re-roofed with ton slate.
Roof of warehouse let to Mr Miller to be taken off and an additional storey added and when complete an increased rent to be taken.
Accounts in the ledger revised to make them more intelligible.
Salt warehouse at present unoccupied could be let to Robert Carpenter of Wellington, Somerset, iron master
Accepted offer of Richard Merrick of Newnham for a weighing machine for Cirencester.
Half yearly accounts to 6 Oct 1818 by John Denyer.
Churn millers to be paid compensation.
Treasurer to purchase Exchequer Bills.
Half yearly accounts to 6 Apr 1819 by John Denyer.
Half yearly accounts to 5 Oct 1819 by John Denyer.
The Stroud Canal under repair for nearly one month during above period.
Churn millers to be paid compensation.
John Lane to be paid for law business.
Half yearly accounts to 4 Apr 1819 by John Denyer.
Mr Denyer to investigate obtaining water from the Bibury stream
Mr Denyer to claim compensation from the G&B Canal Co for obstruction caused during the formation of the junction between the two canals.
Following a report on the condition of the canal from Mr McIntosh, agreed to apply to the Exchequer Bill Loan Commissioners for £10,000 for repairing the canal.
Roof of the Company's office at Brimscombe to be repaired.
Half yearly accounts to 3 Oct 1820 by John Denyer.
Churn millers to be paid compensation.
Mr McIntosh's account for repairs at Daneway to be paid.
Half yearly accounts to 3 Apr 1821 by John Denyer.
Works in good order but some lack gates need to be repaired.
Inglesham Bridge to be rebuilt of stone.
Letter from Mr Protheroe to be put with other papers.
Mr McIntosh's account for repairs at Daneway to be paid.
Half yearly accounts to 1 Oct 1821 by John Denyer.
Churn millers to be paid compensation.
Work on the summit level to continue, particularly re leakages and arching in the tunnel.
Treasurer to purchase an Exchequer Bill of £1000.
Half yearly accounts to 1 Apr 1822 by John Denyer.
Half yearly accounts to 1 Oct 1822 by John Denyer.
Appointed a Sub-Committee for managing the business of the Company in the country (as agreed at the General Assembly): John Lane, Thomas Perry, James Perry, Joseph Pitt, Edward Protheroe and Edward John Littleton.
Churn millers to be paid compensation.
Half yearly accounts to 1 Apr 1823 by John Denyer.
Works of the canal in good condition following recent repairs.
Tarlton Bridge to be taken down to the springers and rebuilt in stone.
Roof of the dock at Bourne to be taken down and not replaced.
Roof of the agents house at Brimscombe in a dilapidated condition. Denyer to prepare a plan for adding an extra foor to accommodate the Committee on their views of the canal.
Mr Jeffery to be fined £5 for disobedience and to continue in service.
Churn millers to be paid compensation.
Read letter from Mr Protheroe. Drawback on coal to remain unchanged.
Treasurer to sell Exchequer Bill value £500.
Half yearly accounts to 6 Oct 1823 by John Denyer.
Half yearly accounts to 6 Apr 1824 by John Denyer.
Works of the canal in good order.
Person who damaged rail work of Kempsford Bridge to be prosecuted.
Part of the wharf at Wallbridge to be divided into portions for the accommodation of persons using coal in steam engines on that part of the line.
Mr Denyer to see Mr Durnford about erecting a warehouse on Latton Wharf and arranging a communication with the public highway there.
Mr Protheroe to have the house late Millers on lease for 7 years at £35pa as agred at the General Assembly of 28 Oct 1823.
Letter to be sent to Stroudwater Co promoting the benefit of providing a horse towing path.
No boats to pass on Sundays without written permission from the Company's agent at Brimscombe.
Read letters from local land owners (led by C O Cambridge) and Stroudwater Committee re projected railway from the Severn to Brimscombe Port. Agreed to oppose the railway
Churn millers to be paid compensation.
Brew house occupied by Mr George at Brimscombe to be raised to form a floor and rent to increase by £5pa.
Agreed to reduce tonnage on coke from Wilts & Berks Canal.
New work lately done at the house at Brimscombe to be painted and any part of the old that may require it.
Special General Meeting to be called re railway from Severn to Brimscombe.
Half yearly accounts to 4 Oct 1824 by John Denyer.
Sealed petition to Parliament re Rail Road from the Severn to Brimscombe.
Half yearly accounts to 2 Apr 1825 by John Denyer.
Accounts include £100 for additional apartments for proprietors visiting Brimscombe Port.
