1783-1793
Gloucestershire Archives TS/164/a
Committee minutes from 1783-1793
Cover of Thames & Severn Committee Register
Bricks to be obtained from Thomas Edwards, Richard Hardman, John Jackson, William Jevons.
Severn barge Three Brothers purchased by James Perry.
Contracts for stone with James Brawn, George Makin.
James Perry to seek Bilston coals.
Samuel Smith engaged as Clerk of Works.
Aberthaw pebbles to be obtained for lime.
Receipts to be struck from copper plate.
No security required from Head Carpenter.
John Thompson of Cirencester to give in his account.
Agreements for land with Daniel Capel, John Winchcombe, John Niblett, Samuel Webb, Peter Watts, John Peach, Fream Arundel, Thomas Griffin, Elizabeth Collier, Edward Sheppard, Miss Sheppard, James Dallaway, John Pinfold, Mr Wathen, Mr Slaughter, Miss Goughs.
Agreement with John Pickston for cutting the navigation.
Agreement with Josiah Clowes, engineer.
Agreement with John Jackson for horses and carriage.
Timber, coals, limestone, wheelbarrows purchased
Samuel Smith agreement as Clerk of Works
Tunnel at Sapperton Hill opened
Cutters engaged
Agreements for land with Daniel Capel, Miss Goughs, Wathen, Slaughter
Securities delivered by Samuel Smith (clerk) and William Stephenson (treasurer).
Securities entrusted to Sir Edward Littleton
Contracts for land with Richard Lockey and Peter Watts
Richard Hall appointed second clerk of works in place of Mr Grazebrook.
Call, £5 per share, first
Mr Camden declined shares
Shares taken by John Jefson, John Lane, Thomas Lane, Edward Loveden, Edward Moncton, Henry Russell, Launcelot Shadwell, John Lewis Boissier, Matthew Brickdale.
Lane, John, shares taken by
Mr Burgh to call upon landowners for titles
Delays in producing titles to be progressed
Watchhouses to be erected in the Tetbury road and at Daneway Bridge
Plans for wharfs approved
Agreement with Charles Jones for finishing tunnel
Some of Mr Whites charges considered improper
Mr Whitworth to set out lines for a feeder and collateral branch from Cirencester
Treasurer to prepare blank loan assignment forms
Christopher Chambers his account to be settled
William Stephenson to transmit abstract of account to each meeting
Meeting to promote navigation through Berks to Abingdon
Call, £5 per share, second
Charles Jones sums allowed to and to draw a guinea a week.
Bridge to be built at first lock to Stroud proprietors land
Richard Hall to treat with Mr Whiting for land
Richard Hall his salary
Tunnel, bricks for lining
Water, to be turned into summit
Watchhouses to be built in the Tetbury road and at Daneway Bridge
Feeders be put to every lock to pass the water from the upper pond to the lower one.
Samuel Webb's garden next to Mr Watt's mill to be included in his contract
Hyde & Court, contract for timber
Edward Edge, contract for three stone locks
William Dennis, contract for two stone locks
James Stansfield, contract for two stone locks
Thomas Cook, contract
Grazebrook, senior and junior, their accounts allowed
Contracts for timber
Mr Capel and the Company's Engineer to settle with Mr Peach relative to the removal of his racks.
Slips in the canal to be walled by stone.
Requests for land improvements to be referred to Committee
Call, £5 per share, third
Masonry to be stopped during the winter.
Cutters Thomas Robinson and James Adkins to be settled with and other cutters to reduce workers.
Fences to be made good.
Mr Pitt to obtain contracts with landowners on the summit.
Works at Sapperton Hill to be finished before canal is extended beyond Tetbury Road.
Difficulties with land-owners in line of summit
Call, £5 per share, fourth
Sub-committee appointed for opposing or cooperating with other proposed canals.
Call, £5 per share, fifth
Trouble with Charles Jones who does not do what he is told to do.
J Stevenson appointed wharfinger at Stroud.
Ralph Sheppard to finish each end of tunnel
Josiah Clowes to carry canal through Mr Innell's mill pond
Damages ordered to be paid to Mr Harrison
William Mitton to make a road above Brimscombe towards the turnpike road.
John Nock to be allowed in his account for building the house at Daneway Bridge, the money allowed in his contract and charged rent for the said house £10pa.
William Platt to be charged the rent of £10pa for the house at Thames Head.
Mr Hall to record the dates lands for the canal are entered on.
Reservoir to be made above Mr Fowler’s mill at Sapperton and Lord Bathurst to be treated with for Fowler’s mill and the land for such reservoir.
