1729-1789
Gloucestershire Archives D1180/5/1
Documents relating to parliamentary proceedings.
Votes of the House of Commons pp857-862
Vote of House of Commons on Petitions for the purpose of making Canal - p881
House of Commons votes on Petition of manufacturers of cotton goods - pp879-881
Amount of water wasted on Sundays in August, September and October
An answer to the reasons offered against the Bill for making Navigable the River Stroudwater in the County of Cloucester.
Benjamin Fennel's Evidence
Merchants of the City of Bristol Petition
Calculation of time to fill Mill Ponds by Mr Baylis
The Case of the Stroud Water Navigation, Gloucestershire.
City of Gloucester Petition
Count of tickets in parliamentary vote by Mr Roiser.
Edward Owen's Opinion
Evidence taken at meeting.
Expenses at Inn.
Minutes of first committee on Stroudwater NavigationBill.
List of Freeholders in various parishes of Gloucestershire
City of Gloucester Petition
Letter relating to charges.
List of names for Committee on the Petitions
List of Members promised.
Memorandum on ascertaining of Damages for land to be cut through
Minutes of Evidence
Mr Baylises Calculations
Number of locks filled by pounds
Petition by Town of Stroud.
Petition from Mill Owners.
Petition from Mayor of Gloucester.
Petition from Subscribers for Canal Shares.
Petition of Mill Occupiers
Petition of Occupiers of Mills.
Petition of Proprietors.
Petition to House of Commons.
Petiton against bill by Messuage owners.
Plan of mills within 6 miles of Stroud.
R O Cambridge's Examination.
Reasons against old Act by Mr Dallaway.
Reasons for the Bill
Reasons offered against the Bill
Report on Stroudwater Navigation Petitions.
Shareholders not signing petitions.
Some hints for the opening
Table on expense of water in 1in square hole.
Calculation of waste of water at Mr Cookes Mill by Benjamin Grazebrook
A Calculation of the water running to waste, at Mr Rich Cook's Pound, by observations in the Months September and October; Suposeing it to run but four houres every natural Day, will run 48000 Hogsheads.
The waste or lose two Locks of water each day is 1829 Hos - 44 Gall - 192 oz
To sink the first levell of the Canal one Inch is 1132 Hos - 39 Gall - 42 oz
one loaded Boat up every day that is six days in a week brings up in a Year ....... 15650 Tons
this at ds per Tun Tonnage brings in 1565£ per year
Committee Evidence
List of those to sign articles.
