British Library of Political and Economic Science

Bridges, Roads and Canals in Scotland

IDENTITY STATEMENT

Reference code(s): GB 0097 COLL F

Held at: British Library of Political and Economic Science

Title: Bridges, Roads and Canals in Scotland

Date(s): 1782-1841

Level of description: Collection (fonds)

Extent: 9 volumes

Name of creator(s): Unknown.

CONTEXT

Administrative/Biographical history:

No information available at present.

CONTENT

Scope and content/abstract:

Papers mainly concerning the construction and administration of bridges, roads, piers, railways, harbours, reservoirs and canals in Scotland, 1782-1841, including correspondence of Henry Dundas, 1st Viscount Melville (1742-1811), Robert Saunders Dundas, 2nd Viscount Melville (1771-1851), and Sir Thomas Dundas, 1st Baron Dundas (1741-1820). The collection comprises letters, petitions, memorials, plans, estimates, reports, financial accounts, legal papers, trustees minutes and circulars relating to bridges including the Dee, Don, Urie, Findhorn, Montrose, Nairn, Pease, and Spey; canals including the Borrowstone Canal Navigation, the Clarence Canal, the Forth and Clyde Navigation, and the Union Canal (Falkirk to Edinburgh); ferries such as the Dysart Ferry, Queensferry, and Tay Ferries; harbours and piers notably Burntisland Harbour and Pier, Kinghorn Harbour, Hartlepool Pier, and Newhaven Pier; the Gala Water Railroad; the North Esk Reservoirs; roads in Aberdeen, Inverness, Dalkeith, Edinburgh, Glenlaidnaig, Glenlichorn, Lanarkshire, Lauriston, Perth, and Stirling.

ACCESS AND USE

Language/scripts of material: English

System of arrangement:

Bound volumes. Arranged in sections as follows: bridges, canals, ferries, harbours, piers, railways, reservoirs, roads, and miscellaneous.

Conditions governing access:

Open. Microfilm available.

Conditions governing reproduction:

No copyright restrictions. Microfilm copies only.

Physical characteristics:

Finding aids:

Printed handlist available.

ARCHIVAL INFORMATION

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ALLIED MATERIALS

Existence and location of originals:

Existence and location of copies:

Microfilm made available by Follet Preservation Microfilming Project, 1998. Films are held on open access in the Library (Archives MF 302).

Related material:

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DESCRIPTION NOTES

Note:

Archivist's note: Compiled by Sarah Aitchison as part of the RSLP AIM25 project.

Rules or conventions: Compiled in compliance with General International Standard Archival Description, ISAD(G), second edition, 2000; National Council on Archives Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997.

Date(s) of descriptions: Oct 2000

INDEX ENTRIES

Subjects
Bridges | Transport infrastructure
Canals | Transport infrastructure
Economic history | Economics
Harbours | Transport infrastructure
Railway transport | Transport
Reservoirs | Hydraulic structures | Hydraulic engineering
Rivers | Surface water | Water resources
Roads | Transport infrastructure
History
Waterways

Personal names
Dundas | Henry | 1742-1811 | 1st Viscount Melville | Scots statesman x Melville | 1st Viscount
Dundas | Robert Saunders | 1771-1851 | 2nd Viscount Melville | Scots statesman x Melville | 2nd Viscount
Dundas | Thomas | 1741-1820 | 1st Baron Dundas | Vice-Admiral of Orkney and Shetland

Corporate names
Borrowstone Canal Navigation
Burntisland Harbour and Pier
Clarence Canal
Dee Bridge
Dysart Ferry
Findhorn Bridge
Forth and Clyde Navigation
Gala Water Railroad
Hartlepool Pier
Kinghorn Harbour
Montrose Bridge
Nairn Bridge
Newhaven Pier
North Esk Reservoir
Queensferry
Spey Bridge
Tay Ferry
Union Canal | from Falkirk to Edinburgh
Urie Bridge

Places
Aberdeen | Aberdeenshire | Scotland | UK | Western Europe | Europe
Burntisland | Fife | Scotland | UK | Western Europe | Europe
Clyde, Firth of | Scotland | UK | Western Europe | Europe
Dalkeith | Midlothian | Scotland | UK | Western Europe | Europe
Dee, River | Scotland | UK | Western Europe | Europe
Don, River | Russian Federation | Eastern Europe
Dysart | Fife | Scotland | UK | Western Europe | Europe
Edinburgh | Midlothian | Scotland | UK | Western Europe | Europe
Findhorn, River | Scotland | UK | Western Europe | Europe
Forth, River | Scotland | UK | Western Europe | Europe
Glenlaidnaig | Scotland | UK | Western Europe | Europe
Glenlichorn | Scotland | UK | Western Europe | Europe
Hartlepool | County Durham | England | UK | Western Europe | Europe
Inverness | Invernessshire | Scotland | UK | Western Europe | Europe
Kinghorn | Fife | Scotland | UK | Western Europe | Europe
Lanarkshire | Scotland | UK | Western Europe | Europe
Lauriston | Midlothian | Scotland | UK | Western Europe | Europe
London | England | UK | Western Europe | Europe
Montrose | Angus | Scotland | UK | Western Europe | Europe
Nairn, River | Scotland | UK | Western Europe | Europe
Newhaven | Sussex | England | UK | Western Europe | Europe
North Esk, River | Scotland | UK | Western Europe | Europe
Perth | Perthshire | Scotland | UK | Western Europe | Europe
Queensferry | Scotland | UK | Western Europe | Europe
Spey, River | Scotland | UK | Western Europe | Europe
Stirling | Stirlingshire | Scotland | UK | Western Europe | Europe
Tay, River | Scotland | UK | Western Europe | Europe
Urie, River | Scotland | UK | Western Europe | Europe