Agreement with Mr Barton for Whitmores Mill and land.
Rev Mr Brereton, agreement with for land at Daneway Bridge
Corpus Christi College, agreement for lands - details given
Letter to Charles Jones re tunnel - full text
Rev Mr Brereton, settlement with ordered
Hancock, to be settled with for trespasses
William Baker to be treated with for reservoir at Bakers Mill
Road from Daneway Bridge to Sapperton to be made good
Thames boats, two to be built
Charles Jones to appoint a referee for arbitration for works in tunnel
House of William Platt at Thames Head to be let to Richard Townsend.
Swivel plankbridge at Brimscombe
William Bowker taken in place of James Hopkins
Richard Adamson appointed wharfinger at Stroud in place of John Stephenson
Charles Pickmore discharged.
No more labourers to be engaged than Clerk of the Works directs.
Peach, agreement with for mill, houses and lands for £650.
Mr Perry had agreed with Earl Bathurst for land near Fowlers Mill for a reservoir.
Reservoir at Baker's mill, to be made as soon as possible
Locks up to the Daneway Bridge to be finished and water let in
Towing-path fences to be made with stone, if any near
Wharf land to be reserved below Mr Ballingers Lock at Chalford
Limekiln and carpenters shop, to be removed from Chalford to Daneway Bridge
Brick-yard at Starvehall to be stopped
500,000 bricks to be made at Sapperton and 500,000 at the Bourne
Soil to be carried to fill up the hollow where the warehouses are to be built at Brimscombe and the land there to be fenced off.
Wharf wall to be built on the face of the coal wharf, the whole to be done during a frost.
Horse engine and two pumps to be put in the valley shaft in Hailey Wood.
Stone wall to be raised round each tunnel shaft
Water to be brought into canal between Whitehall Bridge and Water Lane.
Call, £5 per share, sixth
Trespasses to be claimed at Ram Inn Cirencester
Level to be carried to a shaft above Causy Well
When reservoir at Fowler's mill above Sapperton is formed on Lord Bathurst’s meadow, the Sunday water to be let into it and a stank kept across the top of the said reservoir on Mr Hancox’s land until the reservoir in the said meadow of Mr Hancox be formed.
Brick-makers at the Bourne to be set at work
Lime kiln at Daneway Bridge to be set at work and wharf there to be finished with all possible expedition.
Wharf at Daneway Bridge to be finished expeditiously
Towpath walling to be finished up to Daneway Bridge
Tunnel, land to be levelled over at Hailey Wood and road to be made along
Miners tools to be purchased from Charles Jones
Charles Jones, more hands to be employed in his work
Call, £5 per share, seventh
Houses at Wallbridge to be repaired and let with the gardens lately enclosed.
Summit to be proceeded with when reservoir on north side of Sapperton Hill is finished.
Breadth of canal and of collateral branch specified - details given
Boats not allowed to load or discharge in the locks.
Deeds of conveyance of lands of Earl Bathurst and leases of his three mills to be prepared.
Call, £5 per share, eighth
Summit to be forwarded with dispatch
William Bowker to continue to overlook men
John Gunnery to continue to superintend the tunnel and keep an account of stores
John Nock, horse engine to be put into his middle pit
Two watchmen to be appointed to look after the canal between Bowbridge & Sapperton
Brimscombe mill and house to be properly repaired to answer the purpose of a corn and fulling mill as well as an inn for the accommodation of the trade.
Temporary warehouse to be put upon the wharf at Brimscombe.
Hand bills to be prepared warning the public about taking planks and materials from the canal.
No stop or floodgate to be put into the feeder at Cirencester
Coxes Barn, works over valley to be made with masonry
Tunnel, shafts to be left open till further orders
Level of the feeder at Cirencester.
Roads from the basin to the Tetbury road and to the Cricklade road to be repaired, together about 1133 yards, and Lord Bathurst has agreed that the parish will give up the old road and bridge proposed at the south end of the basin and will take over the 1133 yards.
Call, £5 per share, ninth
Disputes with Lord Bathurst to be laid before Mr Plumer for an Opinion
Mr Whitworth and Mr Clowes to set out line of canal between South Cerney and Lechlade.
Following Mr Plumer's Opinion, Lord Bathurst to be treated with.
All future agreements to be reduced to writing.
Call, £5 per share, tenth
Locks at Siddington, weirs to be raised a foot higher than usual with flash boards
Cutting of summit to be finished before cutters move toward South Cerney
Waste weir at Thames Head bridge
Labourers not to take old wood for firewood.
