1775-1785
Gloucestershire Archives D1180/9/20
Estimates and tenders for building and repairing Stroudwater Navigation (1775-1785)
Revised estimate for cutting from Bristol Road to Wallbridge for 3¼d per cubic yard
Building the sea wall of Abby Tinton stone at Framiload [sic] for 6d per cubic yard
Building wall of Rodborough Hill stone and ragstone
Finishing navigation and building warehouses at Wallbridge and Dudbridge
Building stone lock (9ft) at Dudbridge £455 5s
Plan of pillars intended to be built near the Quay
Building a stone bridge at Dudbridge for £135
A Proposal for Widening the Pound between the 2nd Lock and Lockham Bridge
Opening a water cors [sic] between Salfield and Ock Ditch
Building a brick walls 16ft 6ins long
Carpenter work for locks and two swivel bridges
Undertaking to do unstated work at the same price as John Beswick
Keeping locks clean and repairing towpath for 1 year £2 6s 0d + houses for lock keepers
Making the old pound navigable (£117 11s 3d) or cost of new cut (£256 7s 6d)
Cutting from Chippenham's Splat to Wallbridge
Building masonery locks
Costs of waggons and carts
Revised estimate for building the sea wall at Framiload
Building the sea wall at Framiload
Quotes for building 8ft brick lock - first lock to be 21s per 1000 (Edward Edge's price)
Quotes for building 8ft brick locks - next four locks at 24s per 1000 (James Bough's price)
Cutting from Bristol Road to Wallbridge to survey taken by Mr Lingard 19-20/11/1776
Cutting from Bristol Road to Wallbridge by upper line
Sale of land rented by John Ackill at £5 5s per year for 35 years rent, with timber as valued
Supply of oak timber
Cutting from Framiload to Bristol Road
Cutting a lock 10ft deep at Framilode
Building wall at the Quay by 10th October
Providing an elm culvert under navigation near Lockham Bridge
Estimate for completion of navigation - £2547 needs to be obtained to complete work
Costs for completing work from Bristol Road to Wallbridge.
To superintend execution of canal in 3 years for £500
Building of sea wall at Framiload
Order for Scantlings to be delivered to Chippenham's Platt
Timber work on locks at Ebley and top 3 at Chippenham Platt.
Lock gates for 10ft lock
Rough estimate for building 8 mile canal with 12 locks £16766 4s
Building bridge at Bristol Road
Building 5 locks, 2 swivel bridges and 1 brick bridge at Chippenham's Platt £2213 3s
Savings in carriage by making 500,000 bricks on Mr James's land for use in 5 locks at Eastington rather than at Wallbridge.
Stone from Blakeney Quarry or Squitch Church Quarry in the forest
Delivery of stone from Bristol
Building 9ft lock £341
Building a Lock or Locks
Carpenter work for locks at Chippenham Platts at 30 guineas each
Delivery of bricks and lime to Chippenham's Platt
Estimate for building canal from Stroud to Framilode £16451 1s 6d
Proposal to make and lay bricks at £1 2s per 1000
Estimate for building canal from Stroud to Framilode £16776 4s 0d. Surveyed 1774
A Proposal for completing the cutting, etc, from Chippenham Platt to Wallbridge
Making one million bricks in Mr Cook's meadow at 12s/1000
Estimate for building canal from King's Orchard, Whitminster to Wallbridge £14225 8s 6d
Delivery of Forest Stone to Redbrook or Framilode
Surveying and managing completion of canal by 1778, £300
Hewing and setting stone in locks
Smithwork for iron work on locks at 4d per lb
Making bricks from clay at Framilode at 6s/1000, company to find coal, etc
Making centres for five brick bridges for £4, company to find materials
Building walls and stone work for draw bridge
Building a draw bridge £44 8s
Carpentry on a swivel bridge for £8 8s
Making bricks: 10s per 1000 when providing coal, etc or 6s 6d if Proprietors find all implements.
Carpenter's work on two locks at £10 each
Making bricks from clay at Framilode at 6s/1000, company to find coal, etc
Building lock with 7ft lift
Building a foot bridge in Mr Chance's land
Building a lock
Stone wall, quoins and coping: total £37 14s 4d
Building first (Westfield) lock at Chippenhams Platt, and a bridge.
Oak delivered to Gatcombe
Estimate for building canal from Stroud to Framilode £16451 1s 6d
Foot swivel bridge over navigation near Dudbridge on Mr Chance's Land for £16 5s
Details of scantling timber needed for 3 locks at Chippenham's Platt
Building 26ft arched brick bridge and completion of road £86 15s
Building arched brick bridge for £24 17s
Cutting old brook to 1 yard deep at 2¼d per cubic yard
