IDENTITY STATEMENT
Reference code(s): GB 0096 MS 939
Held at: Senate House Library, University of London
Title: Birmingham and Bromsgrove Road
Date(s): 1836
Level of description: Collection (fonds)
Extent: Single sheet
Name of creator(s): Birmingham and Bromsgrove Turnpike Road trustees and mortagagees
CONTEXT
Administrative/Biographical history:
Turnpike Trusts were local organisations in England and Wales, each established by an Act of Parliament. They usually comprised local gentry, manufacturers, and other substantial persons. Trusts were often charged with repairing certain roads which were listed in the Act. They were frequently authorised to divert roads, and occasionally to build completely new ones. The Birmingham and Bromsgove road was turnpiked in 1726.
CONTENT
Scope and content/abstract:
A letter, 1836, from the trustees and mortgagees of the Birmingham and Bromsgrove Turnpike to Fielden requesting compensation for loss of income.
ACCESS AND USE
Language/scripts of material: English
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Open for research. 24 hours notice must be given for a research visit. Please contact the University Archivist for details.
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Copies may be made, subject to the condition of the original. Copying must be undertaken by the Palaeography Room staff, who will need a minimum of 24 hours to process requests.
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Related material:
John Rylands University of Manchester holds personal and family correspondence and papers, [1811-1849] (Ref: FDN); Oxfordshire Health Authority has papers; Manchester Local Studies Archive Service contains letters relating to the Leeds-Manchester Railway, 1831-1845; West Yorkshire Archive Service, holds political addresses, 1833, and family deeds and papers, 1762-1933.
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DESCRIPTION NOTES
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Date(s) of descriptions: 2000-03-15 Joseph Gelfer, 2000-05-25 Sarah Smith. 2008-04-14 Richard Temple