If Charles Jones neglects tunnel, Clowes & Smith to employ men on it
Summit lining to be finished as fast as water can be brought.
Summit stops to be put down near aqueduct at Coxe's Barn
Tunnel arching to be omitted where roof will stand
Summit lining of banks to rest until water is available.
Temporary boat of deal ordered
John Disney, money advanced on interest by
Bates to line part of summit
William Bowker to line clay bottom of tunnel
Call, £5 per share, eleventh
Josiah Clowes to set out line from South Cerney to Latton
John Holland to line part of summit
Thomas Smith, his salary advanced
Clay to be gotten for bricks
Lands to be appraised from Cerney to Dudgove Farm.
Call, £5 per share, twelfth
Coals at Daneway Wharf to be advertised for sale
Special General Assembly called for 12 February 1788 to consider dispute with Earl Bathurst.
Agreed to pay Lord Bathurst a trespass rent for the culvert from the reservoir to the canal at Sapperton.
Workmens wages to continue as from the start - details given.
Call, £5 per share, thirteenth
Account of sales of coals to be delivered to clerk of Stroud Canal committee
Regulations to prevent frauds should be adopted
Orders of the Committee 4 Jun 1787 respecting four locks at Siddington to be strictly executed and the pond between the two lower locks to be increased to 13,588 superficial feet.
Payment for roads between Siddington Upper Lock and collateral branch to be suspended
Ralph Sheppard to complete lining Sapperton end of tunnel and raise a stank in it
Culvert to be placed under the road in Mr Kibble's meadow.
Fences to be put across the canal from Upper Siddington to Cerney
R Adamson to send his accounts to Clerk regularly
Canal to be continued from Cerney to Cerney Wick
Samuel Smith to contract for carriage of materials.
John Gunnery to reside at Daneway and keep an account of all stores, carriage and business, and Mr Adamson to instruct him how to keep accounts.
Mr Pitt to agree with Mr George for the assignment of his mortgage on the Hill estate at Brimscombe, including a release of that part of the premises heretofore purchased by the Company.,
Contracts for land with Thomas Jenner, Isaac Fitscher
James Jackson to release quarry to William Dennis
James Jackson to build two brick locks and the stonework of five
John Nock to build three brick locks
John Pickston, his account to be made up
Money to be advanced to Vincent Hawkins and William Mitton
William Mitton to work horse-pump at Thames Head
William Mitton, his deep cutting to be measured
Coxes Barn, second bench wall to be raised at
Collateral branch and canal, between Siddington and first lock at Cerney and between Siddington and the Furzen Leases, to be finished and the water let in.
Josiah Clowes to finish stop and trunk near Coates Bridge
Bates to convey water to John Hollands work near Coates Bridge
John Holland to desist from wheeling clay and to help Bates
The appointment of John Gunnery to Daneway to be deferred in consequence of a suspicion that he is not deserving of trust.
Lord Bathurst, attempt to settle with.
Aim to purchase land from Lord Eliot. Then Mr Clowes to start cutting.
Attempt to negotiate with Lord Eliot over his land.
Bridge to be built in William Jenner's field
Call, £5 per share, fourteenth
Lord Bathurst, his demands to be settled by the Commissioners
Call, £5 per share, sixteenth
Lee and Barber to be settled with for their work in the tunnel as soon as their shafts are closed.
Plan and estimate to be made for carrying navigation from Dudgove Farm to near Buscot Lock.
Basin at Cirencester, wall on the east to be rebuilt and bottom to have more clay
Collateral branch, rocky part to be lined with clay
Lord Eliot, drains to be cut on the back of the banks through his land.
Road over lining and wall at Coates end of tunnel to be stopped
William Large to finish boat immediately
Lord Bathurst, general meeting to be called respecting judgement of Commissioners
James Perry to explain his reasons for extension of canal to Buscot Lock.
Proposal to make a cut between Inglesham and the deeper water at Buscot to be put before the Thames Commissioners.
The Thames Commissioners had agreed to consider the proposed cut.
Richard Hardman to make 500,000 bricks at Dudgrove Farm
Richard Hall and Thomas Smith to measure land from Boxhall to Kempsford and that on which soil is thrown
A watch house with a warehouse to be built at Cirencester Wharf, at Cricklade Wharf and at Siddington Upper Lock.
Josiah Clowes to alter weir at Chalford pond
Locks opposite Mr Ballinger's, sough to be made to
Limekiln to be built near Dudgrove
Summit lining to be finished to admit water
Mitton, William, to repair his banking, etc
Eisey lock, banks above to be repaired
Weirs, at Eisey, Latton, and Marston ponds to be finished
Officers of this navigation to remove their residence and attend the works at Kempsford.
John Pickston to finish his banking
R Adamson to attend with his accounts
Severn barges, boatbuilder to be employed on at Brimscombe
Thames boats, boat-builder to assist William Large in
Richard Hatton appointed watchman
Nathaniel Winchcombe, lands to be settled for
R Adamson to send his accounts to Clerk
Mrs S Nicholls, money advanced by
Mr Timbrell to be settled with for land
Bennett to be settled with for damages
Boats to be employed to carry coal for burning lime and bricks etc
F Beech, his boat and five men to be employed in collateral branch
John Holland, six boats to be employed under him for lining the summit level
Lands to be settled for
Labourers to be reduced as much as possible
John Morris appointed watchman with a place to live to attend the wind engine at Thames Head and to mend barrows.
Josiah Clowes to raise banks of feeder from Jenner's mill
William Bowker to count men in summit line etc
William Laughler, to attend canal between Cirencester and Latton
Tespasses to be settled with Elizabeth Fitcher, James Habgood, John Lutten and Elizabeth Pratt
William Stephenson written to respecting payment of Lord Bathurst
R Adamson to send his accounts to Clerk
Agreed to confer with J & E Cripps re damage to his mill
Letter to Thames Commissioners expressing concern about rumoured new plan for improvement
James Perry to examine land and plan reservoirs on the Dagleworth and Churn
Lord Bathurst applications to him for Jenner's Mill water and forming a reservoir
Josiah Clowes to examine and report on tunnel and summit levels
Kempsford Bridge arch to be raised if necessary
Banks between Cerney lower lock and Wilmorway to be raised
Feeder below Welford mill to be staked out.
Land to be set out in Parliamentary line to the Thames
Mortgages 1-15 issued according to the General Meeting resolution
Mortgages 16-47 issued according to the General Meeting resolution
Mortgages 48-59 issued according to the General Meeting resolution
Mortgages 60-74 issued according to the General Meeting resolution
Bonds 1-27 issued
Mortgages 75-77 issued according to the General Meeting resolution
Swivel bridges to be locked up and key given to each farmer
Stop gates at Coxes Barn to be locked up and key given to watchman
Swivel bridges to be coped with stone and railed
Towing-path at South Cerney to be made perfect
Josiah Clowes to examine and report on back drains at Wilmoreway
Bonds issued
Mortgages issued
Mortgages issued
Mortgages issued
Latton pond to be sunk lower to receive a feeder.
Josiah Clowes to be consulted about deficiencies in the summit level
James Black to inquire concerning Duchy of Lancaster embankment and premises at Pauls Wharf
Thames Commissioners plan to build six locks between the T&S Canal and Oxford
Mortgages issued
Mortgages issued
Accepted offer of loan from Messrs Stevenson & Webb of Stafford
R Adamson to be suspended till his accounts are settled
Lord Bathurst, application to him for Jenner's Mill water and land
To reduce expenses and for the accommodation of the Committee at Brimscombe, Mr Perry to provide servants and conveniences, and Committee members will furnish their own rooms until a proper tenant can be obtained.
If Glover moves to the Thames Commissioners, Richard Hatton to fill his place.
John Proctor to be wharfinger at Siddington and to superintend the watchmen on the feeders at Cirencester
Feeder at Eisey pond, trunk and paddle to be put down
Tonnage information at Brimscombe to be compared with the Stroudwater Company every fortnight.
Water engine at Thames Head to be repaired by William Large
Lord Bathurst agreed the Company could go ahead, paying damges if appropriate, but the Company still wanted a lease of Jenners Mill.
Samuel Smith to keep separate accounts of coal
R Adamson to be continued in his employ when his accounts are settled satisfactorily
Josiah Clowes to finish Inglesham Lock before he retires
Engine at Thames Head to be repaired
Settlement of damages in Hailey Wood
Mortgages issued.
Specific proposal to Lord Bathurst re Jenners Mill
James Perry to be authorised to give orders to workmen and servants completing the canal.
Samuel Smith appointed head wharfinger
William Large appointed carpenter and superintendent of the works at 18s pw and a house.
R Adamson to be discharged as wharfinger at Wallbridge.
Formal agreement with Earl Bathurst re damages in Hailey Wood
Samuel Smith to send Proprietors Register to London
Mortgages issued
Proposal for special meeting to consider purchase or hire of a wharf on the Thames
James Perry to order two boats
